Director, Early Childhood Education JobID: 9179

　　Position Type:

　　Preschool / Early Childhood - Admin/Leadership

　　Date Posted:

　　1/18/2024

　　Location:

　　Educational Support Center

　　Date Available:

　　07/01/2024

　　Closing Date:

　　01/31/2024

　　FULL SALARY RANGE: Level 18 (minimum: $99,641- mid-point: $123,015- maximum: $146,387)

　　The maximum placement for new hires is based upon experience and typically does not exceed the mid-point of the range.

　　STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

　　FTE: 1.0

　　MONTHS PER YEAR: 12

　　JOB CODE: 060508

　　POSITION TYPE: NEW

　　Location: Thornton, CO

　　Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission toelevate student success for every student every day in every classroom.Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

　　SUMMARY: Serves as part of the Learning Services team in Adams 12 Five Star School District whose primary responsibilities are to: support schools; lead a comprehensive vision for teaching and learning; model the way regarding best practices. Responsible for providing vision, instructional leadership, and management for the District’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) department and its implementation of a Universal Preschool Program. Leads, monitors, and engages in cross-functional collaboration across Learning Services to ensure implementation and alignment in the articulation of Colorado Academic Standards and a guaranteed and viable curriculum for preschool classrooms. Works closely with senior leadership within the Student Support Services department in the development and implementation of an inclusive continuum of services for preschool students. Creates and implements structures for collaboration, capacity building, and partnership with principals and ECE staff to support the implementation of a guaranteed and viable curriculum, and implementation of best practices and developmental guidelines for early childhood education. Responsible for ensuring district-wide compliance around federal, state, and Superintendent and Board of Education policies, including those outlined by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

　　Job Tasks Descriptions

　　Lead the development and implementation of a standards-aligned, student-focused guaranteed and viable curriculum and instructional priorities for Early Childhood Education. Regularly and effectively monitor the effectiveness of programming for preschool students and provide data and guidance to the Chief Academic Officer

　　Establish and monitor a supervisory accountability structure for general education staff, both certified and classified, and (ECE) central office staff. Oversee and authorize the hiring of all general education (ECE) staff as determined by need and budget.

　　Collaborate and partner with building administrators, coordinators, instructional coaches, and site-based staff to build capacity in the assessment and evaluation of program management and classroom instruction.

　　Implement an accountability system through the district preschool curriculum frameworks, aligning instruction with state and district standards, using the district evaluation system, providing expectations to staff, and providing opportunities to analyze student data.

　　Establish and foster a rigorous and respectful adult learning environment by maximizing collaboration and adult learning to improve instruction, providing classroom staff with materials, inspiring new and challenging innovations and valuing a sense of community.

　　Serves as a member of the Learning Services Leadership Team and assists in setting vision for best practice in early childhood education, including consultation and leadership for best practice in kindergarten classrooms, as part of the early childhood education continuum.

　　Develop, implement and monitor yearly full-time equivalent (FTE) allocations and classified staff hours to ensure compliance and equity of resources. Collaborate with Student Support Services to ensure funding is adequate to meet the required needs of students with special education needs.

　　Collaborate with Student Support Services department staff to implement a full continuum of services, routed in data, to support the unique needs of all students in an inclusive early childhood setting. Partner with the Executive Director of Special Populations to ensure compliance with federal and state guidelines and laws, licensing regulations, and Results Matter regulations.

　　Facilitate communication and collaboration structures across multiple district departments, including Student Support Services, Curriculum and InstructionCulturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, Human Resources, Business Services as well as the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education, the superintendent and the schools' executive directors. Collaborate and advocate with state and local agencies, including the CDE’s Department of Early Childhood Education and the Local Coordinating Organization (LCO) for Adams County School Districts.

　　Perform other duties as assigned.

　　EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

　　Master's degree in education, Early Childhood, and/or Special Education plus additional coursework required for certification or licensure

　　Minimum of five (5) years of administrative experience

　　Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of public education

　　Experience in teaching early childhood preferred

　　Demonstrated leadership and experience in leading initiatives

　　LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

　　Criminal background check required for hire.

　　Colorado Principal’s license preferred. Ability to work toward licensure.

　　Must possess or be able to obtain a valid and appropriate Colorado Educator Licenses.

　　SALARY INFORMATION:

　　The salary listed is for full time positions (1.0 FTE). This salary will be adjusted, as needed, based upon the FTE. Administrative employees' salary will be commensurate on the employees’ education and/or work experience. For additional information, please review ourAdministrative Compensation Program (https://www.adams12.org/human-resources/documents/administrative-compensation-program) or review ourAdministrative Salary Schedule (https://www.adams12.org/human-resources/salary-schedules) .

　　BENEFITS INFORMATION:

　　Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

　　To learn more about our benefits, including paid time off, please see ourBenefits Overview (https://www.adams12.org/human-resources/benefits-overview) .

　　APPLICATION INFORMATION:

　　All applicants (current district employees and external applicants) should list any and all work experience, including current district experience, when completing the employment application. Please include job titles and duties that you held while doing that job. Since the Human Resource department uses the application to screen for minimum qualifications required for each job, it is important to have a complete application so you will be considered for the position you are applying for.

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