Regional School Leadership Director

Montgomery-Public-Schools; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson County Board of Education in Alabama seeks an Area Director to lead leadership, performance, and operations across assigned schools. The role collaborates with the Deputy Superintendent to implement district goals and drive school improvement.

The position requires strong communication, data-driven decision making, and coaching skills to develop instructional leadership capacity among principals and school teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited college/university.
• Valid Alabama certification in Educational Leadership, administration, and/or supervision.
• Minimum of five (5) years successful classroom experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years successful administrator experience at the school level.
• Ability to meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification licensure under the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills.
• Ability to reflect and apply knowledge from current research on best practices for improving student achievement.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate assigned personnel.
• Ability to employ effective coaching and facilitation skills to lead school teams to plan for and respond to learning across all content areas.
• Knowledge of school law, Board policies, safety and security procedures, and State Department of Education regulations.
• Ability to identify and solve problems as a productive team member.
• Ability to use technology to plan, communicate, and manage data, and to produce/ submit required reports, correspondence, and/or complete tasks and meet deadlines.
• Physical strength, stamina, dexterity, and acuity to perform essential job functions and responsibilities.
• Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates support for the school system and its vision, goals and priorities.
• Develops clear, specific, and ambitious performance targets and evaluates progress of cohort programs and initiatives.
• Holds parties accountable and helps adjust strategy to achieve goals laid out by the District leadership.
• Maintains constant contact with schools, spending time in the schools they manage, working with leadership teams.
• Conducts observation of designated personnel and provides follow-up conferences.
• Develops, supervises, and evaluates principals in his or her cohort according to policy on evaluation of certified personnel.
• Provides principals with constructive feedback, information, resources and assistance as needed.
• Participates in parent and/or employee conferences as needed.
• Builds instructional leadership capacity of principals and school leadership teams with focus on pedagogy, data analysis, intervention, and professional development.
• Collaborates with Central Office departments to provide system resources that address school needs.
• Fosters a collaborative professional learning community among administrators across assigned schools.
• Collaborates with other Area Directors to share best practices.
• Develops and implements resources and services for students aligned with the district's school turnaround strategy.
• Monitors progress of initiatives by reviewing documents and data; recommends adjustments as needed.

Skills

Educational Leadership

Communication

Data analysis

Coaching & facilitation

Policy compliance

Education

Master’s degree

Alabama certification in Educational Leadership

5 years classroom experience

3 years administrator experience

Job description

Jefferson County Board of Education in Alabama seeks an Area Director to lead leadership, performance, and operations across assigned schools. The role collaborates with the Deputy Superintendent to implement district goals and drive school improvement.

The position requires strong communication, data-driven decision making, and coaching skills to develop instructional leadership capacity among principals and school teams.