Executive Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master's degree from a Professional Standards Commission approved accredited college or university in social work, business administration, public relations, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of seven (7) years previous experience with demonstrated successful advancement through the teaching and/or school or school system administrative hierarchy preferred.
• Three (3) years of community engagement experience preferred.
• Experience in redistricting, considerable knowledge of the fundamentals of public relations work, and working knowledge of school-based registration preferred.
• Valid Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved certificate in Educational Leadership at level L-5, NL-5, PL-6, or above required. If a level L-5, NL-5, PL-6, or above certificate is not held, the individual must be eligible for the NPL certificate in Educational Leadership.
• Tier II Leadership Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive and annual process to address identified and needed student assignment changes and produce an equitable distribution of students among different schools.
• Analyzes and interprets annual enrollment projections to collaboratively determine enrollment at each school and boundary needs related to enrollment actuals and projections.
• Collaborates with department leaders to implement student assignment policies and review or develop processes related to these policies for fidelity.
• Revises the school choice application and selection process, administers student assignments, and interprets and explains program policies and procedures.
• Provides staff development on student assignment, records, school choice, enrollment, and registration.
• Continuously reviews policies, procedures, and practices and makes data-driven recommendations for changes in accordance with school district best practices.
• Works with data related to school capacities and district demography projections to identify specific areas experiencing overcrowding and underutilization.
• Communicates, plans, and implements current and emerging district and school enrollment trends.
• Convenes system-wide and community-wide committee meetings to share ideas and to improve the student assignment process.
• Manages or implement redistricting software that creates versatile mapping solutions which include several student factors that help analyze district boundaries.
• Use data from a master facility and district strategic plan to aid in the student assignment decision process.
• Effectively manages processes related to School Choice, Inter-District Transfers, School Lotteries and School Transfers and other district/state processes.
• Interprets, prepares, and disseminates information regarding school choice, enrollment, and registration in relation to school policy.
• Advises local school administrators, parents, and students as to the correct procedures and addressing complaints regarding enrollment, school choices, and records.
• Works closely with Homeless Programs and the McKinney Vento Liaison to assist families with removing barriers to enrolling in school.
• Assists the local schools with residency verifications and working with the residency investigations officers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.