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The board will delegate to the head of the school the authority for the management and execution of day-to-day school activities, including management of personnel and instructional leadership. The head of the school will serve as the liaison between the board and the school. The administrative structure and roles and responsibilities are as follows. The head of the school will inspire, lead, guide, and direct every member of the instructional and support services teams in setting and achieving the highest standards of excellence, so that each individual student enrolled in the school may have a complete, valuable, meaningful and personally rewarding education. The head of the school is responsible for providing a supportive environment for all Spartanburg Charter School employees, and must promote academic freedom, trust, and respect among all employees. The head of the school's specific responsibilities will include the following: - Administer the development and maintenance of a positive educational program designed to meet the needs of the school and to ensure that the school’s mission is implemented with fidelity
- Recommend policies, guidelines and procedures for adoption by the board
- Carry out the policies, guidelines and procedures adopted by the board
- Lead the agency in the recruitment and retention of the quality staff required to provide proper instructional and support resources for the operation of the school program
- Prepare the annual budget, for board approval
- Conduct a continuous study of the development and needs of the school and keep the public informed
- Represent the school before the public and maintain through cooperative leadership, both within and without the school, such a program of publicity and public relations as may keep the public informed of the activities, needs, and successes of the school
- Serve as the schools’ instructional leader, modeling and implementing curricula based on “best practices” that are aligned with standards of the South Carolina State Department of Education and also consistent with inquiry-based approaches to instruction
- Oversee assessment processes that monitor student learning and drive on-going curricular and instructional design
- Plan and lead the school’s professional development activities in collaboration with the faculty
- Plan and implement the master schedule in collaboration with the faculty
- Evaluate all school faculty and staff, conducting observations of the instructional process
- Co-lead IAT meetings
- Teach character education classes when necessary
- Ensure that accurate and current student and personnel records are maintained according to the established record-keeping format
- Stay abreast of current research in education in general, and in inquiry-based curriculum and instruction in particular
- Carry out all duties that may be assigned by the board
- Ability to lead and manage overall administration and operation of the school
Knowledge of and ability to communicate to various groups information on model programs, best practices, related laws and policies and relevant issues related to the mission and management of the school - Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws and regulations.
The head of the school is accountable to a wide range of constituents – beginning with the Spartanburg Charter School board, students and their families, and staff and extending to state government officials, legislators, and local, state and national audiences who may have special interests in Spartanburg Charter School programs. The head of the school is responsible for having in-depth knowledge of the state of South Carolina and for serving in a leadership role in identifying and promoting the resolution of problems and issues related to the school and its students. |
