GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Office of Personnel Services

Announcement of Application and Screening for Position of:

Background: The Garden Grove Unified School District, a nationally recognized urban district, holds extremely high expectations for our students and the adults who serve them. We are passionate about preparing our culturally and linguistically diverse students for college success and beyond and searching for a proven instructional leader, who shares our common mission, to serve as a member of our collaborative K-12 team. 

Such a leader is one who:

BELIEVES:  

• All students can succeed and that their backgrounds, cultures and language are teaching and learning assets
• Students, parents and communities are partners in the educational mission
• In the shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that inspire others to higher levels of performance

POSSESSES: 

• Ability to make others feel valued, appreciated and respected
• Ability to earn the trust and respect of those being served
• Ability to maintain the professional will and moral imperative to work with staff and parents to realize their hopes for their children’s success
• Ability to identify with the hopes and dreams of parents for their children in the communities being served
• Understanding of the realities of parents and communities, including strengths and challenges and a willingness to constantly seek opportunities to incorporate them into school and district leadership practices
• Ability to ensure fairness and equity in district policies and practices and in their appreciation
• Courage to make difficult decisions based on what is in the best interests of children
• Courage to deliver tough messages and the ability to do so with compassion
• Courage and integrity to dissent from a group based on one’s own professional judgment and personal conviction
• Committed to the District Mission, Goals and Vision

IS PREPARED TO: 

• Coordinate special education programs and related services
• Supervise and evaluate assigned DIS personnel
• Act as complaint and resolution manager for student filed cases and complaints
• Oversee overall program compliance within legal mandates and guidelines
• Provide guidance to special and general education administrators and staff with regard to special education legal compliance
• Coordinate programs and services through non-public agencies and non-public schools
• Coordinate “search and serve” referral and assessment procedures
• Coordinate programs for mental health services
• Act as advisor for Program Supervisors
• Coordinate and monitor District SARB process

Requirements:

• An earned Master’s Degree
• An administrative credential authorizing K-12 service
• Special education credential

Salary and Work Year:

• Administrators’ Salary Schedule – Range 11, $95,077 - $110,161
• Assignment length – 206 duty days

Application Procedure:

• Letter of application providing evidence of training and experience in each of the outlined areas of leadership
• Resume with a listing of immediate supervisors during the last three years

Closing Date for Applications:

• Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2013

Submit Applications to:                     

Garden Grove Unified School District

Attention: Joli Armitage, Director, Personnel Services

10331 Stanford Avenue                                                                                                    

Garden Grove, CA   92840