DALLASINDEPENDENTSCHOOLDISTRICT(DISD) SUPERINTENDENTPOSITIONPROFILE

TheawardwinningDallasIndependentSchoolDistrictisseekingasuperintendent.Thedistrictisthe14thlargestschool districtinthecountrywithanenrollmentofover157,000studentsin225schoolswithmorethan20,000employees.It isalsohometothetoptwopublichighschoolsinthecountry.Theannualoperatingbudgetis1.47billiondollars. DISDservesadiversestudentpopulationwhichis69%Hispanic,25%AfricanAmericanand5%white.Theattendance rateforthedistrictis96%andthegraduationrateis74.6% TheBoardofTrusteeshasrecentlyapprovedthefollowingMission,Vision,CoreValues,andGoals. Mission:EducatingallStudentsforSuccess Vision:Tobeapremierurbanschoolsystem CoreValues:Webelievepeoplemusthaveanumberofpersonalvaluesftheyaretobeeffectiveintheirlivesandtheir work.Weexpectouremployees,students,parents,andotherstakeholderstonurtureandexemplifythesevaluesatall times. Trustworthiness Responsibility Respect Caring Citizenship Fairness

DistrictGoals:Ineverythingwedoourgoalistoimprovethequalityofeducationforallourstudents.Weexpectevery employeetobelievethateverystudentcansucceed.Wewillpursuethefollowingoperationalgoals,inorderofpriority: 1. TEACHERS:Ensurehighlyeffectiveteachersforallstudents. 2. PRINCIPALS:Ensureahighlyeffectiveleaderforeveryschool. 3. SAFEANDSECURESCHOOLS:Toensureasafe,secureandwelcomingenvironmentforallstudents,parents, staffandthecommunity. 4. PARENTALINVOLVEMENT:Developsharedresponsibilitybetweenparents/guardiansandschoolsthatfoster academicsuccessandselfmanagementoflearning. 5. RIGOR:Implementrigorouscurriculumandengagingeducationalpracticesandexperiences. 6. CULTURE:Createandsustainapositiveandcompassionatecommonculturethroughoutthedistrictthatleads towardsaccomplishingourvisionandmission. 7. HUMANRESOURCES:Hire,retain,anddevelophighlyeffectiveemployeesforeveryposition. 8. DATAANDINNOVATION:Makemanagerialdecisionsbasedonappropriatedreliableandvaliddataandbest practicesandtodevelopandcontinuallyimprovenew,innovativewaysofschoolingtomeettheneedsof studentsinthe21stcentury. 9. CENTRALOFFICE:Organizecentralservicestoencourageandenhanceapositivecampusbyremovingbarriers thatpreventachievingourgoals. 10. FACILITIES:Systemicallyupgradeandmaintainourfacilitiestoprovideeverystudentanefficientlearning environment. 1

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SUPERINTENDENTCANDIDATE Thecandidatemustpossessexceptionalleadershipskillstocontinuetoraisetheacademicbarforallstudents,continue toeliminatetheachievementgapwhileservingasanambassadorforthedistrictforthedistrictwiththeschool communityandthebroaderpublic.Theboardwillofferacompetitivecompensationpackage. ApplicationCriteria:

1. Thesuperintendentwillhaveatleast5yearsofadministrativeexperiencemanagingpeopleinaleadership position.TheboardpreferscandidateswhoarepreparedtomakealongtermcommitmenttotheDistrict, 2. Priorsuperintendentexperienceispreferredbuttheboardiswillingtoconsidernontraditionalcandidatesfor thisposition, 3. Avalidsuperintendentcertificateorappropriatecertificationorpermit, 4. SalaryrangeiscomparabletosimilarsizedistrictsandisnegotiablewiththeBoarddependingonexperienceand qualifications, 5. Candidatemustbewillingtomoveintotheschooldistrictasaresidentofthedistrict, 6. Aterminaldegreeinthecandidatesareaofexpertiseisdesirable. Successfulcandidatesshouldpossessthefollowingskillsandqualities: SuccessfulexperienceasasuperintendentinadiversePreKschooldistrict,isagain,preferred Effectivecommunicationskillswillbeneededinordertoreachouttoallcommunitygroups,developproductive andbeneficialrelationshipswithcommunityleaders,beavisiblepresenceintheschoolsandbea representativeoftheschooldistrictthroughoutthecity, Collaborativeleaderwhomakesdecisionsonlyafterseekinginputfromkeystakeholdersandwhovaluesan inclusivedecisionmakingprocess, Experienceandsuccessindevelopingrelationshipswiththebusinesscommunitythatbenefitallresidentsand thatimprovetheschools, Atrackrecordofworkingwithinapoliticalenvironmentatthecity,countyandstatelevel, Embracesprocessesthatwelcomedissentingopinionsandvalueallsegmentsofthecommunity, Demonstratedexperienceinembracingandpromotingdiversityandworkingwellindiverseethnic,racial, culturalandsocioeconomiccommunitiesandenvironments, Inclusiveleaderwhobuildssoundrelationshipswithschoolbasedpersonnel, Visiblepresenceintheschools,communicatingandinteractingwithschoolbasedpersonnelandstudents, Aninstructionalleaderwhohasexperienceandexpertiseinleadingadistricttowardsacceleratedacademic improvement, Aninnovatorwhowillusebestpracticeresearchtoimproveacademicandorganizationalachievement, Accountablefordistrictperformance, Putschildrenfirstandinspiretrustamongallkeystakeholders, Experienceinloweringdropoutrates,increasinggraduationratesandexpandingpostsecondaryoptionsis advantageousandpreferred. ExperienceandsuccesswithEnglishLanguageLearnersispreferred, Amodeloftransparencyandhonestyinhis/herapproach, Experienceinbudget,financeandcapitalimprovements, Makealongtermcommitmenttothedistrict.

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