Regional Administrator

Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency • Fort Dodge, IA

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About The Position

Enacts the PLAEA Strategic Plan and AEA Playbook to ensure continuous improvement toward agency strategic directions and goals. Assists in evaluating the effectiveness of AEA services and leads change and the change process. Advocates for the educational interests of children and families. Serves as direct AEA administrative contact with local school district officials, partnering agencies and families within the region. Provides leadership to AEA staff, school administrators and district staff to support school improvement efforts, the collaborative problem-solving process and AEA service delivery model. Oversees required special education compliance activities within the region. Collaborates with school districts involved in due process or state complaints to coordinate support. Provides guidance and support to AEA and school district staff on student specific cases. Implements all agency policies/procedures while promoting staff conformance to agency policies/procedures, federal/state rules/regulations and educational best practices. Recruits, selects, orientates and mentors staff within assigned region and discipline. Supports AEA staff in the acquisition of skills/knowledge necessary to provide high quality services to schools and families. Evaluates and conducts performance appraisals of all assigned personnel. Assigns AEA staff to support instructional practices and the provision of required services in conformance with the identified needs of local school districts within the assigned service region. Facilitates regional and department meetings. Reviews and approves leave requests, mileage forms and purchase requests in conformance with agency policies/procedures. Manages office(s) within assigned service region. Collaborates with other Regional Administrators. Performs other duties as assigned. COMMON TO ALL EMPLOYEES : Contributes to a positive and productive work, learning and team environment Believes in, advocates for, understands, supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs, Iowa Public and Accredited Schools, the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable, efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived Anticipates and responds to needs, requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration, inspiration and innovation Demonstrates effective verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual communication Possesses effective interpersonal, collaboration, facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships, within and outside of the agency Exhibits self-motivation, reliability, organization, detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning, professional capacity and system effectiveness Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions, preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive, high quality solutions Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality Models and integrates technology into daily work Leads professional development for at least one course, internally, externally or both Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, according to current needs of the agency or districts served PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS : Ability to travel between schools and sites served. Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can’t always be anticipated.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Educational Administration
• Licensed as Director of Special Education, or PK-12 Principal/Supervisor of Special Education, or Supervisor of Special Education-Support, or Supervisor of Special Education-Instruction Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Professional Administrator License Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Evaluator Approval
• Experience leading school improvement and professional development, required

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a curriculum director or principal, preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Enacts the PLAEA Strategic Plan and AEA Playbook to ensure continuous improvement toward agency strategic directions and goals.
• Assists in evaluating the effectiveness of AEA services and leads change and the change process.
• Advocates for the educational interests of children and families.
• Serves as direct AEA administrative contact with local school district officials, partnering agencies and families within the region.
• Provides leadership to AEA staff, school administrators and district staff to support school improvement efforts, the collaborative problem-solving process and AEA service delivery model.
• Oversees required special education compliance activities within the region.
• Collaborates with school districts involved in due process or state complaints to coordinate support.
• Provides guidance and support to AEA and school district staff on student specific cases.
• Implements all agency policies/procedures while promoting staff conformance to agency policies/procedures, federal/state rules/regulations and educational best practices.
• Recruits, selects, orientates and mentors staff within assigned region and discipline.
• Supports AEA staff in the acquisition of skills/knowledge necessary to provide high quality services to schools and families.
• Evaluates and conducts performance appraisals of all assigned personnel.
• Assigns AEA staff to support instructional practices and the provision of required services in conformance with the identified needs of local school districts within the assigned service region.
• Facilitates regional and department meetings.
• Reviews and approves leave requests, mileage forms and purchase requests in conformance with agency policies/procedures.
• Manages office(s) within assigned service region.
• Collaborates with other Regional Administrators.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Contributes to a positive and productive work, learning and team environment
• Believes in, advocates for, understands, supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs, Iowa Public and Accredited Schools, the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA
• Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable, efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived
• Anticipates and responds to needs, requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration, inspiration and innovation
• Demonstrates effective verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual communication
• Possesses effective interpersonal, collaboration, facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships, within and outside of the agency
• Exhibits self-motivation, reliability, organization, detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations
• Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning, professional capacity and system effectiveness
• Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions, preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive, high quality solutions
• Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality
• Models and integrates technology into daily work
• Leads professional development for at least one course, internally, externally or both
• Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, according to current needs of the agency or districts served

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager