EAST ORANGE SCHOOL DISTRICT

East Orange, New Jersey

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Position

REPORTS TO: Board of Education

JOB GOAL:
To inspire, lead, guide, and direct every member of the administrative,
instructional, and support services staff in setting and achieving the highest
standard of excellence and to oversee and administer the use of all district
facilities, property, and funds with a maximum of efficiency and a minimum of
waste so that each student enrolled in the district may be provided with an
appropriate and effective education.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Leadership and management responsibilities of the Superintendent shall extend
to all activities of the district, to all phases of the educational program, to all
aspects of the financial operation, to all parts of the physical plant, and to the
conduct of such other duties as may be assigned by the Board. The
Superintendent may delegate these duties together with appropriate authority,
but may not delegate nor relinquish ultimate responsibility for results or any
portion of accountability.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Instructional Leadership

1. Ensures that a system of thorough and efficient education, as defined in state
law and code is available to all students

2. Ensures that the goals of the school system are reflected in its educational

program and operations
3. Provides for the timely completion of annual district and school-level reporting

and planning requirements including school report cards, student
performance objectives and a quality assurance report to the public

4. Reviews, with staff, all curriculum guides and courses of study annually in
accordance with a board-adopted evaluation schedule. Recommends, for
board adoption, curricula, courses, textbooks and time schedules

5. Ensures implementation and evaluation of all board-approved written

curriculum for all subjects and inclusion of mandated programs and the New
Jersey Student Learning Standards

6. Provides for curriculum articulation among grades and schools in the district

and between/among constituent districts in a regional school system or
sending-receiving agreement

7. Encourages staff to develop programs, services and projects that reflect

instructional diversity, alternatives and flexibility, while assuring an articulated,
consistent education for all students

8. Ensures the effectiveness of the instructional program by measuring student

achievement against state and local standards. Initiates program changes as
necessary

9. Develops guidelines and direction for monitoring the effectiveness of existing

and new programs
10. Seeks out available sources for grant funding to support programs and

projects
11. Keeps professionally current and informed on research-based educational

practices
12. Reports to the Board of Education regarding educational programs and

facilities of the district

Personnel Administration

1. Mentors staff and demands high performance. Implements sound
personnel practices

2. Directs and supervises the administrative staff and, through them, all
district staff

3. Develops recruitment and retention procedures to assure well-qualified
applicants for professional and non-professional positions. Participates in
final candidate interviews, as appropriate, and recommends appointment,
transfer, renewal, and dismissal of all certified and non-certified staff to the
Board

4. Ensures that all staff is appropriately certified and is observed and
evaluated annually in accordance with law and established procedures.
Recommends certified and non-certified employees for contract renewal
and/or tenure appointment

5. Suspends staff

6. Provides direction and serves as a resource for management

representatives in negotiating with employee bargaining units

7. Supervises administration of collective bargaining agreements

8. Recommends and implements the district’s professional development plan

9. Ensures that all teaching staff members fulfill continuing professional
development and receive in-service training required by state/federal laws.
Assumes responsibility for the maintenance of appropriate documentation
in a central file and timely submission of all required reports

Financial Management

1. Ensures that the budget implements the district’s goals

2. Ensures implementation of board financial policies and district procedures.
Provides direction to and supervision of school business functions.
Encourages development and implementation of sound business practices

3. Initiates and supervises development of the annual budget, providing

opportunity for staff input. Recommends budget and budget priorities for
board approval and communicates the educational and monetary impact
of the budget to the community

4. Ensures that the district develops and implements a multi-year (3-5 years)

comprehensive maintenance plan

5. Oversees school facility management to provide safe, efficient, and
attractive buildings, with strong emphasis on preventative maintenance
and custodial care. Ensures annual inspections of each school building
for adherence to health and safety codes

6. Continually assesses business management practices to achieve

efficiency

7. Ensures funds are spent prudently by providing adequate control and
accounting of the district’s financial and physical resources

Student Services

1. Ensures that a system of free appropriate special education and/or related
services is available to all students with educational disabilities

2. Develops and oversees the delivery of the district’s intervention and
referral services for students who are experiencing difficulties in their
classes and who have not been classified in need of special education
services

3. Develops, in consultation with the school physician, a plan for the

provision of school nursing services to be adopted by the Board

4. Confers annually with the administrator of each nonpublic school located
in the district to plan for nursing services that may be made available
pursuant to law and submits an annual written report to the executive
county superintendent

5. Develops and implements policies and procedures related to missing

children and the reporting of allegations of child abuse and neglect

6. Implements a board-approved program of guidance and counseling
services

7. Ensures access to public education for homeless students in accordance

with state and federal law and administrative code

School/Community Relations

1. Promotes community support of the schools. Interprets district programs
and services, reports plans, events and activities of interest, and solicits
community opinions regarding school and education issues

2. Identifies available community resources and linkages to social service
agencies that support education and healthy child development

3. Develops strategies to promote parental involvement in their children’s

education and provides opportunities for parent-teacher interaction
4. Maintains contact and good relations with the local media
5. Ensures that the district’s interests will be represented in meetings and

activities of municipal and other governmental agencies
6. Represents the school system and its interests in community

organizations, activities and projects

Board Responsibilities

1. Provides leadership in the implementation of the district’s vision, mission,
and goals

2. Serves as a non-voting member of the Board of Education and a non-
voting ex-officio member of all committees created by the Board, to
participate in discussions and serve as a resource. The CSA will not
count toward the quorum of the committee

3. Prepares and recommends short- and long-range plans for board approval

and implements those plans when approved

4. Attends all regular and special meetings of the board, and participates in a
professional leadership role. Designates an administrative staff member
to serve in his/her absence, when appropriate

5. Knows Board policy and respects the policymaking authority and

responsibility of the Board

6. Recommends drafts of new policies or changes to the Board. Establishes
guidelines and processes for monitoring implementation of board policies

7. Collects adequate and reliable information before making

recommendations and decisions

8. Prepares, in conjunction with the Board President, agenda
recommendations relative to all matters requiring Board action, including
all facts, information, options and reports needed to assure informed
decisions. Provides advice and counsel to the Board on matters before it

9. Provides a communication system to keep the Board informed of district

issues and critical information needed for decision-making

10. Anticipates potential problems and recommends policies or courses of
staff action

11. Keeps the Board informed regarding development in other districts or at

state and national levels that would be helpful to the district

12. Ensures that all local, state/federal standards for the health and safety of
students and staff are maintained and that required reports are maintained

13. Fulfills all statutory obligations and implements the education law of the

State of New Jersey and the administrative code of the New Jersey
Department of Education

14. Advises the Board of its responsibilities under the School Code of Ethics

Act. Ensures the adoption of policies and procedures regarding required
training for Board members and the annual distribution, public discussion,
and documentation of the Act and the Code of Ethics for School Board
Members

Policy Development

1. As chief school executive, carries out the policies of the Board, exhibiting
common sense in the implementation of policy and the interpretation of
policy language

2. Advises the Board of the need for new, revised or deleted policies and
prepares policy drafts for board approval

3. Supervises the effective implementation of all constitutional or statutory

laws, state regulations, and Board policies

4. Makes such rules, procedures/guidelines and forms and give such
instructions to school employees and students as may be necessary to
implement Board policy

5. Supervises the efficient maintenance and dissemination of all Board of

Education policy documents

6. Acts on own discretion if action is necessary in any matter not covered by
Board policy, reports such action to the Board as soon as practicable and
prepares draft policy for review, modifications, if necessary, and adoption
by the Board

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Valid New Jersey School Administrator Certificate or eligibility

2. An earned master’s degree with a major in education administration,
special education or related field such as curriculum and instruction

3. Central office, school administration and teacher experience as
determined by the Board

4. Demonstrated success with curriculum, personnel management, school
finance and strategic planning

5. Strong leadership and communication skills

6. Superior human relations skills and experience in working with diverse

populations, community organizations, and other advocacy groups

7. Required criminal history background check, drug screening, and eligibility
to work in the United States

8. Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties in the area of
responsibility with reasonable accommodation.

9. All applicants must meet NJ residency requirements as per the “New
Jersey First Act”, N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70)

10. Such other qualifications of academic, professional and personal
excellence as the East Orange Board of Education may specify

PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF CONTINUED

EMPLOYMENT

The Physical Abilities and Other Conditions of Continued Employment listed in this

section are representative but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of Physical

Abilities and Other Conditions of Continued Employment which may be required of this

position. The East Orange School District encourages persons with disabilities who are

interested in employment in this class and need reasonable accommodations to contact

the Division of Labor Relations and Employment Services.

Vision: (which may be corrected) to read small print; view a computer screen for

prolonged periods

Hearing: (which may be corrected) to answer telephones and tolerate exposure to noisy

conditions

Speech: to be understood in face-to-face communications; to speak with a level of

proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone

Upper Body Mobility: use hands and fingers to feel, grasp, and manipulate small

objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at wrist and elbow; extend arm to reach

outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise and lower head

Strength: to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects which weigh as much as 5 pounds on a

frequent basis

Environmental Requirements: encounter constant work interruptions; work

cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors

Mental Requirements: read, write, understand, interpret and apply information at a

moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high

school proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly, learn

quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks

in order of importance; copy, compare, compile, and coordinate information and records

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Qualified applicants are invited to file applications and credentials via APPLICANT

PORTAL at:

https://eportal.eastorange.k12.nj.us/app/applicant/login.php

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

1. Review of credentials filed with the Superintendent of Schools

2. An oral interview to determine an applicant’s personal qualifications and aptitude

for the position, as required

3. The appointment of a person to the position advertised is the responsibility of the

Board of Education and will be made in compliance with Board policies related to

the appointment of staff

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Twelve-month work year

SALARY RANGE:

Unaffiliated; based on background, training, and experience

Approved by the East Orange Board of Education: March 24, 2020

Rev. 03/02/2020m