Director of Student Placement RB 14-36
Summary
| Title: | Director of Student Placement RB 14-36 |
|---|---|
| ID: | 1427 |
| Department: | Office of Student Support Services & Compliance |
| Location: | City Hall |
| Division: | Instructional |
| Type: | N/A |
Description
RECRUITMENT BULLETIN #14-36 DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PLACEMENT
AUGUST 13, 2014
NOTICE OF POSITION
POSITION:
The Interim Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Donald A. Ogilvie, is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of:
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PLACEMENT & REGISTRATION
APPLICATION:
Candidates must complete an application form available on the District website, www.buffaloschools.org .
Applications successfully received will generate a confirmation email to the account listed on the application. If you do not receive a confirmation email, we cannot guarantee that your application was received. You must submit an application until you receive a confirmation email.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have a Master’s degree, and a New York State School District Administrator (SDA), or School District Leader (SDL) certificate by the time of appointment. Candidates must have a minimum of eight years combined certificated teaching and supervisory experience, with a minimum of one (1) year at the supervisory level. Candidates with prior administrative experience in an urban school district with a large racially and ethnically diverse population are preferred.
POSITION:
The Director of Student Placement and Registration is responsible for providing overall coordination and supervision of advising, registration, and placement processes for the Student Placement and Registration office.
REPORTING:
The Director of Placement & Registration reports to the district’s Chief of Student Support Services.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Specifically, the Director of Placement & Registration will be responsible for the following:
- Manage issues of student enrollment including, but not limited to enrollment projections, student transfers, school choice, elementary, middle and high school admissions, criterion based school selection and early childhood enrollment.
- Assist with resolving registration and placement issues and answer questions related to official student placement and enrollment.
- Serves as the primary contact for parents, principals, district and school personnel on enrollment related issues.
- Assist with resolving registration and placement issues and answer questions related to official student placement and enrollment.
- Serves as the primary contact for parents, principals, district and school personnel on enrollment related issues.
- Develops and works to enhance the marketing of the Central Registration office including, but not limited to, the clear articulation of district programs and offerings.
- Works closely with departments of instruction, school leadership, and finance to support NCLB public school choice and the Strategic Plan of the district.
- Analyze demographic data in relation to school growth and district operations.
- Provide a strategic plan for student placement that meets the needs of entering students and families.
- Supervises all student placement, and registration staff and administrators
- Ensure that employees create a welcoming environment in the placement and registration office and respond to telephone and email correspondence in a timely and courteous manner.
- Provide consistent reception, give accurate and up-to-date information, and respond to other communication demands regarding questions about registration, and placement during critical enrollment periods.
- Implement student-centered registration and placement work flow processes to ensure that families receive registration information and access. Specifically, implement work flow improvement strategies within acceptable federal regulations to reduce the amount of time from the point of request for services to the delivery of such service.
- Re-design, and implement processes to automate advising, registration, and placement work flow tasks.
- Implement new technology strategies to facilitate the quick and accurate response to enrollment and registration questions.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
Individuals serving as Director of Placement & Registration will demonstrate the following:
- Strategic vision and courage to ensure that all students achieve
- Strong leadership capabilities, management, communication, interpersonal skills, and commitment to promoting values of cultural sensitivity, equity and responsiveness.
- Ability to develop, execute, and monitor impact of plans for student enrollment and registration
- Proficiency managing a data-based, change-management process, and expertise in assessing, understanding and using data to inform decision making
SELECTION:
Appointment will be made by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Interim Superintendent following assessment of training, experience, credentials and evaluation of service. Personal interviews shall be scheduled where appropriate.
SALARY: Administrator salary schedule
FUNDING: Pending Funding
FINAL DATE
FOR FILING: September 3, 2014
MR. DONALD A. OGILVIE
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
This opening is closed and is no longer accepting applications
