The Qualifications

The candidate must have the background, skills, and abilities essential for excellence in educational leadership to include high expectations, being data driven and maintaining a culture of accountability throughout the District. Experience as a Superintendent or in a central office leadership position is preferred. Teaching experience as a classroom teacher in a public-school environment is required. Doctorate and living in the community is strongly preferred. New York Superintendent certification – or eligibility for it – is required. The Board is seeking a candidate with the following required characteristics: 

1. An educational leader who deals in an honest manner, with sensitivity, with all members of the school/community and has a passion for education and success for all students
2. An excellent enthusiastic, confident leader who will become an integral part of the district and community, who works collaboratively with administrators to accomplish the goals of the district, monitors their progress and evaluates their performance and possesses leadership qualities that allow for strategic decisions and successfully guides plans for their successful implementation by his or her staff
3. An educational leader with strong financial knowledge and demonstrates a proven record of success in budget development, to include community input, in order to support district programs and has demonstrated success in the implementation of collaborative negotiating skills
4. An individual who leads by example with high ethical standards, who continually builds expertise and consistently demonstrates courage, accountability and integrity
5. An educational leader who is visible and demonstrates proven leadership that supports academic excellence and is knowledgeable regarding the current trends in research-based curriculum and instruction

Salary: Regionally competitive salary based upon experience and qualifications