Senior Director of Student Services

Lansing School District•Lansing, MI

About The Position

The Senior Director of Student Services oversees and leads Lansing School District efforts in discipline management, restorative practices, social-emotional learning (SEL), parent university, and mental health, and facilitates the student services hearing panel. The role supports the district’s mission to provide all students with an excellent education in a safe and nurturing environment. This is an executive director position. The salary is fixed and not negotiable.

Requirements

Master’s degree in education, administration, counseling, or a related field.
Valid school counseling, principal, and/or central office certification.
Principal experience.
Central office experience.
Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies related to student discipline and attendance.
Deep understanding of restorative practices and how to implement them systematically.
Ability to lead adults with care and high expectations.
Ability to interpret policies, procedures, and laws.
Ability to mediate, solve problems, and resolve conflict expeditiously.
Ability to collaborate with directors, executive directors, and cabinet leaders, and willingness to challenge their assumptions.
Ability to determine when to work independently and when to involve others.
Proven record of improving student outcomes, such as achievement, attendance, and discipline, and ability to discuss those experiences.
Ability to collaborate with and coach principals in ways that support their leadership styles.
Ability to analyze data and develop courageous next steps based on it.

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience.

Responsibilities

Manage and lead the district’s implementation of restorative practices across all schools.
Manage and lead the student services panel and facilitate discipline hearings.
Review, update, and publish the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.
Monitor discipline trends and work with principals to develop appropriate action steps.
Monitor and evaluate SEL implementation across all schools.
Complete restorative practices fidelity walkthroughs.
Lead the district’s restorative practices guiding coalition.
Support school counselors in using the ASCA model and providing proactive, data-driven Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 student services.
Establish a parent university to help meet the needs of parents and guardians.
Develop and maintain programs that strengthen home-school connections.
Work with community agencies to support positive behavioral choices for students.
Select, coach, evaluate, and supervise staff, and make recommendations regarding assignment, retention, discipline, and dismissal.
Supervise and evaluate assigned staff and recommend hiring and dismissal.
Oversee central office staff responsible for ensuring students receive work while attending the Building Bridges Program.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Deputy Superintendent of Schools and Superintendent.