Superintendent

Position Type:
Administration/Superintendent

Date Posted:
1/8/2025

Location:
District Office - Hoonah

Date Available:
08/01/2025

Closing Date:
01/24/2025

District:
Hoonah City SchoolsAdditional Information: Show/Hide
Job Title: Superintendent
Location: Hoonah City School District
Reports To: School Board
Position Type: Full-Time, On-site preferred - Will consider a Part-Time schedule for the exceptional candidate
SUMMARY:
The Hoonah City School District is seeking a dynamic individual to facilitate the delivery of a quality education that inspires and challenges all students to reach their full potential. Hoonah City Schools is located on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska, primarily a Tlingit village it is estimated that 70% of the 850 residents are of Native heritage. Our district vision is for our students to enjoy a diverse learning environment that integrates Tlingit language and culture, engages our community, and graduates productive citizens who are healthy, self-confident, creative, adaptable and resilient. Chichagof island is in the Tongass National Forest and home to an abundance of wildlife including sea lions, porpoises, sea otter, orcas and humpback whales.

JOB PURPOSE:
The Superintendent is the chief administrative officer for the District. This individual executes board policy and oversees the general supervision and administration of all instructional and business operations of the District. This individual reports to the Board of Education and performs all duties of a Superintendent and will enforce all provisions of law, rules, regulations, and school board policies relating to the management of schools and other educational activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:
This individual in this position must hold, or be eligible to receive an Alaska Type B Administrative Certificate with a Superintendent endorsement or enrolled in superintendent program.
Experience, especially with Alaska Native Cultures highly desirable
3-5 years of experience in educational leadership

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties related to the Board:

• Works with the Board president on the Board agenda. Attends and participates in all meetings of the Board and its committees.
• Fully implements Board policies. Advises Board on the need for new or revised policies.
• Directs the implementation of the District Strategic Plan.
• Keep the Board informed of the status of the District's educational system; assure effective communication between the Board and the staff.
• Informs and advises Board of the programs, practices, and problems of the school.
• Secures legal opinions when needed.
• Prepares the budget with the business manager.

Duties related to personnel management:

• Directs staff negotiations with certified and classified bargaining units.
• Selects and recommends for employment the best qualified and most competent candidates for employment in accordance with Board policy and procedure.
• Assigns and defines the duties of all personnel, subject to Board approval and in accordance with the respective collective bargaining agreement.
• Oversees for the evaluation of each staff member and identifies appropriate opportunities for continued professional development.
• Directs employees to attend such regular and occasional meetings as are necessary to carry out the educational programs of the District.
• Supervises methods of teaching, supervision, and administration of the schools.
• Approves leave in accordance with Board Policy and the negotiated agreements.
• Advises the Board regarding the leave, classification, retirement, resignation, promotion, suspension or dismissal of District employees.

Duties related to business and business affairs of the District:

• Seeks and identifies sources of income and funding.
• Recommends budget revisions as need arises.
• Enforces requisition and purchase order policies and regulations.
• Establishes control/inventory systems to account for district funds, supplies, and equipment in accordance with law and Board policy.
• Establishes purchasing timelines and procedures for the school and school district.

• Makes all financial reports required by law or Board policy and prepares same for public release.
• Analyzes the District's financial condition and presents the Board with proposals for meeting financial needs.
• Provides for the annual audit of District accounts and business procedures.

Duties related to non-instructional operations:

• Represent the District as chief administrative officer.
• Makes recommendations to the Board regarding the maintenance, safety, improvement and/or expansion of school facilities, site, equipment, and transportation services.
• Develops instructions and regulations governing the use and care of school properties for school purposes.

Duties related to educational leadership:

• Superintendent will work to further the District's goals and objectives as they align with the Hoonah City Schools' Strategic Plan.
• Communicates short and long-range activities to the Board.
• Keeps public informed of the status of the schools and the District as a whole.
• Works with State Department of Education and legislative leaders to promote the activities of the District.
• Remains current on educational thought and practices by reading educational publications, attending educational conferences, and visiting other school systems in the interest of improving the District's instructional program and overall operations.
• Keeps Board and staff informed of new developments and significant events in the field of education.

• Establishes and promotes good public relations in order to ensure the community's understanding and support of the education program.
• Represents the District in working with outside agencies such as law enforcement, probation, child protective services, and other pertinent organizations, as needed.
• Hears complaints against the schools and resolves concerns between employees or between employees and students or parents/guardians.
• Performs other duties, and exercises such other authority, as may be required or conferred upon him/her by law or by the Board.

TIMELINE:
1st Review: Applications must be received byJanuary 24th, 2025 APPLY ONLINE.


Hoonah City School District BP 4030: Nondiscrimination in Employment, All Personnel Note: Title Ii of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008, which became effective November 21, 2009, protects applicants and employees from employment discrimination based on genetic information. Employers are prohibited from discriminating in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment. GINA also restricts employers' acquisition of genetic information and strictly limits disclosure of genetic information. Genetic information includes information about genetic tests of applicants, employees or their family members, the manifestation of diseases or disorders in family members (family medical history), and requests for or receipt of genetic services by applicants, employees, or their family members. The district and its employees shall not unlawfully discriminate against or harass employees or job applicants on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, Vietnam era veteran status, genetic information, or good faith reporting to the board on a matter of public concern.