Deputy Superintendent

NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION
HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES
765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07102
ROGER LEON, SUPERINTENDENT

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT
Office of the Superintendent
(Pending availability of funds and Board of Education approval)
The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Deputy Superintendent within the Office of the Superintendent.

1. A minimum of ten years of professional experience, with an outstanding track record as a district leader (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
2. Significant experience as an instructional leader elevating student achievement in an urban setting.
3. Master’s degree in education or related field required.
4. Demonstrated ability to improve student achievement
5. School Administrator Certificate/Provisional Certificate

• Coach Assistant Superintendents in goal setting and planning, including:
  • Working with them to establish specific, targeted school and department performance goals and create plans for curriculum, assessment, instructional practice, and professional development
  • Providing them with the support and resources they need to create cultures of high expectations and systems for operational excellence within the areas they supervise;

• Supervise and evaluate a high performing team of instructional and operational experts, including:
  • Managing annual performance review process for Assistant Superintendents, Executive Directors, Special Assistants and Instructional Support Specialists who report directly to them
  • Identify and rewarding strong performance, creating opportunities for professional growth;
  • Documenting progress against goals, flagging and elevating issues as appropriate, ultimately ensuring that their central office team performs at a high level and meet the needs of Newark’s students.

• Serve on Superintendent’s leadership team, including:
  • Helping to shape, refine, and implement district-wide initiatives in areas such as special education, enrollment, teacher evaluation, and curriculum adoption;
  • Create a collaborative and open communication line between district departments and principals, driving alignment of strategic vision, a shared understanding of challenges at the school level, and identification of opportunities for improved student achievement;
  • Identify areas where adjusting central team’s approach/focus could lead to better student outcomes.

• Vision and Courage to Ensure All Students Achieve
  • Passionately believes that all students can achieve at high levels.
  • Holds self personally responsible for ensuring high academic achievement of all students.
  • Develops, articulates, and builds buy-in to a clear vision and mission.
  • Demonstrates cultural competence and the ability to model constructive, effective conversations about race, class and other equity concerns with a variety of stakeholders.

• Strategic Planning and Effective Execution
  • Exhibits strong focus on goals and results. Sets clear metrics for success.
  • Offers innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
  • Clearly articulates plans to achieve student, school, and district goals.
  • Demonstrates excellent execution and project management skills, including attention to detail, organizational skills, ability to balance the big picture with detailed steps to reach the end goal, and ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrates systems thinking. Can build systems and policies necessary to bring solutions to scale.
  • Prioritizes and aligns people, time, and resources to the most important issues.

• Communication
  • Conveys passion and urgency for school reform.
  • Communicates effectively in both written and verbal communication. Tailors message for the audience, context, and mode of communication.
  • Actively listens to others, understands nuance, and effectively interprets others’ motivations and perceptions.
  • Clearly articulates organizational priorities and policies to diverse audiences with differing socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.

• Motivates, inspires, and moves other adults to action to achieve ambitious goals.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with individuals and groups.
• Moves groups to consensus and resolves conflicts. Exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations.
• Builds coalitions and works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders at all levels, including but not limited to district personnel, students, families, communities, and/or advocacy groups.

• Proven ability to develop and deliver programming that drives improved academic performance for all student populations; knows effective practice for differentiating instruction.
• Strong knowledge of high-quality instructional practices and the ability to lead others to implement these practices consistently across classrooms, school sites, and departments.
• Deep knowledge of pedagogy and a proven track record of using data to drive results.
• Proven ability to serve as a coach and mentor to both senior and mid-level team members, helping staff to develop the skills needed at sustainably high levels.

THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER