Pre-K / Early Childhood Programs Director

Huntsville School District
Job Description

Job Title:  Pre-K / Early Childhood Programs Director

Reports To: Assistant Superintendent

Contracted Days: 225

Job Summary: Huntsville School District is seeking a passionate, visionary leader to serve as the Director of Pre-K/Early Childhood Programs. This position plays a critical role in ensuring every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed by leading high-quality early learning programs across the district, including Arkansas Better Chance School Success (ABCSS) classrooms. The Director will champion early literacy, strong instructional practices, and meaningful family partnerships while ensuring full compliance with Arkansas early childhood requirements.

Essential Duties:

• Provide leadership and oversight for all district Pre-K and early childhood programs
• Ensure compliance with DESE, ABC, and DCCECE regulations
• Promote developmentally appropriate, high-quality instruction aligned to the Arkansas Early Childhood Frameworks
• Lead classroom quality improvement using CLASS® and coaching supports
• Oversee child assessment systems and use data to drive continuous improvement
• Supervise, evaluate, and support Pre-K staff and paraprofessionals
• Coordinate ongoing professional development focused on early literacy and school readiness
• Manage program budgets, including ABC funding and applicable grants
• Strengthen family engagement and community partnerships across Madison County
• Ensure strong alignment and transition from Pre-K to Kindergarten, supporting district literacy priorities and the Right to Read Act
• Pursue and oversee the Early Childhood Local Lead grant and corresponding responsibilities for Madison County
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Educational Leadership, or related field
• Valid Arkansas Administrator License (or be enrolled in a program leading to administrative licensure within 3 years)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in early childhood education

• Experience with ABC programs, CLASS®, and early childhood compliance preferred

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day.

Other: 

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems necessary.

Salary : $60,000 - $70,200