All souls school
1157 lexington ave
New york, ny 10075
Start Date: July 1, 2016
A General Responsibilities
● Articulate the vision of the school and its future to internal and external constituents
● Provide leadership for setting overall goals and curriculum objectives
● Represent the school to all of its constituents, including students, families, teachers, staff and community
● Oversee daily operations of the school
● Coordinate internal and external communications
● maintain standards that are required by NYC Dept of Health and accrediting organization
B Personnel Responsibilities
● Use collaborative process to select and hire staff and teachers
● Evaluate and supervise all personnel
● Plan inservice training with staff
● Coordinate and lead staff development activities
– Weekly meetings with entire staff
– Classroom observations
– Regular meetings with teaching teams
– Plan staff development days
● keep personnel records
● Conduct administrative evaluation process and plan for own professional growth
● Update and maintain a staff handbook
● Provide process for staff dismissal
C Board of Trustees
● Work closely with and report directly to the Board of Trustees
– Serve as exofficio member and attend all Board meetings and functions
– Keep Board president informed of all aspects of school operations
– Bring to Board’s attention any issues that may require board’s action or approval
– Communicate Board policies and changes to teachers and staff, as appropriate.
– Serve as a resource to the Board in developing new policies and initiatives
D Enrollment
● Coordinate admissions process with Admissions Director
● Lead fall orientation meeting for applicants
● Speak with prospective parents
● Observe and assess child applicants
● Work with Admissions Director on admissions decisions
E Exmissions
● Oversee applications to and placements in a diverse range of public and private ongoing schools.
● Orient parents as to the exmissions process
● Counsel parents throughout the exmissions
process by maintaining an open line of communication and advice with them.
● Communicate with ongoing schools and engage in dialogs with relevant Admissions Directors
● Review and edit teacher reports to ongoing schools
● Maintain a database to monitor individual children through the exmissions process
● Aim to place each child in the ongoing school to which he or she is best suited, while balancing the interests of families and the needs of ongoing schools
F Community and Parent Involvement
● Welcome parent body at a general meeting in September
● Participate in PA sponsored activities and contribute to the PA Newsletter
● Confer with and counsel parents
● Lead parenting sessions
● Coordinate with consulting psychologist
● Prepare and maintain current a Parent Handbook
● Participate in obtaining special educational services for enrolled children
● Participate in team meetings that involve SEITs and other special ed personnel
● Maintain membership and communication with NYSAIS and ISAAGNY – attend meetings and participate in setting goals and standards for the organization
● Maintain membership with Early Steps, NAEYC, ATIS and the Parents League
● Maintain membership with NAREA
● Communicate and cooperate with All Souls Church Administration
G Budget and Finance
● Supervise the business manager/bookkeeper in preparation of the preliminary and final budget
● Oversee expenditures and the collection of tuition and related fees
● Serve on the Scholarship Committee
● Provide Board with data regarding general trends in tuition and salary decisions of other schools in our area
● restructure the staff salary scale and write contracts
● Serve as TIAA/CREF liaison
● Provide necessary materials for yearly audit
● Update insurance policies
H Physical Facilities, Equipment, and Safety
● Supervise the overall safety and upkeep of the school’s physical building and equipment
● Liaise directly with the Church regarding facilities upkeep and maintenance and any necessary renovations
● Oversee and evaluate the performance of outside contractors
● Oversee the ordering of supplies and equipment
● Supervise the custodian and janitorial help
● Keep records of purchase information and related literature
● Maintain and update technological equipment as needed
A Qualifications
● Advanced degree in ECE
● Experience as a classroom teacher in ECE classes
● Experience in a senior administrative role in an educational institution
B Skills and Attributes
● Articulated philosophy of education
● Comprehensive knowledge of recent developments in the field
● Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
● Proven leadership abilities
● Excellent judgement and proven decision making ability
● Strong work ethic, dependable, consistent
● Flexible good listener, available.
Competitive Salary and Benefits
Equal opportunity employer
Please send resume and statement of interest to:
directorsearch@allsoulsschoolnyc.org
All Souls School, an early childhood day school founded in 1965, builds on each child’s strengths, interests, and experiences in an intentional, trusting environment that fosters experimentation, learning, and respect.
Marie podda-heubach/search committee
directorsearch@allsoulsschoolnyc.org
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