Description

The Executive Director of Student Achievement serves as the district’s executive leader responsible for student outcomes and postsecondary readiness. This role provides strategic leadership for the district’s 75 by 35 goal, ensures coherence across instructional systems, and drives accountability for districtwide student achievement results leading to postsecondary credential attainment.  

Key Responsibility:

• Work closely with the Superintendent as a member of the District Leadership Team and building administrators
• Lead development, monitoring, and continuous improvement of districtwide student achievement priorities
• Translate Board and Superintendent priorities into actionable strategies
• Establish and oversee achievement metrics, dashboards, and reporting systems
• Monitor progress and ensure transparent reporting
• Analyze data to identify trends, gaps, and improvement priorities
• Supervise principals with an instructional focus
• Set expectations for instructional leadership and school improvement planning
• Support alignment of school practices with district goals to include career and college readiness
• Ensure alignment of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional learning with district priorities and policy
• Oversee instructional grants and categorical programs including LAP, Title programs, and Multilingual Learner services
• Supervise Student Achievement Team
• Oversee budgets associated with student achievement
• Ensure alignment, fidelity, and impact evaluation
• Coordinate with higher education, community organizations, and philanthropic partners to advance student achievement and postsecondary pathways
• Provide executive oversight of the Technology Department, including instructional technology systems and district SIS, and supervise the Director of Technology to ensure alignment with student achievement, data integrity, and reporting
• Serve as the district lead for multiple student centered compliance mandates

Other Job Functions:

• Consistently applies board policies and administrative regulations, laws, contracts, and budget/financial accountability applicable to staff, students, and parents 
• Evaluates educational programs for effectiveness
• Provides for public relations with the school community and ensures communication and feedback
• Maintains appropriate administrative credentials. Continues professional preparation and advanced training. Holds membership in professional organizations; participates and teaches in workshops and seminars, when possible
• Communicates and cooperates with other administrators to achieve district goals
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent

Requirements

• Master’s Degree and appropriate and valid Washington State Administrative Credential and certification
• Successful teaching or equivalent classroom/program experience
• Demonstrated successful leadership and management qualities
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of rules, regulations, and laws dealing with public education
• Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development, instructional leadership, and educational program management
• Minimum five years prior administrative experience preferred