Grant Elementary School District

Position Title: Superintendent/Principal

Salary: Competitive and negotiable

Closing Date: June 15, 2007

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The Position

The Governing Board of the Grant Elementary School District is seeking a Superintendent/Principal who is willing to join them to continue providing outstanding educational opportunities for all children. We are looking for a leader to help us continue our tradition of excellence and take us to the next level. The successful candidate must have the ability to establish an atmosphere of trust to unify all segments of the school district and community.

The Community

The Grant Elementary School District consists of a single school located in the small community of Centerville, four miles southwest of Redding in Shasta County. The area offers an incredible variety of activities for all ages. There are miles of trails, abundant parks and open space, and great attractions like Turtle Bay Exploration Park, The Sundial bridge, Big League Dreams Sports Park and nearby Lake Shasta—The houseboat capitol of the world. Also closeby is Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, a beautiful boating, fishing, camping and swimming area.

The District

Grant Elementary School District serves approximately 700 preschool through eighth grade students and employs 80 certificated and classified professionals. The annual budget is approximately 5 million dollars.

Grant enjoys a reputation of high student achievement and has exceeded the 800 API benchmark every year since 1999. The school’s 2006 API was 890. This is the highest score in the county and places Grant in the top 5 percent of all California public schools.

The Centerville area is regarded as a very desirable place to live as many professional families choose to live within the Grant attendance area. A strong partnership exists between the school and home. Parents actively support classroom, extracurricular and sports program activities.

Grant staff and community are dedicated to providing the highest-quality educational programs for their students. Staff continually seeks professional growth opportunities to improve their knowledge and skills in curricular areas, teaching/learning methods and educational technology.

Available to students to supplement the teaching and learning phase of the District’s total educational program are a number of enrichment programs. Our philosophy encompasses a child-centered approach to education. The district utilizes both new and traditional teaching methods while holding to values that enable us to have a caring school community.

Selection Criteria

The following criteria represent standards to be used in the evaluation of applications and in the selection of the superintendent.

Professional Experience and Preparation

Successful classroom teaching experience
Experience as a site administrator
District level experience desirable
Master’s Degree required
Teaching and Administrative Credential required

Personal Characteristics

A passion and dedication for the education profession and the children we serve
Respectful of differing opinions and has a collaborative, inclusive leadership style
Has the courage to do what is right for the children
Makes informed decisions and stands by them
A person who demonstrates personal values of honesty, integrity and a concern for the welfare of others
A good listener and responsive to input
Is a creative and resourceful leader with a good sense of humor who leads by example
Is available, visible, accessible and flexible

Professional Skills and Abilities

An effective communicator who establishes formal and informal methods of communicating with all stakeholders on a regular basis
Demonstrated experience working with a seasoned, skilled staff
A good understanding of district finances and budget systems
Experience working in collective bargaining including using collaborative styles of bargaining
Demonstrates an appreciation for learning by being a life long learner
Understands how an effective governance team works and provides direction and support to all members
Becomes part of the community in order to promote district goals and achieve buy-in from community members
Develops trusting relationships throughout the system by holding people accountable, yet recognizing and celebrating success and excellence
Understands the power of technology as a tool and has demonstrated experience in this field
Has been involved in or led a district in developing a comprehensive strategic plan
Has a variety of educational experience at many levels

Application Procedure

All applications will be held in strict confidence. Each applicant is requested to follow the procedures listed below. Those applicants wishing additional information should contact the adviser at CSBA (916) 669-3297. For duplication purposes, please do not bind application materials.

Applications are to be sent to:

Grant Elementary School District
c/o Barry E. Reed, Adviser
California School Boards Association
3100 Beacon Blvd., Suite Grant
West Sacramento, CA 95691

All applicants must provide the following items by the closing date, June 15, 2007 (5:00 p.m.), to be considered:

A completed Application Information Form. (Please complete as instructed; do not complete by stating "see attached résumé".) The Application Information Form and brochure may be downloaded via CSBA’s web page; www.csba.org/es
A personal letter of application stating reasons for interest in the Grant Elementary School District superintendent position
A résumé providing biographical background information including educational preparation, experience, and achievements
A placement file and/or five (5) current letters of professional references describing the applicant’s performance in previously held positions

It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange to have placement papers or reference letters forwarded in time to meet the June 15, 2007 (5:00 p.m.) deadline. Additional brochures may be requested by calling the CSBA 24-hour Brochure Request Line at (916) 669-3296.

Selection Procedure

A professional screening committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant. The board and the screening committee will use the described criteria during the screening, interviewing and final decision-making process. After receiving and studying the report of the screening committee, the board will select and interview the top candidates.

The board will select candidates for the final interviews, conduct the interviews. The Superintendent Selection Advisory Committee will interview the final candidates and report the perceived strengths and weaknesses to the board. The board will then conduct final interviews and select the superintendent. Any applicant who contacts a board member with the intent of influencing the board’s decision will be disqualified. Travel expenses for those candidates selected for the initial interview will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Salary and Contract Terms

The Grant Elementary School District Board of Education will offer a salary that is competitive and negotiable to the successful candidate, based on that individual’s experience and qualifications.

It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide the district with employment eligibility and verification of citizenship in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act.