Leonardo d Vinci Health Sciences Charter School (LdVCS)

Certificated Position

2021–2022

Position:  Director, Elementary School (Grades K–6)

Job Summary:

Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter School (LdVCS), located in East Chula Vista, seeking a Director for the 2021–2022 year.

The Director of Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter School shall be an educational leader who demonstrates leadership capacity by modeling core values and motivating all LdVCS stake holders to give their best to fulfill the Charter School’s mission and vision. Education leaders set the tone for their school. They visit classrooms to observe teaching methods, review instructional objectives, and examine learning materials. They work collaboratively with teachers to develop and maintain high curriculum standards, and are responsible for setting performance goals and objectives. Educational leaders encourage parents to actively participate in contributing to their child’s education, demonstrated through volunteering in classrooms, participating in school events, tutoring, and servicing in the shared decision-making process. In their book, Leadership Courage, Cottrell & Harvey (2004) state, “Accepting responsibility (as a leader) is not optional — it is mandatory. Accepting responsibility leads to confidence, self-control and trust . . . all qualities of effective leadership.” The Director who leads with purpose and integrity promotes a culture of innovation, collaboration, and success.

Mission:

As a nurturing learning community, LdVCS cultivates health-literate students who have the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and attitudes, which empower them to become influential contributors in an ever-changing global society.

Vision:

LdVCS believes in a student-centered approach to learning that encourages all students to become compassionate, innovative, and intelligent thinkers who are knowledgeable about and value what it means to be healthy.

Qualifications:

• California Administrative Services Credential, Elementary or Single Subject Credential
• Previous experience as a school administrator preferred
• Charter school administrative experience desirable
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership on behalf of children to ensure access to the highest quality educational program that promotes academic achievement.
• Promote teacher leadership through ongoing professional development as a whole school as well as by grade level, ensuring that staff development is aligned with LdVCS’s mission and curricular focus.
• Promote collaborative decision-making, and address the strengths of the Charter School community.
• Provide leadership to teachers and staff in determining objectives and identifying school needs as the basis for developing long- and short-range plans aligned with LdVCS’s mission and curricular focus.
• Coordinate curricular materials that support instructional strategies outlined in the charter.
• Encourage parents to actively participate in contributing to their child's education.
• Provide assistance and coordination to the staff in the development of curriculum.
• Promote positive parent/student/teacher relations.
• Attend IEP/SST meetings.
• Supervise student disciplinary matters.
• Coordinate the administration of standardized testing.
• Attend all LdVCS Board of Trustees meetings.
• Develop LdVCS Board of Trustees meeting agendas in conjunction with the Board of Trustees Chair in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act.
• Provide comments and recommendations regarding policies presented by others to the LdVCS Board of Trustees.
• Report all possible litigation to the LdVCS Board of Trustees.
• Communicate with the LdVCS’s legal counsel and any outside consultants.
• Stay abreast of school laws and regulations.
• Supervise the process of teacher and staff evaluations.
• Participate in the hiring process, discipline, supervision, and dismissal of all employees of LdVCS.
• Provide timely performance evaluations of all LdVCS employees and report all potential employee disciplinary actions to the LdVCS Board of Trustees (Employees of LdVCS Board of Trustees members shall be excluded from these discussions with the LdVCS Board of Trustees).
• Pursue partnerships, donations, and grant opportunities for LdVCS.
• Approve all purchase orders, pay warrants, and requisitions, and, upon approval, forward on for processing.
• Participate in the dispute-resolution process as outlined in the site grievance procedure, found in Section VI of the charter.
• Establish and execute enrollment procedures and serve as the custodian of records.
• Provide necessary financial reports as required for proper ADA reporting.
• Present a quarterly financial report to the LdVCS Board of Trustees.
• Establish procedures designed to carry out LdVCS Board of Trustees policies.
• Plan and coordinate all activities related to enrollment.
• Maintain contact with the Chula Vista Elementary School District; attend as necessary the Chula Vista Elementary School District Board of Education meetings as the Charter School representative; attend as necessary the Chula Vista Elementary School District Administrative meetings.
• Participate in and oversee Categorical Program Monitoring (CPM).
• Exhibit strong instructional leadership and the ability to mentor/train new teachers and provide resources/guidance to support teacher development.
• Demonstrate knowledge of fundraising, grant writing, and/or experience in working with a 501c3 non-profit organization.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Board of Trustees.

Salary:

$115K–130K based on experience.