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Job Description
Position Type:
Administrative/Management
Date Posted:
11/15/2024
Location:
District Wide
Closing Date:
12/19/2024
Assistant Director of Teaching, Learning, and Equity Programs
Annual Salary: $124,648
Temporary position through June 30, 2025
Summary:
Duluth Public Schools is seeking an individual who is responsible for providing supervision, leadership, and assistance to district staff. Provides leadership and assistance to building and district administrators for various TLE programs as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent. Support various initiatives aimed at enhancing educational outcomes and promoting equity.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in education or related field.
- Proven leadership experience in education.
- Knowledge of grant writing and submissions process.
- Experience in managing and supervising staff.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
- Knowledge of data analysis and evaluation methods.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in educational leadership.
- Licensed building or district administrator
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership:
- Develop and implement various department plans to support the district's TLE goals.
- Collaborate with TLE leaders and principals to align programs and initiatives.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Program Management:
- Oversee and manage American Indian Education coordination and supervision.
- Oversee, manage, and supervise the Technology Department.
- Oversee and manage Office of Educational Equity coordination and supervision from January 2025 to June 30, 2025.
- Oversee and support the coordinators of all summer school programming for the summer 2025 session.
- Oversee and support the coordinators for all after school (Out of School Time) programming including EXCEL.
- Monitor program budgets and ensure efficient resource allocation.
- Staff Supervision and Development:
- Provide leadership, support, and supervision to assigned staff within the programs cited above.
- Conduct performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback to assigned staff within the programs cited above.
- Foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Equity and Inclusion:
- Promote equity and inclusion in all aspects of assigned programs.
- Identify and address barriers to assigned programs that support students.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop culturally responsive and inclusive practices including community and parent advisory groups supporting assigned programs.
- Data Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyze student achievement data to inform decision-making.
- Prepare regular reports on program progress and outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with program grant requirements and timelines.
Other duties as assigned.
In addition to rewarding career opportunities, Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent benefit package to employees who are hired into positions scheduled to work 24 hours/week or more. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following:
Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement
Single Coverage - District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,612.50 into HRA annually
Family Coverage - District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $5,225.00 into HRA annually
Dental Plan
Single Coverage - District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
Family Coverage - District pays 25% of Premium
Life Insurance
District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance
Long Term Disability
District-provided at no cost to employee
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
Retirement
The District contributes 7.5% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association) pension plan.
Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.
Time Off
Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at noncerthr@isd709.org or call 218-336-8722. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Duluth Public Schools
Show moreDuluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior.
The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship teams.
Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program.
The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding.
The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays.
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