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Detroit Community Schools is hiring a Turnaround Superintendent.  Position is immediate!

We are hiring an experienced and motivated Turnaround Superintendent to help lead our district forward. The academy is a tuition-free, Pre-K to 12th-grade academy located in Detroit that offers highly qualified teachers, free transportation, one-to-one student technology, an expansive athletic program, and a rigorous curriculum that is both standards-based and culturally responsive. 

Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans; 401K plan available. Life, ADD, STD, and LTD are 100% paid by the employer!

Responsibilities:

• The strong desire  and commitment to achieve outstanding results in a short amount of  time 

• The ability to create and execute clear, logical plans 

• The skill to foster collective responsibility by mobilizing structure,  strategies, practices, and the use of resources for the ongoing  evaluation and improvement of instruction 

• The motivation and drive necessary to ensure that instructional-specific  conversations are taking place throughout the district through practices  intentionally designed to focus conversations and efforts on improving  the growth and achievement of every student

• The drive to prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines,  and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary  change

• The ability to motivate others 

• The ability to exert his/her influence for results

• The ability to develop trust and rapport with stakeholders 

• The adeptness to ensure a strong connection between district systems,  building-level routines, and classroom instructional practices;

• The ability to hold others accountable and practice reciprocal accountability including creating capacity for individual success

• The motivation and drive necessary to ensure that instructional-specific  conversations are taking place throughout the district designed to focus district conversations and partnering efforts on improving the instruction of every teacher

• The fortitude to stay visibly focused and self-assured despite the barrage of personal and professional attacks common during rapid systemic  reconfiguration

• The courage to achieve results by taking healthy calculated risks and thinking outside the  box

• The aptitude to sustain an effective system of shared leadership and responsibility throughout the district

• The willingness and commitment to collaborate with others including the authorizer, MDE, ISD/RESA, and the Educational Serve Provider (Management Company)

• The competence to collect and analyze appropriate data sources to  inform decisions; 

• The skill to challenge all aspects of the district’s status quo to determine  their alignment with the Success/Turnaround Plan

• The capacity to rigorously create and sustain a well-orchestrated system  of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously  responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction attentive to  students’ specific academic needs

• The skill to use student-specific data to inform instructional practices      

• The talent to build a professional environment of mutual respect

• The capacity to foster problem-solving in others

• The commitment to allocating higher percentages of funds towards the  direct instruction of students and job-embedded, teacher-specific  professional development (classroom-based coaching)

• The will to maintain his/her drive for results by demonstrating persistence.

• The ability to monitor and plan ahead

• The ability to create and execute clear logical plans

Requirements:

• Central Office Certification - Required

• Demonstrated Turnaround Experience - Minimum 3 - 5 Years Required (*Please provide data and artifacts in your application packet along with detailed information in your resume)

• Urban Educational Leadership Experience - Required

• Formal Turnaround Leadership Training and Facilitation Experience - Preferred

• Charter School District or School Leadership Experience - Preferred