Site Administrator - Fall Break Learning Academy

Shelby County Schools; Cordova (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shelby County Schools seeks a leader to supervise the fall school site operations, enforce district and state policies, and ensure safety and orderly execution of all activities. The role involves coordinating with host schools on facilities use, distributing students and staff, and managing communications with district leadership for updates and issues.

The position requires a Bachelor’s in Education or related field plus substantial teaching/training experience and active SCS assistant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field with a minimum of four years of teaching or training experience, or an equivalent combination totaling eight years.
• Active SCS Assistant Principal in good standing required.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the day-to-day operations of the fall school site.
• Ensures compliance with state, district, and fall school policies; submits required documents.
• Collaborates with host school administration on facilities use and resources (textbooks, supplies, spaces).
• Monitors district communications and maintains contact for issues and updates.
• Assigns teachers to distribute students equitably; reviews Emergency Management Plan; secures staff belongings.
• Conducts staff orientation; clarifies site boundaries and approved technology use; holds staff financially responsible for losses.
• Establishes and monitors safety and security protocols for dress, restrooms, supervision, and visitor procedures.
• Verifies student enrollment, rosters, and class assignments.
• Arrives early; ensures site readiness, climate control, and back-up class relocation plans.
• Monitors classroom operations and behavior; supervises lunchroom activities.
• Applies Code of Conduct; documents offenses; minimizes instructional time loss.
• Ensures end-of-day departure, security, and staff timesheet submission.
• Monitors attendance and engages with parents to reinforce expectations.
• Ensures grades are computed and graduation lists are prepared for management review.
• Oversees school closing and returns supplies to proper sites.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field

Job description

Purpose and Scope

Supervises the day to day operations of the fall school site to ensure quality instruction and the safety of the staff and students. Communicates behavior expectations and consequences of action to staff, students and parents. Administers discipline when necessary to correct disruptive behavior. Oversees the opening and closing of fall school sites. Ensures compliance with all state, district, and fall school policies and procedures. Ensures all state and district documents are submitted on time.

Essential Job Functions

• Supervises the day to day operations of the fall school site.
• Complies with all state, district, and fall school policies and procedures. Submits all required state and district documents.
• Collaborates with host school administration and Fall School Coordinator on facilities use including room assignments, administrative space, copier availability, teachers' lounge, off-limits areas and building cleanliness. Ensures availability of instruction resources including textbooks, calculators, paper, binders and pens.
• Monitors SCS email and ensures cell phone connectivity daily to be in contact with District staff and the management over fall school for issues, updates and urgent communication.
• Assigns teachers to equitably distribute students. Reviews and practices the local Emergency Management Plan. Develops procedures to secure all assets and host school resources emphasizing control of and liability for assets. Coordinates with host school administration for lockable storage space for the staff's personal items.
• Conducts staff orientation prior to the opening of fall school. Ensures that staff contracts are accurate. Ensures that the staff understands that fall school operations are conducted ONLY in specified areas of the host site and that existing technology can ONLY be used IF approved by the host school principal and the management over fall school. Otherwise, the staff member will be personally financially responsible for any loss or damage that occurs.
• Establishes and monitors protocols for acceptable student dress, for restroom facilities, for adequate supervision and safety precautions for student arrival or departure, for non-classroom staff assignments to security checks and waiting areas, for ensuring adequate supervision of all areas where students gather and for ensuring that the staff follows security procedures for visitors.
• Ensures students are accurately enrolled in the proper classes. Verifies teacher and student rosters and assignments.
• Arrives at site daily at least 30 minutes early. Ensures site is open, clean and climate controlled. Institutes back-up plans for relocating classes when necessary. Ensures staff arrives on time and timesheets are accurately completed and submitted to the management over fall school.
• Monitors classroom operations regularly for content delivery, student behavior and to conduct formal and informal classroom observations of teacher performance. Monitors lunch room activities during meal times.
• Applies the SCS Code of Conduct and fall school behavior expectations to guide disciplinary actions for disruptive student behavior. Ensures all major offenses are fully documented. Ensures minor disciplinary actions are resolved as quickly as possible to minimize the loss of instructional time.
• At the end of the day, ensures all staff and students have departed and the facilities are secure before leaving 30 minutes or later after school ends.
• Monitors student attendance. Contacts parents to ensure a clear understanding of expectations and consequences of student behavior.
• Ensures teachers accurately compute and submit grades on time, guidance counselors document students who intend to graduate and the list of students completing graduation requirements is validated and provided to the management over fall school.
• Oversees the school closing process when fall school ends. Returns all supplies to the proper sites.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Education or a closely related field plus a minimum of four (4) years of teaching or training experience, or any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or paid, exempt level directly relevant experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this position for a total of eight (8) years. Active SCS Assistant Principal in good standing required.

The following special conditions are required:Commitment for the entire period of fall school and attendance at the Fall School closeout. May involve missing some district training opportunities.Attendance at ALL preparatory planning sessions and periodic administrative meetings.Availability prior to the end of the regular school assignment contract to participate in fall school setup and preparation.

This position is for FALL BREAK LEARNING ACADEMY ONLY.