KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description

Title:                  Director, Pre-Kindergarten Programs 

Job Title Code:   02197   

Salary Grade:     S664 $80,912 -  $126,219

Department:      Early Learning

Reports To:        Officer, Early Learning

FLSA Status:      Exempt 

Date Prepared:  September 2023                     

PURPOSE OF JOB:

To provide effective instructional and organizational leadership to Pre-Kindergarten Programs in all areas and activities, and in the development and implementation of expanded Pre-K Programs. The Pre-K Programs Director is responsible for carrying out the vision, mission, program objectives and goals related to high quality innovative, strategic expansion of Early Learning programs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Supervises all staff in Pre-K Programs effectively, assigns, directs, discharges assigned responsibility for selection, orientation, evaluation, transfer, reappointment or dismissal of program personnel.
• Evaluates Pre-K Program staff, co-evaluates with school leaders, oversees teacher improvements to goals.
• Designs and implements appropriate organization and management systems, reporting systems, provides oversight of monitoring, record-keeping, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies stated.
• Implements strategic expansion planning and partnerships in response to community and student needs.
• Coordinates instruction, ensures high quality educational programming, supporting curricular program implementation as intended, vertically aligning pre-k program to kindergarten transition and readiness.
• Monitors teaching and learning, effectively planning, prioritizing and analyzing data for instructional improvement, implementing data-driven professional learning and response to intervention.
• Ensures trauma informed, developmentally appropriate social emotional practices and supports.
• Develops & implements effective instructional and organizational leadership and improvements to to progress toward stated goals and objectives in Pre-K Programs.
• Coordinates high-quality expansion and community engagement, recruiting highly qualified workforce.
• Supervises enrollment into pre-k programs, student retention, interfaces with families and community.
• Acquires and monitors funding and budgetary needs for Pre-K Programs, conducts grant writing.
• Manages financial functions and business operations related to the Pre-K programs ensuring compliance.
• Oversees the operations of the pre-k extended learning programs, ensuring supervision, staff, student enrollment and placement, in a business model.
• Prepares reports, drives performance-based metrics and assessments toward program improvements.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Yes

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Master’s Degree in Education or related field from accredited college or university.
• Hold or be eligible for Missouri Certification in school administration or leadership.
• Hold, or be eligible for Missouri Certification in early childhood education, Birth - 3rd.
• Experience with program development and licensure.
• Four (4) or more years previous experience with supervisory and/leadership responsibilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Specialist Degree in Education or related field from accredited college or university.
• Previous experience with district early learning supervisory and/leadership.
• Teaching experience in district early childhood, Head Start or Pre-K Program.
• Experience with DAP, PBL, Conscious Discipline, Creative Curriculum, ECH assessments, C.L.A.S.S.
• Bilingual

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.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects/children of at least forty pounds; use stairs; move quickly one from space to another; spend extended time outdoors in a variety of weather conditions; visual ability requires mono and color vision.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year: 12 months   7.5 hours per day/ 5 days per week; 260 work days

Benefits:     Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.