Chief Accountability Officer (Anticipated)

The Utica City School District is accepting applications for the following anticipated vacancy:

Chief Accountability Officer

The Utica City School District’s mission is to ensure that all students succeed and are well-rounded, with knowledge, skills, and character to be productive members of society.

The District’s vision is that students can reach their goals and find academic success through a variety of pathways and with different levels of support. 

About the Utica City School District:

The Utica City School District serves a community of approximately 64,500 city residents in an urban and multi- cultural environment with a current enrollment of roughly 9,644 students in its 13 schools __ Proctor High School, Donovan Middle School, JFK Middle School and 10 elementary schools. The District’s greatest asset is its diversity, with more than 50 languages spoken and 16% of students being English language learners. 

Elementary -  The District’s elementary schools integrate a vibrant curriculum across all grade levels and subject areas, aligning with the New York State Learning Standards. The District is also investing in the realignment of math goals, instruction and curriculum to focus on research-based best practices in mathematics that are proven to increase student performance outcomes. In all subject areas, there is an understanding that developing foundational skills will support students in bridging gaps in learning. Students are provided with a well-rounded curriculum focused on fostering academic and social/emotional competencies that will carry them through their academic career.

Middle School -  The focus at the District’s middle schools is to ensure that students are provided with equitable opportunities to successfully transition from elementary to high school. Both middle schools offer opportunities for students to succeed at every learning level, with dedicated classes for English Language Learners and students with disabilities, as well as honors/advanced studies. The Family and Career Sciences and Technology programs have incorporated science, technology, engineering and math topics into each curriculum to help prepare students for the Career and Technical Education opportunities available at the high school.

High School - Proctor High School provides numerous avenues for students to achieve the District’s vision. This is accomplished through supportive and adaptive special education and English language learner programming, a robust honors and Advanced Placement curriculum, and partnerships with post-secondary institutions including Mohawk Valley Community College and Syracuse University’s Project Advance. Most recently, the District unveiled our latest initiative at a ribbon-cutting ceremony: innovative Career and Technical Education programming for UCSD high school students in the brand new CTE wing at Proctor High School. Proctor’s Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp (NJROTC), music, art and drama programs, along with numerous extracurricular activities and athletics, offer additional avenues to showcase students’ talents and interests and support them throughout their school experience. 

Chief Accountability Officer

(12-Month Management Confidential Position)

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. New York State Certification as School District Administrator.
2. A Master’s Degree with a major in educational administration or equivalent.
3. Ten (10) years of successful teaching experience and five (5) years of successful educational administrative experience.

REPORTS TO:           Superintendent of Schools; Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership

SUPERVISES:            All projects financed with special Federal and State funds;

Supplemental services and programs that support the general curriculum, clerical, and accounting staff assigned to this position.

ROLE:

• Provides the overall district leadership in the ongoing process of developing, implementing and monitoring all accountability and school improvement initiatives in the district.
• Attends and participates in State-Led and School-Led DTSDE Reviews and maintains Lead Reviewer Credential status.
• Develops and supervises all projects financed through special Federal and State funds to assure that all programs are conducted in compliance with prevailing regulations.
• Performs any other duties assigned by the Superintendent of Schools.
• Preparing Federal and State Grant applications.
• Attending all regular Board of Education meetings.
• Oversight of all RTI/AIS staff and their evaluations

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

• Advises the Superintendent of Schools on the status of each of the district’s specially funded programs to assure compliance with State and Federal laws and current regulations.
• Initiates the timely planning and consultation with administrators who may be involved with the implementation of a granted program.
• Recommends to the Superintendent of Schools, the need for new or revised policies as they relate to changes in the laws or regulations governing programs.
• Serves as resource for Grants Committee, Policy Committee, and Professional Development Planning Committee.
• Assists in the development and implementation of State Education Department priorities as they pertain to funded programming.
• Completes and files all Federal and State program applications.
• Completes and files all reports related to Federal/State programs, financial, evaluative, interim and comprehensive, including the DCIP and SCEPs.
• Determines the need for and prepares budget amendments and fiscal expenditure reports as required by the funding agencies.
• Reviews and processes all requisitions for approved items as they relate to Federal programs for both public and the non-public schools involved.
• Prepares Federal budgets for recommendations to the Superintendent of Schools.
• Conducts planning meetings with appropriate staff in preparation for new and continuation grants.
• Exercises budget control of all special Federal and State funded programs in conjunction with the Administrative Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
• Serves as liaison officer with all appropriate Federal and State agencies.
• Establishes and maintains desirable professional relationships with appropriate State Education Department staff, other governmental and private units and agencies, and institutions of higher learning.
• Basic Educational Data System (BEDS): Responsible for preparation, distribution, collation, and transmittal to appropriate schools and offices and to the State Education Department.
• Serves as the District’s Title I Coordinator and facilitates any and all Title funds monitoring visits from SED.
• Monitors/Coordinates submission of Impact Aid, Civil Rights Data Collection, Corporal Punishment, Public School Choice, and School Safety and Educational Climate Surveys.
• Collaborates with the Administrative Director of Curriculum and Instruction to ensure program quality, efficient use of resources, coordinate and provide professional development, and to make adjustments in program based on school data.
• Serves as district liaison with non-public school personnel when said schools are involved in the grant process, including: development, implementation and monitoring of academic support programming.
• Assists building and central office administrators in resolving compliance issues and informs the Superintendent of Schools of those not resolved within a reasonable time.
• All other duties as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools.
• Oversees the following departments/Administrators: Student Registration, Pupil/Student Services, Early Childhood Education, Superintendent Hearings, AIS, ENL/AIS.

SALARY:        starting at $140,000.00, commensurate with experience