Superintendent, Education ​/ Teaching

Job title:

Superintendent

Classification:
Exempt

Reports to:

Chief Academic Officer

Organization unit:
Administration

Approved by:
Human Resources

Effective date: 6/1/2026

Job Purpose

The Superintendent provides oversight to the school leadership to ensure success in all Performance Academies School Systems. First and foremost, he or she oversees the school leadership to recruit and retain a full student enrollment throughout the year. With full enrollment, the Superintendent also ensures a quality educational experience for all students.

• Serves as Superintendent of record for assigned schools.
• On-site visits/direct supervision of assigned PA schools as required by CEO, Chief Academic Officer, Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer.
• Regularly reviews and communicates data in assigned schools and demonstrates a deep knowledge of all school and building-level data in all subject areas in order to effectively set priorities for improving student achievement.
• Articulates and promotes high expectations for teaching, student learning, and student behavior, and successfully monitors and holds accountable building leaders and teachers in these areas.
• Supports and monitors activities that embody the vision and mission of Performance Academies schools through the alignment of educational programs, plans, and actions while maintaining a focus on state standards.
• Holds building leaders accountable by regularly monitoring and providing feedback and implementing corrective actions when necessary regarding academic, fitness, and behavioral outcomes in the schools he/she oversees.
• Regularly conducts formal principal evaluations, teacher evaluations, classroom and fitness walk-throughs and completes the building walkthrough as well as provides feedback to those being formally evaluated by given deadline.
• Oversees and monitors and provides regular feedback to school leaders with respect to BLT, TBT, DLT and PLC processes and quality of those processes for all assigned schools.
• Ensure that all schools are on track for making at least a “4 star” or higher or equivalent state measure annually and ensure that all schools meet or exceed the standards to qualify for Quality Charter School status annually.
• Assist with curriculum, materials, and resource procurement and record keeping as needed.
• Regularly provide clear and concise photographs and content of all school events and milestones that could potentially be utilized in print and/or online formats to recognize our schools, staff and families.
• Attend all management and board meetings, give reports at Board meetings as required.
• Provide regular, meaningful feedback to the CAO, COS, COO, and CEO regarding schools’ status and progress in all areas of schools design, such as curriculum, governance, leadership, special education, finance, fitness instruction, student achievement, assessment, as well as compliance with school policies and procedures.

• Provides leadership for assessing, developing and improving the school environment and the PA culture and mission in the buildings he/she oversees.
• Recruits, interviews and hires teachers and staff who support quality instruction.
• Responsible for ensuring that assigned schools are fully staffed and that a plan is created and in place for coverage when a vacancy exists.
• Provides leadership, encouragement, opportunities, and structure for all staff to continually design teaching that is more effective and learning experiences for all students.
• Evaluates staff in conjunction with school leaders and provides direction for improving instruction.
• Attend, present and plan for all principals’ meetings as required.
• Prepare for and present at professional development and…