Chief Schools Officer

Key Priorities for the Chief Schools Officer

• Achievement of annual New York State assessment goals in Reading and Math
• Achievement of K–8 DIBELS benchmarks and literacy goals
• Strong high school academic outcomes, including Regents passage rates, GPA targets, SAT goals, and graduation indicators
• Development and retention of high-performing school principals
• Year-over-year movement in the principal Bar of Excellence tier distribution
• Tiers principals based on being on-track to achieve five key goals: ELA and Math state assessments (or graduation outcomes and SAT for high school), student persistence year over year, attendance (both ADA and Chronic Absenteeism), and staff satisfaction, as measured by TNTP survey data
• Retention of Tier 1 / Tier 2 principals
• Timeliness of underperformance interventions (no year-of-delay)
• Strong execution and alignment across school-facing systems and initiatives
• Effective implementation of the School's Team operating cadence and accountability systems
• Coherence of Schools Team operating systems and leadership execution