Director of School Leadership

Director of School Leadership (2026-2027 School Year)

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Job Title: Director of School Leadership Position Function: Assist in providing full leadership coaching, development and support to identified Wichita Public Schools’ leaders.

Essential Performance Responsibilities:

  • Setting Direction and Making the Organization Work:
    • Coaches, supports and evaluates school administrators in implementing the school vision that aligns with student learning, the district’s vision and the strategic plan
    • Collaborates to develop, implement, and monitor the strategic plan which addresses district vision and student learning needs
    • Uses appropriate data and consultation with stakeholders to determine the allocation of resources to support the strategic plan and school goals
    • Leads strategic change that continuously improves the performance of schools and sustains high quality educational programs and opportunities
  • Supporting Student Growth and Development:
    • Establishes a collaborative learning environment by working with school and district leaders to celebrate district, school, and individual accomplishments in reaching student learning goals
    • Works collaboratively with district staff in building the leadership, culture, vision and supports for Wichita Public School student success that integrates culturally responsive leadership practices with CCSS and rigorous instructional opportunities. (Principal Supervision Standard 6)
    • Provides leadership in the strategic planning for School Improvement and the implementation of culturally and socially responsive leadership and instructional practices
  • Advancing Instructional Expertise
    • Leads professional learning to equip building administrators to know best practice instructional strategies to advance student learning
    • Empowers building administrators to make highly effective instructional, scheduling and course decisions based upon academic, behavior and other relevant data
    • Collaborates with curriculum and instructional staff to ensure current, relevant and mandated instructional resources are available to schools
    • Collaborates with building leaders to ensure that instructional guidelines are in place, teachers are following state standards and are implementing curriculum with fidelity
    • Collaborates and ensures their assigned schools are implementing the district wide assessment plan and making student instructional decisions based upon the data
    • Coaches and supports building administrators in expecting and monitoring rigorous and relevant teaching practices
    • Demonstrates the ability to develop and coach adult learning activities that impact student success, including academics, behavior, and attendance
  • Developing Staff:
    • Supervises, supports, coaches, and effectively evaluates school administrators under their responsibility
    • Analyzes district and school data to facilitate staffing needs, to establish needs based professional learning services, and utilize evaluation data to monitor the impact of professional learning on student learning and professional practice
  • The Director will collaborate and support the Division and work of the following staff/departments:
    • School Leaders
    • Other staff/duties which may be assigned by the Superintendent or Chief of Schools
Additional Duties: Assists with additional duties as assigned by Supervisors. Equipment: This position may require the ability to use basic office equipment such as computers, copiers, scanners, and fax machines. Must always comply with USD 259’s guidelines for equipment use.

Travel: Limited travel between schools and central offices may be required.

Physical and Mental Demands:

  • As outlined in on-site job analysis for Director
  • Must be able to respond rapidly in emergency situations
  • Must have organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Work in central office and school building environments
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy
  • Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and students
  • Skill in organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent skills in verbal and written communication
  • Ability to effectively use Microsoft Outlook and the student information system
  • Displays a significant degree of professionalism and confidentiality
  • Ability to conform to proper standards of professional dress and appearance
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