Administrative Intern- Lincoln Middle School

Syracuse City School District•Syracuse, NY

About The Position

The Syracuse City School District seeks an Administrative Intern to help plan and manage Lincoln Middle School under the direction of the principal. The intern will support implementation of the school’s instructional model, promote a positive climate that supports the whole student, use research and data to guide instructional practice, and help build a high-performing staff aligned with the school’s vision and goals. The role involves collaborating with parents, community members, the district’s central office, consultants, and other stakeholders to implement educational programs, school culture initiatives, systems reform, tools, and resources intended to accelerate student achievement. Additional related duties may be assigned. The district serves more than 19,000 Pre-K–12 students across 34 schools and four alternative education programs. It describes its goal as ensuring all students graduate ready for college and careers, and emphasizes improving achievement for students who have fallen behind or have been considered difficult to support.

Requirements

Master’s degree.
At least 3 years of teaching experience.
Adaptability to the complexities of the urban school environment.
Strong belief that all students can learn at high levels and ability to focus on building this culture school-wide.
Proven experience teaching in urban schools to accelerate student academic and learning performance.
Demonstrated success establishing a safe, positive school and/or classroom culture conducive to student needs and learning.
Familiarity with classroom- and/or school-level best practices for building and sustaining change.
Knowledge of current education policy and research trends and best practices, including comprehensive assessment systems and data-driven instruction.
Experience participating in successful design and delivery of educator professional development.
Demonstrated success in school leadership activities, such as student activities or department-head responsibilities.
Exemplary attendance is expected of candidates for hire.
New York State Administrative Internship Certificate or School Building Leader Certificate.
Successful completion of a fingerprint-based background check; the candidate pays the stated $107 cost.

Nice To Haves

Training and/or experience with Culturally Relevant Education.
Preference is given to internal candidates who have participated in the Syracuse Aspiring Leadership Academy (SALA).

Responsibilities

Promote the belief that every child deserves and can receive expert instruction, and that all team members are responsible for advocating for students.
Set high performance goals for self and others and establish and enforce high standards for excellence among students, teachers, and staff.
Focus school activities on student achievement and help create urgency and take action to secure early successes.
Plan and take action to achieve goals and objectives under the principal’s direction.
Identify potential issues and obstacles, and proactively develop and implement solutions, including amid ambiguity or resistance.
Engage teachers to build consensus, trust, and facilitate change; influence others’ thinking and behavior to achieve results.
Help establish a culture of learning and achievement and anticipate and respond to stakeholder concerns by engaging key influencers and community resources.
Apply teaching and learning best practices, including varied modalities that engage different students, and coach teachers to connect instructional activities with results.
Organize adult teams to reflect the school’s vision and achieve strong results; understand team and individual strengths and growth areas; and involve teams in shared decision-making when appropriate.
Provide instruction, expectations, feedback, and development opportunities that encourage learning, leadership, capacity, excellence, morale, and a positive school culture.
Recognize patterns and trends in school and student academic performance; analyze complex information and qualitative and quantitative data to support strategic vision, performance assessment, goals, decision-making, and action plans.
Perform additional related duties as required.