Director of Student Services

About the role

Oversee the district's efforts regarding attendance, discipline, social emotional health and well-being as aligned with Erie's Public Schools Strategic Plan.

Reporting Relationship: Assistant Superintendent

Essential Functions

• Plans, organizes, and directs the overall activities and operations of district student services around the vision of the EPS Strategic Plan.
• Develop district-wide written policies and procedures for student services.
• Oversee systemic implementation, monitoring fidelity, and establishing accountability cycles for Student Assistance Programs (SAP) across all schools.
• Implement and monitor the Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System district-wide.
• Guides the implementation and monitoring of professional development and the planning/implementation process related to student services; monitors the use of interventions.
• Oversees root cause analysis regarding chronic absenteeism, discipline events, and course failure (including subgroups).
• Guides research and implementation of best practice strategies to support students and educators at all levels to remove barriers to learning and promote school safety.
• Reflect on current and prior practices to recommend adjustments to the strategies.
• Works with assistant principals to ensure SAP teams and blended case managers coordinate internal and external building level student supports.
• Oversees the partnerships with the United Way and assigned community partnerships.
• Facilitate the expansion of the Community Schools Model.
• Works with data analyst to review data trends and provide guidance to student assistance teams to meet social-emotional needs.
• Collaborates with administrators, directors, coordinators, supervisors, and teachers to exchange information regarding social emotional development and resolve issues or conflicts.
• Oversees the implementation and fidelity of Student Assistance Teams at all buildings.
• Supports school improvement plans (in line with developing SMART goals) to improve student attendance and behavior, creating a safe space for student learning and development.
• Affords building administrators through the Data Summit process/SMART goal cycles.
• Directs the development and preparation of the annual preliminary budget for student services, where applicable.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of reports and documentation related to student services.
• Designs and reviews supplemental social-emotional programming during the school year, as well as summer.
• Attends and conducts a variety of meetings and trainings; leads and serves on committees related to educational services and other assigned programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in Education, Social Work, or Educational Administration.
• Certification: PDE Administrative/Principal Experience: 3-5 Years of Supervisory Experience
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities: Leadership skills including visioning, active listening, coaching, facilitation, and use of data for decision making.
• Understanding of Erie's Public Schools Strategic Plan.
• Ability to prioritize resources for continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of current social emotional research, components of social emotional programming, and trauma informed care.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships.