Deputy Director - Central Florida

About the role

The Deputy Director (DSD) serves as a member of the Education Leadership team, supporting the State Director (SD) to drive excellence in the K-12 network's academic performance, operations, educational programs, and CSUSA's core educational strategies.

Responsibilities

• Supports and coaches principals and leadership in areas such as curriculum and instruction, accountability and assessment, and school improvement.
• Facilitates implementing changes in legislation regarding school improvement.
• Guides schools in tailoring instruction to meet individual needs.
• Collaborates in creating Professional Learning Communities and Learning Team Meetings/Lesson Study Groups at the school level.
• Develops the capacity of school principals to monitor and improve instruction.
• Maintains visibility in schools and community as the Deputy Director is responsible for the effective operation of the schools and the effectiveness of employees.
• Works collaboratively with other area directors.
• Monitors systemic customer service in the schools.
• Models the routine, intentional, and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
• Ensures the region's financial health by maximizing regional resources and utilizing school budgets/grants to provide the highest quality education to our students.
• Works with the SD regarding school leadership that includes hiring, transferring, promotions, and terminations/retirement.
• Assigns training, duties, and projects to various team members.
• Oversees and manages all operations and functions of the schools in his/her portfolio consistent with organizational goals.
• Models the effective implementation of resource optimization including programmatic decisions based on program evaluation or return on investment.
• Establishes expectations by setting ambitious enrollment targets for the area.
• Provides support and coaching to principals' and instructional team members on increasing enrollment and increasing the recommit rates.
• Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates professional development necessary to support principals and teachers.

Requirements

Required qualifications and skills include:

• Purpose driven - committed to making a difference in Education.
• Lives as an example of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.
• Embraces and models CSUSA's values of purpose, passion, integrity, and grit.
• Works and interacts with staff and relates to individuals at all levels of the organization.

Skills

• Uses existing data appropriately to diagnose and assess school needs.
• Increases schools' capacity to seek, critically assess, and selectively incorporate new ideas and practices.
• Facilitates implementing changes in legislation regarding school improvement.
• Guides schools in tailoring instruction to meet individual needs.
• Collaborates in creating Professional Learning Communities and Learning Team Meetings/Lesson Study Groups at the school level.
• Develops the capacity of school principals to monitor and improve instruction.
• Maintains visibility in schools and community as the Deputy Director is responsible for the effective operation of the schools and the effectiveness of employees.
• Works collaboratively with other area directors.
• Monitors systemic customer service in the schools.
• Models the routine, intentional, and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
• Ensures the region's financial health by maximizing regional resources and utilizing school budgets/grants to provide the highest quality education to our students.
• Works with the SD regarding school leadership that includes hiring, transferring, promotions, and terminations/retirement.
• Assigns training, duties, and projects to various team members.
• Oversees and manages all operations and functions of the schools in his/her portfolio consistent with organizational goals.
• Models the effective implementation of resource optimization including programmatic decisions based on program evaluation or return on investment.
• Establishes expectations by setting ambitious enrollment targets for the area.
• Provides support and coaching to principals' and instructional team members on increasing enrollment and increasing the recommit rates.
• Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates professional development necessary to support principals and teachers.