Assistant Superintendent - Bridgeton Public Schools

POSITION: Assistant Superintendent of Schools

QUALIFICATIONS: As determined by New Jersey state certification requirements and the Bridgeton Board of Education.

• A valid New Jersey School Administrator Certificate.
• Masters and preferably higher degree with emphasis on school administration.
• Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development and professional staff development.
• Experience in designing and implementing successful professional development models.
• Experience in developing and implementing school improvement plans.
• Proven track record in raising student achievement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Five years building principal experience.
• Strong organizational and technological skills necessary to promote educational excellence.
• Ability to lead a dynamic, caring and dedicated staff, on a district-wide level, towards continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
• Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.

REPORTS TO: The Assistant Superintendent of Schools reports to and serves at the discretion of the Superintendent. In the absence of the Superintendent, the Assistant assumes all duties of the Superintendent subject to applicable state, local and Board of Education policy provisions.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: The duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Superintendent shall include but not be limited to the following:

Curriculum Development

• The development, initiation and maintenance of an effective and efficient curriculum development process that permits maximum participation by all concerned individuals.
• The administration of a program of curriculum evaluation and review that provides for continuance of a high quality of instruction.
• The monitoring of student progress and the development of curricular revision to improve such progress.
• The development of the curriculum improvement proposals necessary to address the current and future needs of students in a changing society.
• The oversight of the expenditures allocated to curriculum development.
• The organization of other administrative and supervisory personnel to assume leadership roles in the curriculum development process.
• Review of the district’s curriculum to address and revise gaps, redundancy and repetition in the curriculum.

Curriculum and Instructional Budget

• The development of budget goals directly related to the educational smart goals of the system.
• The coordination of budget requests and compilation of all such requests.
• The analysis of projected enrollments to determine proposed staffing for budget deliberations.
• The monitoring of instructional expenditures to ensure efficient and effective utilization of money.
• The analysis of current year expenditures as guidelines for subsequent budget development.

Instructional Personnel

• The planning of effective instructional programs to meet the diverse needs of students.
• The design, planning and implementation of staff in-service, School Leadership Council Training and New Teacher Orientation programs directed at the improvement of curriculum and instruction.
• The review and approval of all professional development requests in the school district.
• The supervision of the staff evaluation process and participation as a contributing evaluator in the administrative evaluation process.
• The supervision and evaluation of school and district administrators.
• Chair Board of Education Discipline Panel Hearings.

Community Relations

• The organization and mobilization of community resources as a supplement to the education services provided by the schools.
• The organization of administration of the School Extended Day Programs.
• The supervision of the personnel coordinating Summer School, Evening School, and all non-traditional instructional programs not directly supervised by another administrator.

Strategic Planning

• The development and maintenance of staff, pupil and community data required for adequate strategic educational planning.
• The development, implementation and monitoring of strategic instructional planning in the area of test selection, grant proposals, materials acquisition and staff allocation.
• The development under the direction of the Superintendent of plans directed at the strategic planning needs of the system in areas including building construction and use, pupil districting, staff placement and/or reduction, staff retraining.
• The developing of policy proposals for review by the Superintendent and the Board prior to adoption.
• The development of contractual proposals related to areas of control.
• The development of system instructional goal proposals for Superintendent and Board review.

General

• Oversee all NJDOE documents: Unified Plans and NJQSAC.
• Evaluate the operation of the schools and make recommendations to the Superintendent for needed improvements and/or policy changes.
• Provide direct supervision over all instructional programs.
• Coordinate state required monitoring activities.
• Adjudicate parental appeals of school site administrative decisions.
• Chair the District Disciplinary Panel.
• Supervise student enrollment and assignment to elementary schools.
• Review, monitor and approve all field trips as to the instructional value.
• Perform other related duties as required by the position or assigned by the Superintendent.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 12 Months. Salary to be determined by the Board of Education.

EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board policies and procedures on the evaluation of professional staff.