The search for a new Scott County School District Superintendent of Education is well underway and the SCSD board has set a June 1 application deadline.
According to information in the job description brochure the District has on their website, the board is “seeking an innovative and data-driven educational leader who has a proven record of raising student achievement, who has current, hands-on experience with the Mississippi accountability system, and who has demonstrated the ability to develop positive relationships with all stakeholder groups.”
The following qualifications for the ideal candidate are listed in the brochure.
• Evidence of a recent documented track record of raising the achievement level of all students.
• Evidence of the ability to use data to improve . student achievement.
• A minimum of three years of experience in an “A” or “B” school or district or experience in moving a school or district to an “A” or “B” rating.
• Skill as an effective communicator, including speaking, listening, writing, and technology.
• Ability to develop a climate of trust/openness with all stakeholders.
• Willingness to maintain an open-door policy with all stakeholder groups to benefit students and the district.
• Willingness to and ability to work cooperatively with the school board members and to keep them informed.
• Ability to develop a positive rapport, while providing strong leadership to administrators, teachers, and other school personnel.
• Uses a team management approach.
• Committed to becoming an active and visible member of the community.
• Ability to engage parents and community stakeholders in the life of the school.
• Will reside with his/her family in the Scott County School District.
• Evidence of successful leadership in developing, monitoring, and improving curriculum and instruction.
• Evidence of successful experience in K-12 education, human resources, budgeting, federal program.
• Ability to recruit, retain, and develop highly qualified personnel.
• Honest and transparent; high moral and ethical standards of conduct; a strong work ethic.
The successful candidate will assume leadership of the District on July 1, 2022.
