Senior Executive Director of Academics
About The Position
The Senior Executive Director of Academics serves as a key member of the Chief Academic Officer’s leadership team and as the chief operational leader of the district’s academic systems, with districtwide responsibility for PK–12 curriculum, instruction, assessment, and academic programming impacting all schools, staff, and students. This role is accountable for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of coherent, high-quality instructional systems, with a particular emphasis on advancing language and literacy outcomes. The Senior Executive Director serves as the district’s primary champion for literacy, leading the development and execution of a comprehensive PK-12 literacy strategy that promotes literacy achievement, language development, and a culture of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking across schools, homes, and the broader community. The role is responsible for fostering partnerships and initiatives that strengthen literacy engagement beyond the classroom and position literacy as a shared responsibility across the district and community. Acting on behalf of the CAO with delegated authority, the Senior Executive Director provides direct supervision, evaluation, and performance management of Executive Directors, including hiring recommendations, goal-setting, and accountability for measurable results. The role oversees a multi-tiered leadership structure and ensures alignment, coherence, and performance across all academic departments and initiatives. The Senior Executive Director translates the district’s instructional vision into actionable, systemwide strategy, establishes and enforces expectations for implementation, and builds organizational capacity to improve teaching and learning outcomes. In close partnership with the CAO and cabinet leaders, this role ensures that academic systems are data-driven, equity-centered, and anchored in strong language and literacy practices, strengthening alignment between central office strategy and school-based execution. The Senior Executive Director also serves as a visible advocate for literacy excellence, helping to build districtwide commitment to improving literacy outcomes for all students and ensuring literacy remains a central driver of academic achievement and opportunity.
Requirements
- Key member of the Chief Academic Officer’s leadership team.
- Chief operational leader of the district’s academic systems.
- Districtwide responsibility for PK–12 curriculum, instruction, assessment, and academic programming.
- Accountable for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of coherent, high-quality instructional systems.
- Emphasis on advancing language and literacy outcomes.
- Primary champion for literacy, leading the development and execution of a comprehensive PK-12 literacy strategy.
- Promotes literacy achievement, language development, and a culture of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking.
- Fosters partnerships and initiatives that strengthen literacy engagement beyond the classroom.
- Acts on behalf of the CAO with delegated authority.
- Provides direct supervision, evaluation, and performance management of Executive Directors.
- Includes hiring recommendations, goal-setting, and accountability for measurable results.
- Oversees a multi-tiered leadership structure.
- Ensures alignment, coherence, and performance across all academic departments and initiatives.
- Translates the district’s instructional vision into actionable, systemwide strategy.
- Establishes and enforces expectations for implementation.
- Builds organizational capacity to improve teaching and learning outcomes.
- Ensures academic systems are data-driven, equity-centered, and anchored in strong language and literacy practices.
- Strengthens alignment between central office strategy and school-based execution.
- Serves as a visible advocate for literacy excellence.
- Helps to build districtwide commitment to improving literacy outcomes for all students.
- Ensures literacy remains a central driver of academic achievement and opportunity.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the chief operational leader of the district’s academic systems, with districtwide responsibility for PK–12 curriculum, instruction, assessment, and academic programming.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve coherent, high-quality instructional systems, with a particular emphasis on advancing language and literacy outcomes.
- Serve as the district’s primary champion for literacy, leading the development and execution of a comprehensive PK-12 literacy strategy.
- Foster partnerships and initiatives that strengthen literacy engagement beyond the classroom.
- Provide direct supervision, evaluation, and performance management of Executive Directors.
- Oversee a multi-tiered leadership structure and ensure alignment, coherence, and performance across all academic departments and initiatives.
- Translate the district’s instructional vision into actionable, systemwide strategy.
- Establish and enforce expectations for implementation.
- Build organizational capacity to improve teaching and learning outcomes.
- Ensure that academic systems are data-driven, equity-centered, and anchored in strong language and literacy practices.
- Serve as a visible advocate for literacy excellence, helping to build districtwide commitment to improving literacy outcomes for all students.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
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