Senior Executive Director Leadership Development

Senior Executive Director - Leadership Development

Department: School Leadership

Reports to: Deputy Superintendent - School Leadership

Pay Grade: 1003

Days: 239 Days

Salary Range: minimum $180,000 - maximum $210,000

FSLA Status: Exempt

Position Purpose

The Senior Executive Director of Leadership Development is tasked with developing and implementing comprehensive professional learning strategies for district personnel, with a particular emphasis on enhancing the capacity of school leadership. This position will focus on fostering a sustainable leadership culture within Fort Worth Independent School District by prioritizing in-house development and strategically aligning professional learning with district goals.

Essential Job Functions

• Designs, implements, and evaluates high-quality professional learning programs tailored to all staff, especially school leaders, aligned with instructional best practices and district priorities.
• Conducts needs assessments and gathers data from leaders to identify specific professional development needs and gaps in practice.
• Develops engaging content and resources, including slide decks and training materials, to support the learning objectives established for each session.
• Plans, coordinates, and facilitates monthly principal meetings, ensuring agendas reflect current educational trends, responsive practices, and issues pertinent to school leaders.
• Develops and delivers targeted presentations that align with district goals and foster collaboration among principals, encouraging shared learning and problem-solving.
• Designs and implements meaningful summer professional development and back-to-school professional development, emphasizing preparation for the upcoming school year, launching instructional priorities, and implementing the Fort Worth ISD Instructional Model.
• Collaborates with district leaders to identify key topics and themes pertinent for summer training, ensuring alignment with the school improvement process.
• Establishes key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the effectiveness and impact of professional learning initiatives.
• Conducts follow-up evaluations and collects feedback from participants to continuously refine and improve professional development offerings.
• Prepares reports and presentations for district leadership summarizing professional development outcomes and recommendations for future initiatives.
• Leads the district's leadership academies to cultivate a strong internal leadership pipeline that supports staff in achieving their leadership potential.
• Creates specialized tracks within the academy for aspiring leaders, focusing on skills necessary for successful leadership roles, including instructional leadership, staff development, and strategic plans.
• Fosters strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including school leaders, educators, and community partners, to promote collaborative professional growth.
• Communicates effectively with all audiences regarding professional learning opportunities, ensuring clear messaging and accessibility.
• Works with district's administration to develop and manage the budget for professional development initiatives, ensuring fiscally responsible practices and alignment with district goals.
• Explores grant opportunities and other funding sources to support leadership development initiatives.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Designs, collects, compiles, and analyzes data to evaluate performance analysis; presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Uses appropriate methodologies, software, and tools to conduct analyses and develop reports.
• Monitors and tracks progress and completion of professional learning opportunities.
• Prepares written formative and summative reports that communicate professional learning and leadership academy results effectively; presents results to multiple audiences.Researches topics to build leadership density in a large, urban school system.
• Prepares presentations and reports for meetings and presentations to the Board.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Selects, trains, supervises, and evaluates staff, and makes recommendations relative to assignment, retention, discipline, and dismissal.

Personal Work Relationships

• All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the District's mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct, and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and performs as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

Other Duties As Assigned

• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies, and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of federal and state guidelines, as well as District policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of best practices in administration, program evaluation, and staff supervision.
• Knowledge of current research and literature related to effective leadership.
• Knowledge of data information systems, data analysis, and the formulation of action plans.
• Skill in managing change within a large, complex organization.
• Skill in organizational, public, and interpersonal relations.
• Skill in project management, evaluation, planning, development, implementation and evaluation.
• Skill in complex problem solving; identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Skill in analyzing multiple data sources quickly, identifying root causes, and executing corrective action.
• Skill with continuous improvement, problem-solving models, and making recommendations.
• Skill in judgment and creativity in decision-making; considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Skill in providing exceptional service to both internal and external customers.
• Ability to use strong judgment and ability to make timely decisions in high-accountability environments.
• Ability to align academic and operational systems to improve school-level execution and protect instructional time.
• Ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships while maintaining clarity of ownership and results.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and in alignment with district priorities.
• Ability to navigate a complex, political environment and act as a steward of FWISD.
• Ability to analyze, synthesize, and interpret data, in order to summarize for technical and non-technical employees, as well as, senior management.
• Ability to utilize software to create, access, analyze, and interpret spreadsheets, data dashboards, presentations, email, and documents.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to exercise absolute discretion regarding matters of a sensitive or confidential nature.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.

Travel Requirements

• Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Physical & Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment, including computer and peripherals.
• Posture: Prolonged sitting and standing; occasional stooping, squatting, kneeling, bending, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Motion: Frequent repetitive hand motions, including keyboarding and use of mouse; occasional reaching.
• Lifting: Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds).
• Environment: Works in an office setting; occasionally requires irregular and/or prolonged hours.
• Attendance: Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
• Mental Demands: Maintains emotional control under stress; works with frequent interruptions.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Education:
  • Master's degree in education or a closely related field required;
  • Doctorate degree preferred.
• Certification/License:
  • Valid Texas Mid-Management and/or Principal Certification preferred.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of three years of exemplary teaching experience.
  • Minimum of four years of successful experience as a principal, director, or other similar district supervisory role.

This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

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