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School City of East Chicago

Executive Director of Instructional Services

School City of East Chicago, East Chicago, Indiana, United States, 46312


SCHOOL CITY OF EAST CHICAGO

2024-2025 SY

Title:

Executive Director of Instructional Services

Reports to:

Superintendent

Job Classification:

Exempt

Length:

Twelve Month Year

Job Goal:

Supervises and coordinates activities of administrators and staff who are engaged in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and the departments that support the functions of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities)

Minimum of Master’s Degree; Administration and Supervision Certificate

Minimum of five years of combined teaching and administrative experience

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead and administer the following departments: Special Education, School Improvement, Elementary Education, English Learners

Lead all district initiatives that address school improvement and curriculum and instruction

Provide unity and focus on all curriculum department and all seven school programs

Ensure that federal, state and local grants are in compliance and pursues new grant opportunities

Assist in the development and coordination of the selection of the budget that pertains to curriculum and instruction

Maintain liaison and active participation with education leaders and curriculum and instruction at state, regional and national levels

Provide leadership in coordinating federal projects and district curriculum and instructional programs

Assist in the direction and coordination of the Special Education Department

Assist in the direction and coordination of the English Learners Department

Oversee district professional development

Oversee curriculum development and planning

Collaborate with HR department to address staffing needs on a district-wide basis

Lead district initiatives surrounding E-Learning days

Communicate curriculum and instructional initiatives with the community using print and digital platforms

Serve as a liaison between staff, community and related educational organizations in the area of curriculum and instruction

Advocate for the needs of curriculum and instruction

Serve as an expert resource in the areas of research, trends and practices in the field of curriculum and instruction, professional development and instructional technology

Co-chair evaluation and compensation committee with the HR department and assure state compliance

Lead the coordination and allocation of all grant funds

Support and oversee Career Technical Education (CTE)

Collaborate with the Finance Department to provide financial support for the instructional programs on a district-wide basis

Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent

Supervises:

Director of Elementary Curriculum

Director of School Improvement

Director of Special Education

Coordinator of English Learners

Working Conditions and Physical Environment

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; hear and understand speech at normal levels; physical agility to lift up to 50 pounds; to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to angry students/parents and neighborhoods considered to have high levels of violence potential.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Open Until Filled

Please submit a letter of interest and resume/credentials to:

Kimberly Morris

Human Resource Coordinator

School City of East Chicago

1401 East 144th Street East Chicago, IN 46312

HumanResources@ecps.org

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Executive Director of Instructional Services will be required to follow any other instruction and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the superintendent or appropriate administrator. School City of East Chicago reserves the right to update, revise, or change this job description and related duties at any time.

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