Director of Equity, Belonging & Family Engagement

South Burlington School District•South Burlington, VT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Equity, Belonging & Family Engagement leads the South Burlington School District's commitment to creating learning environments where every student, family, and staff member is genuinely seen, welcomed, and supported. This role provides strategic and operational leadership across equity and anti-racism initiatives, social-emotional learning, multilingual programming, family engagement, and student wellness, ensuring that systemic decisions, policies, and practices reflect the district's values and serve historically marginalized communities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in related subject area.
Five or more years of experience in teaching/education administration and leading a comprehensive program.
Current or eligible for a Vermont Educator’s License with an Administrator endorsement.
Experienced with diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism program design/leadership, educational model development and execution, mindfulness, trauma-informed and restorative practice leadership.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret information from professional journals, legal documents, governmental regulations, and assessment data.
Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedures.
Ability to respond to inquiries or concerns from students, parents, co-workers, and community members.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as basic algebra, probability and statistical inference.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to anticipate, identify, and/or define problems and create appropriate solutions.
Delegates appropriate responsibilities to assigned staff.
Proficient in the use of a personal computer.
Presentation, word processing and spreadsheet experience.
Effective organization and planning skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and School Board policies as it relates to the job responsibilities.
Demonstrated ongoing commitment to workplace diversity, sustainability, and delivering exceptional customer service.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred.
The ability to effectively present information to administrators, public groups, community, and school Board is preferable.

Responsibilities

Serves as an educational leader and provides expertise, and support for the design, implementation and evaluation of equitable educational practices that align with the District Ends, Vermont Multi-Tier System of Supports and Act 173.
Serves on the Central Office Leadership Team to provide an equity and wellness lens on all district-wide initiatives, ensuring that systemic decisions align with our commitments to equity and the district’s strategic plan.
Collaborate with district and building administrators to design learning environments, curriculum, policy and practices that are welcoming, equitable and inclusive.
Implement data driven systems to identify barriers to access and disproportionality in the District.
Develop strategies, frameworks and plans to address inequities.
Collaborates with administrators, coaches and consultants to implement preventative and responsive restorative practices for students.
Work collaboratively with the district and building administrators in the development of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and anti-racism professional development for all staff.
Review and interpret state and federal policies, including Act 173.
Critically examine local, state and federal policies and regulations for bias against the most marginalized.
Create, update and periodically review a District Racial Equity Policy and Family Engagement Policy.
Listens, collaborates and develops systems-change ideas that promote fair and equitable practices for all students and creates opportunities for marginalized and/or students negatively impacted by current practice.
Works to include all voices; is visible in the school and wider community and communicates widely.
Builds a strong community coalition to address equity across the school district.
Develop structures and procedures for stakeholder participation and decision making, with particular emphasis on historically and presently marginalized groups.
Supports the superintendent with providing updates and celebrating differences.
Collaborate with the leadership team to collect and analyze student and family perception data.
Collaborates with the Senior Director of Human Resources and building Administrators to develop strategies and procedures for recruiting, retaining and supporting staff of color and other under represented groups.
Provides District leadership and assists the superintendent in the development of an equitable, safe and healthy learning environment for all learners.
In collaboration with administrators and leadership teams, design and implement an equitable, trauma-informed, anti-racist, and inclusive behavior system with the inclusion of a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) model for the district.
Works collaboratively with the district and building administrators in the development of SEL professional learning for all staff.
Ensures that professional learning is centered on trauma informed, social, emotional learning, equity, access and anti-racism.
Designs professional learning that offers tangible tools for culturally responsive teaching and allows for practice, ongoing reflection and support for growth that is aligned with Common Core State Standards, Universal Design for Learning and Vermont Multi-Tier System of Supports.
Develop and oversee programs in support of student wellness, mindfulness, restorative practice, and restorative justice, within the District.
Lead the strategic design and daily operations of the district’s centralized enrollment and orientation hub by ensuring a seamless, inclusive, and culturally responsive entry point for all new families, with a focus on removing barriers for marginalized and multilingual populations.
Lead a partnership between district staff and family stakeholders to identify and remove barriers to inclusion through the District Belonging Committee.
Coordinate alignment/communication of school/district family engagement events (e.g., conferences, open houses) to create clear and accessible standards for all major school-to-home touchpoints, ensure consistency, and reduce logistical conflicts.
Pursue, write, and manage grants related to equity, belonging, safety/health, DEI, anti-racism, and SEL in collaboration with the District’s Grant Manager.
Manages PK-12 multilingual programming, including family engagement, World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) testing communication, translation, interpretation, and all other facets of multilingual programming and curriculum.
Consults with the EDLSSS to ensure that programming and Title III investments are aligned with District educational goals, including MTSS.
Supports building administrators with and monitors district Hazing, Harassment and Bullying (HHB) complaints and serves as Title IX coordinator.
Creates and maintains data reports for tracking instructional practices, curriculum gains, and other identified data points useful in advancing the needs of all students.
Reports progress periodically.
Maintains professional growth and knowledge of relevant research and current best educational practices via participation in state-wide professional organizations, advanced study, site visits, conference attendance, workshops and/or other means.
Keeps staff apprised of the same.
Assists administration in the budgeting process to ensure support of district equity and belonging goals.
Communicates with board members through the superintendent via board updates, monitoring reports, and other means as directed.
Completes required local, state and national reports on matters related to duties outlined in this job description.
Accepts other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with applicable laws and regulations as well as the District’s policies and procedures.
Supervises the work of assigned personnel, in collaboration with the building Administrators.
Regular attendance in accordance with the established work schedule is required.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
Competitively priced health insurance
Dental coverage
Sick time
Professional time and other leaves
Robust retirement plan (VT State Teachers Retirement for educators; 403b plan with up to 6% provided by the district for other staff)
Professional development opportunities
Tuition reimbursement
Wellness initiatives
Employee Assistance Programs
Meaningful work that directly impacts student success and community growth