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- Provide every student with access to a high-quality school
- Ensure each student is prepared for college, career, and community success
- Staff every school with talented individuals committed to working in service of children
- Create a school district that holds itself and its partners accountable for superior outcome
- Guarantee rigorous instruction in every classroom, every day.
- Are focused on results and have proven success in increasing student achievement and adult performance;
- Influence and motivate others to reach their potential;
- Are solution-oriented and creative problem solvers with experience in data analysis and creating and managing systems;
- Set high expectations and communicate them to a variety of stakeholders;
- Understand, communicate and effectively interact with people across racial, cultural and linguistic differences;
- Continually reflect and seek feedback to improve their practice;
- Have demonstrated perseverance in their career and education;
- Thrive in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment; and
- Possess strong pedagogical skills and are highly effective at coaching other adults.
Director: Comprehensive Community, High School - Oakland, United States - California Department of Education
Description
OUR MISSION:
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) will build a Full Service Community District focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.
OUR VISION:
All OUSD students will find joy in their academic experience while graduating with the skills to ensure they are caring, competent, fully-informed, critical thinkers who are prepared for college, career, and community success.
OUR COMMITMENT:
WHO WE SEEK:
We are specifically seeking transformational leaders with a commitment to serve a diverse school community in an urban context
Strong candidates:
BASIC FUNCTIONS:
Enable all children to achieve at high levels. Ensure that every child receives an excellent, free, public education. Lead teachers, staff and community members in creating a collaborative learning community.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
(Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements) All of the functions listed below are essential.
E = Essential Functions
Improve student achievement by nurturing excellent teaching and learning and building a safe and supportive student culture. E
Supervise students and staff. E
Use data to inform decisions about instruction. E
Distribute leadership across staff, students. E
Manage and evaluate staff using sound methods. E
Engage parents in student learning and site functioning. E
Develop and empower teams. E
Build trust to facilitate change. E
Plan strategically. E
Schedule and manage effectively. E
Manage personal and staff time and priorities. E
Build and maintain network of support outside the school. E
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, LICENSES, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to: Master's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university with graduate courses and minimum of three (3) years teaching experience;
Valid California driver's license.
Valid California credential authorizing service as a principal.
Employment eligibility that may include fingerprints, health (TB) and/or other employment clearance.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
California content frameworks and standard
Numerous, proven, successful instructional practices
Leadership skills, management strategies and community building techniques
Local policies, state and federal laws relating to minors
Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
ABILITY TO:
Provide effective instructional leadership
Create a nurturing and safe learning based on high expectations for all students
Develop collaborative, professional learning communities
Analyze data and use it to make decisions
Provide professional development and coaching to teachers
Distribute leadership among administrators, teachers, staff, parents, students & community members
Effectively manage staffing, budget, facility, and other administrative responsibilities
Build and lead the school community in attaining community, school -based, district, state and federal goals
Use relational databases, web-based tools, the internet and other technologies
Calmly and efficiently handle crises and solve problems
Effectively communicate orally and in writing
Manage competing priorities and time.
PERFORMANCE METRICS:
TBD
WORK CONDITIONS:
ENVIRONMENT:
Office environment; fast-paced work; constant interruptions. Employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to extreme.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and make presentations; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard; seeing to monitor various activities and read documents, and view computer monitors; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally; lifting light objects.
Requirements / Qualifications
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