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Please Note: This Position only open to internal NYC Public Schools (NYCPS) employees.
Chief of School Leadership Development
Position Summary: Under the executive leadership and direction of the Senior Chief of School Leadership (OFDC), the Chief of School Leadership Development, will design and develop the department's leadership development strategy and leadership pipeline to revamp our professional learning experiences and opportunities for superintendents, principals, and other district and school-based leaders to strengthen their instructional, operational, and community leadership and implement the Chancellor’s vision. The Chief of School Leadership Development leads the OFDC Central team’s efforts to develop and facilitate professional learning programs for Superintendents based on sound research, best practices, and district-level data to support them as they work with principals to improve instruction for all students.
New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) is committed to strengthening the development of robust leadership pipelines and building the instructional leadership capacity of Superintendents and principals and their instructional leadership teams across the system. The Chief of School Leadership Development will play a significant policy and program role in ensuring that the Central OFDC team communicates a coherent vision for instructional operational, community and organizational leadership, as well as principal preparation programs, in service of improving academic outcomes for all students. The Chief of School Leadership Development will also coordinate the cross-functional collaboration within OFDC and across NYCPS divisions to draw upon relevant expertise, include multiple perspectives, monitor progress, and build consensus around leadership development strategies and programs for Superintendents and principals. Performs related work.
Reports to: Senior Chief of Implementation
Direct Reports: Manages a OFDC Central team of senior staff working on school leadership development for superintendents, principals and their teams.
Key Relationships: Works collaboratively with Supervising Superintendents, and NYCPS Central, divisional, and superintendent teams to coordinate cross-functional and differentiated instructional, operational, and compliance-related support to schools.
Responsibilities
- Assists the Senior Chief of School Leadership in developing programs, tools for superintendents to strengthen their instructional leadership to ensure that every student receives the highest quality instruction each day, with extra attention to learners requiring the most support.
- Designs and strengthens a coherent leadership continuum that develops and supports educators and leaders at every stage of their careers, from emerging leaders through senior system leadership.
- Leads strategies to identify, develop, and retain a strong and diverse pipeline of highly effective school and system leaders.
- Develops differentiated leadership development, coaching, professional learning, and career pathways for aspiring and current school and system leaders.
- Builds the capacity of leaders to lead instructional improvement, develop adults, strengthen school culture, advance equity, and navigate complex organizational change.
- Develops strategies that recognize and support the distinct leadership responsibilities and development needs of teachers, assistant principals, principals, superintendents, and other system leaders.
- Supports superintendents in ensuring schools receive high-quality and responsive instructional, operational, and compliance support from Central and district teams.
- Leads the development of innovative approaches to school transformation, including school redesign, renewal, restructuring, and other significant organizational transitions.
- Supports school and system leaders in reimagining existing schools and creating the conditions for sustained improvement, innovation, and stronger student experiences.
- Integrates equity-centered leadership practices into leadership development and organizational transformation, including the capacity to navigate difficult conversations, disrupt inequities, and lead across differences.
- Partners across NYCPS divisions to align leadership development, talent strategies, and school transformation efforts with the Department’s broader priorities and ensure coherence across the system.
- Establishes systems to assess the effectiveness and impact of leadership development and school transformation strategies and uses evidence to continuously improve practice.
- Builds and manages strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to advance leadership development, talent, and school transformation.
- Leads, develops, and manages a high-performing team responsible for advancing the Office’s portfolio and priorities.
- Supports the Senior Chief of School Leadershipl Leadership in managing external partnerships with key providers, stakeholders, advocates, and other partners as needed to foster and facilitate engagement of partners in decision-making and improvement efforts of districts and schools.
- Builds and manages strategic partnerships with external providers, stakeholders, advocates, and other partners to inform strategy, strengthen leadership development and school transformation efforts, and support continuous improvement across NYCPS.
- Serves as a strategic thought partner to senior NYCPS leadership on leadership, talent, organizational development, and school transformation.
Qualification Requirements:
Minimum
Must currently possess or will possess by date of hire, New York State certification as a school district administrator (SDA) or school district leader (SDL). Please Note: We do not accept internship certificates.
For more information regarding the DOE’s supervisory certification requirements, as well as a link to the New York State Education Department’s website to apply for certification, please visit our website at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/careers/principals-and-assistant-principals/school-leader-and-supervisory-certification.
Preferred
- Extensive experience in school and/or system leadership, with a deep understanding of the work of school and system leaders.
- Demonstrated success designing and implementing leadership development, talent development, or organizational development strategies at scale.
- Demonstrated ability to identify, develop, and retain diverse leadership talent and build strong leadership pipelines.
- Experience coaching and developing leaders across multiple levels of an organization.
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting significant organizational, school, or systems-level transformation.
- Experience designing or implementing innovative approaches to school improvement, redesign, renewal, or organizational change.
- Strong understanding of instructional leadership and the conditions that enable schools and leaders to improve student outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and significant organizational change.
- Experience facilitating difficult conversations and building the capacity of leaders to navigate conflict, resistance, and competing perspectives.
- Demonstrated commitment to equity and experience developing leaders' capacity to identify and address inequities in systems, structures, and practices.
- Exceptional strategic thinking and the ability to translate a broad vision into actionable strategies, structures, and implementation plans.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and influence across organizational boundaries, including with senior leaders, school communities, and external partners.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data and evidence to inform strategy, assess impact, and drive continuous improvement.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and managing high-performing teams.
- Experience managing complex, multi-faceted portfolios, including budgets, partnerships, and cross-functional initiatives.
Salary: $238,926 - $262,819
NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of the Department of Education of the City of New York to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, unemployment status, caregiver status, consumer credit history, prior record of arrest or conviction (except as permitted by law), predisposing genetic characteristics, or status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses and stalking, and to maintain an environment free of harassment on any of the above-noted grounds, including sexual harassment or retaliation. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy. |
