PSIS Superintendent (TI-46935)

CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE COLVILLE RESERVATION • , WA

121d • $126,984 - $147,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The Superintendent is the ranking executive in the District. With strategic guidance from the Board, the position is responsible for integrating education, business support, services, and ancillary activities for all schools and properties. The position directs and facilitates a complex process of planning, designing, and implementing education and support to a diverse student population. Problem solving challenges are highly complex, multidisciplinary, strategic in nature, and must consider significant trade-offs and risks. Contacts with all departments, parents, students, outside agencies, and advisory boards are ongoing and continuous. Plans, organizes, directs, and integrates a complex and financially responsible system of education for schools serving a diverse pre-school and K-12 population. Provides leadership over, and develops and maintains an environment that contributes to high levels of academic achievement, allocation of resources, and staff productivity. Ensures that business support, curriculum, mandated and ancillary programs for special populations are designed, organized, and implemented in accordance with District and external requirements.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Education, Business, or equivalent discipline.
• Certified in the State of Washington as a Superintendent.
• 10 years of experience as a teacher and site-based administrator or District-level executive.
• A valid driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ insurance.
• An approved teaching and administrative credential (may be waived by the Board of Education).
• Advanced specialized professional-level knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices in instruction, curriculum, and education administration.
• Knowledge of the theories, procedures, methods, and requirements for designing, implementing, and integrating curriculum theory and action plans that accomplish educational goals in a K-12 environment.
• Knowledge of theories, procedures, methods of business and financial management.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles of leadership and managing for results.
• Professional language and writing skills to develop complex business plans, goals and objectives, and make formal presentations.
• Sufficient math skills to review financial, statistical, and academic numeric.
• Advanced human relations skills to conduct formal presentations to large and diverse audiences, to facilitate administrative-level group action planning, external relations, conflict resolution, performance appraisal, and facilitate in-service education.
• Knowledge of tribal culture, traditions, and kinship; and expected to demonstrate willingness to learn and engage respectfully.
• Ability to perform duties of the job that support its objectives.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and assign work in order to meet objectives, schedules, and timelines and convert to goals and objectives for subordinate functions and positions.
• Ability to write complex reports and program materials.
• Ability to interact on both a formal and informal basis with a wide range of contacts within and outside of the school setting to articulate, define, and advance public education.
• Ability to perform the functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ambulatory ability to sit for extended periods of time and travel to multiple locations.
• Visual acuity to recognize letters and numbers and notice non-verbal behavior.
• Auditory ability to hear and respond to in-person and phone conversations, and give presentations to large audiences.
• If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance.
• If applicable, pre-employment background clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

• A PhD or EdD is desired.
• Competency in a second language is desired.

Responsibilities

• Integrating education, business support, services, and ancillary activities for all schools and properties.
• Directing and facilitating a complex process of planning, designing, and implementing education and support to a diverse student population.
• Planning, organizing, directing, and integrating a complex and financially responsible system of education for schools serving a diverse pre-school and K-12 population.
• Providing leadership over, and developing and maintaining an environment that contributes to high levels of academic achievement, allocation of resources, and staff productivity.
• Ensuring that business support, curriculum, mandated and ancillary programs for special populations are designed, organized, and implemented in accordance with District and external requirements.
• Developing productive work teams.
• Administering business, scope of service, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Interacting on both a formal and informal basis with a wide range of contacts within and outside of the school setting to articulate, define, and advance public education.

Benefits

• Tribal Member and Indian Preference will apply
• Preference will also be given to honorably discharged veterans who are minimally qualified.
• Subject to pre-employment drug testing (if safety sensitive).
• Subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.
• May be subject to pre-employment background clearances.

What This Job Offers

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