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Northampton County Schools

Executive Director of Federal and Special Programs (150)

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Job Details

TitleExecutive Director of Federal and Special Programs
Posting ID150
Description

Reports To:   Superintendent

 

Salary:           North Carolina State Salary Schedule for Central Office Administrators

 

Federal Programs

  1. Studies all federal legislation projects and programs for possible opportunities for educational grants, entitlements, and allocations offered relevant to the needs of the school district.
  2. Informs and interprets the effects of current and pending federal legislation.
  3. Assists in planning the use of funds available to the school through the various federal programs
  4. Works with designated committees of teachers, principals, and residents in specific programs, projects, or courses of action (i.e. school improvement teams, parent meetings, etc.).
  5. Obtains data and application forms necessary to fulfill the requirements of application for Title funds.
  6. Considers and evaluates all requests for projects and programs requiring federal grant money, establishing standard practices and procedures for receiving and processing such requests. Approves expenditures.
  7. Assumes final responsibility for writing and filing Title I, Title II, Title VII, and 21st CCLC proposals, applications, and amendments.
  8. Works in tandem with finance employee responsible for federal budgets.
  9. Serves as liaison between school and other agencies on all projects of a joint community nature that involve schools and can be federally funded.
  10. Prepares all required reports and maintains appropriate records.
  11. Remains current on changing laws and requirements regarding federal funds available to the schools.
  12. Recommends and administers assigned federal budgets.
  13. Attend trainings/conferences for continued professional development and to keep abreast of changes in rules and regulations of state and federal laws concerning assigned federal programs.

 

Beginning Teacher

  1. To provide Intensive Beginning Teacher Support
  2. To coordinate monthly BT meeting
  3. Conduct Teacher Evaluation Instrument training for new hires
  4. Conduct/assist Evaluation Instrument orientation for schools
  5. Conduct BT orientation in August before school begins for new hires
  6. Oversee all district mentors
  7. Schedule and conduct mentor meetings as needed
  8. Maintain BT folders that includes: monthly logs, mentor agreements, extracurricular activity form, PDP’s, record of activity sheet
  9. Prepare and coordinate for yearly evaluation/review of BT/mentor program for Title II
  10. Maintain all grants such as Project Prep and attend monthly meetings
  11. Attend monthly PANC and BT Coordinator meetings
  12. Work with Lateral Entry teachers to ensure that the 80-hour project is completed by the deadline and that all other requirements are met.

 

Title 1/MTSS

  1. Assist K through 12 teachers in Title I schools with improving techniques for core instruction and improving overall student achievement; provides instructional strategies and various tools to aid the instructional and intervention process.
  2. Serves ILT and other teacher performance appraisal teams as requested by principals in Title I schools.
  3. Organize, coordinate, and co-facilitate the work of the District MTSS Team for Title I schools.
  4. Provide assistance in developing the infrastructures necessary for implementation in Title I schools.
  5. Provide leadership around the development of a MTSS implementation plan to support Title I schools.
  6. Develop a plan for continuous learning for District MTSS Team membership and appropriate staff.
  7. Develop a plan for recruitment, selection, and development for local training and coaching.
  8. Develop trainer and coaching competencies in an ongoing manner to provide support before, during, and after training events.
  9. Guide district problem-solving through data based decision making in Title I schools. 
  10. Appropriately uses and facilitates the use of program quality/fidelity data and outcome data at all levels of the system (district and building level analysis).
  11. Identify resources for interventions and progress monitoring. Assists school system with the acquisition of appropriate textbook, guides, and other instructional materials and equipment.
  12. Develops and models intervention lesson plans. Creates and/or contributes to the development of common assessments.
  13. Assists schools in identifying appropriate re-teaching methods and strategies.
  14. Serve as ad-hoc member of School Based Intervention Teams in Title I schools. Perform fidelity checks to ensure interventions are being implemented as planned.
  15. Support teachers in PLCs to understand the process and access the interventions and process monitoring tools in Title I schools.
  16. Keeps parents, administrators, and community citizens informed about intervention processes in the school system; works with state, community, civic, business, and university groups to resolve educational issues. Submit monthly intervention data reports to designated staff.
  17. Schedules and conducts regular meetings for Title I elementary, middle, and high school MTSS coordinators as assigned and participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings in the Curriculum and Instruction Department, as required.
  18. Deepens personal knowledge of MTSS data systems and practices and implementation research.
  19. Continuously helps to monitor the compliance with Title I rules and regulations in eligible schools. Reviews schools’ documentation; and monitors individual school budgets.
  20. Monitors schools and federal funded positions and programs to ensure federal funds are used in a fiscally responsible manner.
  21. Creates and conducts local training sessions for school administrators and staff on the guidelines and correct procedures and processed for utilizing federal funds.
  22. Provides additional support through personalized learning opportunities to school staff responsible for the implementation of federal funds.

 

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

 

Performs other related work as required by the Superintendent.

 

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

 

Master’s Degree in education administration or a related area with a doctorate preferred, and 6 to 9 years of experience as a district administrator; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

 

DISCLAIMER

 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

 

Shift TypeFull-Time
Salary RangeBiweekly
LocationCentral Services

Applications Accepted

Start Date07/07/2024

Job Contact

NameDr. Rosa AtkinsTitleSuperintendent
Emailatkinsr@northampton.k12.nc.usPhone(252) 534-1371