Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning
Apply NowCompany: Oak Park and River Forest High School
Location: Oak Park, IL 60302
Description:
Position Type:
Administration/Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning
Date Posted:
4/11/2025
Location:
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Date Available:
07/01/2025
Closing Date:
05/09/2025
Job Title: Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning
Reports to: Superintendent
Terms and Conditions: 12-month position.
Salary: $160,000 - $185,000 depending on qualifications and experience. For information on benefits, please CLICK HERE
FLSA Status: Exempt
Please, no phone calls. The respective hiring manager will review candidates once the job posting closes. If selected to move forward, you will be contacted by phone or email. After reviewing the job posting, if you have any questions, please send an email to hr@oprfhs.org.
OPRF - WHO WE ARE...
Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a comprehensive public high school located in Oak Park, Ill., a suburb eight miles due west of downtown Chicago. We are a one-school district, with the majority of our students coming from two sender districts, River Forest Public Schools District 90 and Oak Park Elementary School District 97. We offer more than 200 courses, a variety of programs for students with special needs, 75 clubs and activities, and 29 competitive sports. We prepare our students well for post-secondary success, with an average ACT composite score of 24 and a 94% graduation rate.
Oak Park and River Forest are communities that highly value diversity. OPRF is a founding member of the national Minority Student Achievement Network, and our school is racially and economically diverse, with about 44% of our 3,300 students identifying as African-American, Hispanic, multiracial, or Asian. Our villages have long embraced the LGBTQ community, and we have a significant mix of homeowners and renters.
We seek faculty and staff who have high expectations for all students, and who value student voice in education. As a school, we are particularly focused on closing opportunity gaps for our students of color.
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 is a great place for those who are interested in an environment that supports creativity, leadership at all levels, innovation, a focus on professional and curriculum development, and the best practices of instruction. We are currently seeking individuals to join our team where we enable all students to achieve their full potential every day.
OPRF is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. OPRF's goal is to increase its representation of people of color.
QualificationsM.A. in educational leadership or closely related field required; Ed.D. / Ph.D. desirable. Valid Illinois Professional Educator License with Principal endorsement required, Superintendent endorsement strongly preferred. Illinois State Board of Education issued teacher evaluator designation. Successful teaching experience including a comprehensive understanding of classroom practice at the secondary school level. Successful administrator experience, preferably as a building principal Strong interpersonal and communication skills Experience with diverse student populations Commitment to equitable excellence for all students Commitment to eliminating systemic obstacles for all students Leadership style that values people and is based on high professional and ethical values Demonstrated initiative and high level of motivation Expertise in using data for decision-making Proficiency in technology (e.g. Google and Microsoft Office applications)
Position Summary:
The Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning is the chief administrator in charge of all curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices. Provides leadership in the ongoing development, improvement, and assessment of the District's curriculum program, professional development, and overall student learning to meet the academic and socio-emotional needs of students. As a member of the District Leadership Team, oversees the transformative teaching and learning and holistic education components of the strategic plan and works closely with other cabinet members to align all district systems, policies, and procedures in support of our strategic vision of becoming an ever-improving model of equity and excellence that will enable all students to achieve their full potential. The Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning supervises and evaluates the Director of Student Learning, and the Division Heads.
Essential Functions:
Oversees all curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices in the District, including In collaboration with Division Heads, oversees the Teacher Collaboration Teams (TCTs). Provides oversight for teacher evaluations and serves on the District Performance Evaluation (PERA) committee. Collaborates with the Executive Director of Equity and Student Success, the Manager of Data Systems, and Coordinator of Learning Analytics to monitor student outcomes. Leads the design and implementation of professional development for all faculty and staff, including, but not limited toTeacher Collaboration Collaborates with the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources about: Serves as a district leadership team member by actively participating in and contributing to the leadership team meetings and initiatives. Oversees the management of federal and state entitlement grants - ESSA, CTEI, Perkins. Assists families and counselors in facilitating alternative educational placements when appropriate. Supervises and evaluates Division Heads and Director of Student Learning Performs other such duties as assigned by the Superintendent. Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work activities are conducted in a climate-controlled open office environment and noise levels are usually quiet. There are no hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, possess average ordinary visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate office equipment, talk, hear average or normal conversations, reach with hands and arms, walk, climb and descend stairs, bend, crouch, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Frequent and regular movements are required using the wrists, hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate office equipment, tools, or controls.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive listing of the duties performed in this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.
Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200 (OPRF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position description should not be considered to contain every function/responsibility that an individual may be asked to perform by his/her supervisor. Employees are expected to perform other related functions as assigned.
Administration/Assistant Superintendent of Student Learning
Date Posted:
4/11/2025
Location:
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Date Available:
07/01/2025
Closing Date:
05/09/2025
Job Title: Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning
Reports to: Superintendent
Terms and Conditions: 12-month position.
Salary: $160,000 - $185,000 depending on qualifications and experience. For information on benefits, please CLICK HERE
FLSA Status: Exempt
Please, no phone calls. The respective hiring manager will review candidates once the job posting closes. If selected to move forward, you will be contacted by phone or email. After reviewing the job posting, if you have any questions, please send an email to hr@oprfhs.org.
OPRF - WHO WE ARE...
Oak Park and River Forest High School, or OPRF, is a comprehensive public high school located in Oak Park, Ill., a suburb eight miles due west of downtown Chicago. We are a one-school district, with the majority of our students coming from two sender districts, River Forest Public Schools District 90 and Oak Park Elementary School District 97. We offer more than 200 courses, a variety of programs for students with special needs, 75 clubs and activities, and 29 competitive sports. We prepare our students well for post-secondary success, with an average ACT composite score of 24 and a 94% graduation rate.
Oak Park and River Forest are communities that highly value diversity. OPRF is a founding member of the national Minority Student Achievement Network, and our school is racially and economically diverse, with about 44% of our 3,300 students identifying as African-American, Hispanic, multiracial, or Asian. Our villages have long embraced the LGBTQ community, and we have a significant mix of homeowners and renters.
We seek faculty and staff who have high expectations for all students, and who value student voice in education. As a school, we are particularly focused on closing opportunity gaps for our students of color.
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 is a great place for those who are interested in an environment that supports creativity, leadership at all levels, innovation, a focus on professional and curriculum development, and the best practices of instruction. We are currently seeking individuals to join our team where we enable all students to achieve their full potential every day.
OPRF is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. OPRF's goal is to increase its representation of people of color.
Qualifications
Position Summary:
The Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning is the chief administrator in charge of all curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices. Provides leadership in the ongoing development, improvement, and assessment of the District's curriculum program, professional development, and overall student learning to meet the academic and socio-emotional needs of students. As a member of the District Leadership Team, oversees the transformative teaching and learning and holistic education components of the strategic plan and works closely with other cabinet members to align all district systems, policies, and procedures in support of our strategic vision of becoming an ever-improving model of equity and excellence that will enable all students to achieve their full potential. The Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning supervises and evaluates the Director of Student Learning, and the Division Heads.
Essential Functions:
- coordination of the curriculum evaluation and revision process, including the course proposal, academic catalog, and textbook selection process.
- oversight and support for divisional curriculum work including summer curriculum projects.
- Divisional PD experiences
- Program-specific PD
- Institute and Staff Development Days
- staffing projections and recommendations for faculty positions
- development and scheduling of administrator academies
- school calendar development
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work activities are conducted in a climate-controlled open office environment and noise levels are usually quiet. There are no hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods of time, possess average ordinary visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate office equipment, talk, hear average or normal conversations, reach with hands and arms, walk, climb and descend stairs, bend, crouch, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Frequent and regular movements are required using the wrists, hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate office equipment, tools, or controls.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive listing of the duties performed in this position. The individuals currently holding this position perform additional duties and additional duties may be assigned.
Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200 (OPRF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position description should not be considered to contain every function/responsibility that an individual may be asked to perform by his/her supervisor. Employees are expected to perform other related functions as assigned.