SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR, SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE

Salary Schedule

To facilitate curriculum, instruction, and assessment support services, assist in the monitoring of student academic achievement in individual schools, and provide support services to help schools achieve desired priorities in response to needs and disparities identified at the school and classroom level.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Master’s Degree required from an accredited institution; Educational Leadership certification required.
2. Two (2) years of experience, district-based or school-based administrator to include one (1) year experience providing professional development/training to adult learners with evidence of data collection, analysis, and synthesis.
3. Valid Florida teaching certificate or have applied to obtain a Florida teaching
4. Three (3) years of teaching required which includes two (2) years of experience in evaluating teachers and providing feedback as a teacher or administrator.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of curriculum and instruction and ability to utilize assessment results to inform instruction for improved student achievement. Knowledge of organization and management theory and practice. Knowledge and commitment to shared decision-making and accountability for results. Knowledge of analysis and data gathering techniques and the ability to use technology to facilitate use of data in any format needed by individual schools. Ability to work and communicate effectively with people to focus resources (both human and financial) toward the achievement of district expectations. Ability to facilitate group processes in consensus building, conflict resolution, planning and decision-making. Understands that quality teaching and learning are the essential processes of public schools and has the ability to focus human and financial resources toward this end.

REPORTS TO:

Principal Leader, School Transformation Office

SUPERVISES:

Instructional and/or classified staff as may be assigned.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:

Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Describes physical conditions of this position.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:

Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.

Percentage

70     Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.

10  Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.

10     Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

5       Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.

5       Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

5   Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.

80  Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.

70     Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

90  Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.

90  Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.

90   Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manifest a professional code of ethics and values.
• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
• Model the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
• Monitor implementation of Comprehensive Academic Achievement Plan (CAAP) and the Differentiated Accountability (DA) Model through review of data, school visits, and CWTs.
• Align staff development with districtwide initiatives and differentiated accountability requirements.
• Support and monitor literacy and instructional coaches in their roles.
• Facilitate opportunities for learning specialists and CRTs.
• Provide leadership in various projects in Curriculum Services.
• Support and monitor school leadership teams in their roles to increase student achievement and close the achievement gap among subgroups.
• Provide professional development and assist schools in making data-driven decisions about the curriculum, instruction, intervention, and ongoing assessment based on the Differentiated Accountability Model and the Florida
• Continuous Improvement Model (FCIM).
• Provide leadership in various projects in Curriculum and Student Services.
• Assist school leadership teams to monitor and maintain consistency with district, state and federal mandates, policies and guidelines that apply to the Differentiated Accountability Model and ESSA.
• Serve as a liaison between Curriculum and Instruction, the schools and appropriate learning community staff.
• Identify role of department for district priorities to support schools, learning communities and the district.
• Provide professional development, technical assistance, and support to school staff to help them implement the school improvement plan process to achieve ESSA for all subgroups.
• Assist schools to gather, analyze, and interpret individual and group test scores.
• Review student performance data to assist in setting targets for student achievement.
• Assist schools to gather, analyze and interpret individual and group test scores to facilitate data driven decisions and identify professional development needs.
• Disseminate and explain materials provided by the state and district related to school accountability, the Differentiated Accountability Model, Common Core, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, B.E.S.T.
• Assist schools to analyze resources and materials for effectiveness.
• Manifests a professional code of ethics and values.
• Models the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
• Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines and the district’s instructional initiatives.
• Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
• Develop leadership in subordinates.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attend training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
• Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends, and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.
  
  
• Essential Performance Responsibilities

*Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Non-bargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.