Regional Superintendent Opening for Upper Counties

**Archdiocese of New York** **Department of Education – Superintendent of Schools Office** ***Regional Superintendent, Upper Counties*** **Overview/Purpose:** This position provides educational leadership to the Catholic Schools in a respective region in collaboration with the Superintendent of Schools' staff and pastors of parish-based schools. **Reports to:** Superintendent of Schools **Work Location:** Beacon Regional Office – Beacon, NY 12508 **Main Duties:** *Catholic Identity: As the primary spiritual leader for his/her region of schools, the Regional Superintendent will monitor and assess the Catholic Identity of every school as well as the quality of its programs.* - Responsibilities - Collaborates with the Office of Catholic Identity to ensure the schools are Christ-Centered. - Encourages school administration to promote/practice regular routine of prayer that includes Mass, daily prayer, seasonal devotions (i.e. Rosary, Stations of the Cross), and reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. - Confirms principals and teachers are properly certified with either Level I and Level II Catechist Certification or have a Master's Degree in religious studies from a Catholic institution, as per the prescriptions of the union contract. - Ensures all schools within the region participate in the annual Spirituality Day. - Core Competencies - Practicing Catholic in good standing - Promote understanding of strong Catholic Identity and lived Gospel values - Promote collaboration and collegiality among school principals *Instructional: As the primary instructional leader for his/her region of schools, the Regional Superintendent will monitor and assess the academic achievement of every school as well as the quality of its programs.* - Responsibilities - Collaborates with the Office of Teaching and Learning to ensure the schools are academically excellent. - Develops an annual academic and professional development plan for the schools within the region based on the academic goals and priorities established by the Office of Teaching and Learning. - Supervises and evaluates the effectiveness of the Instructional Specialists in attaining the academic goals of the region. - Monitor principals' academic achievement goals, objectives, and long-range plans to ensure they are aligned with the region's goals. - Holds follow-up meetings with principals of high-need schools to review action plans and strategies and conducts periodic visits to these schools. - Monitors the protocol for school "walkthroughs" identifying key elements under evaluation, procedures for communicating / addressing areas of concern and documenting results. - Makes announced and unannounced visits to all principals and conducts school walkthroughs to ensure effective instruction. - Reviews all Data Day school-based plans and progress reports generated by the schools during data day. - Reviews the evaluation's summary reports for all principals and consults with each regarding his or her academic goals. - Provides appropriate consultation and ongoing support for schools to maintain Archdiocesan recognized school accreditation status. - Promotes schools in his/her region to become NCEA Catholic Schools of Distinction - Core Competencies - Data analysis skills to: - Analyze and interpret data - Make suggestions for improving the performance described by the data - Curriculum development skills to: - Promote understanding of the core curriculum - Provide direction for staff developing its expertise in applying the core curriculum - Use high yield strategies - Evaluation skills to: - Monitor transfer of skills from presentations to classroom - Provide (use) rubrics to examine progress *Leadership and Recruitment: As the primary leader for his/her region of schools, the Regional Superintendent will monitor and assess the leadership of every school as well as the quality of its programs.* - Responsibilities - Collaborates with the Office of Leader…