Chief Of Schools serving High Schools

Fayette County Public Schools, OFFICE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP – Lexington, Kentucky.

• Job : 5561403
• Final date to receive applications: Mar 16, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
• Posted: Mar 02, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Fayette County Public Schools, KY JOB DESCRIPTION – Chief Of Schools

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description.

Chief Of Schools

Job Class Code: 4012

Position Type:
Salaried

Job Type: Administrative - Certified

Pay Grade:
Salary calculations are based on verified education and related experience levels

Administrative additive level: 17

Reports To:

Superintendent’s Designee

Supervises:
Assigned Staff

Work Calendar Name: 12 month salaried

Days in work calendar: 245

• Primary responsibility is to oversee and supervise school leaders, program directors, and schools in the assigned portfolio. The key areas of focus are leadership development and student success, which includes:
• Implementing with fidelity the district’s process for school leaders to consistently monitor the effectiveness of classroom instructional practices and ensuring that instruction is adjusted to meet the individual students’ needs and the district’s learning expectations
• Ensuring school leaders are implementing with fidelity the district’s continuous improvement process that produces evidence, including measurable results for improving conditions that support student learning and professional practice
• Supporting school leaders with collecting and analyzing a range of feedback data from multiple stakeholder groups to inform decision-making that results in increased organizational effectiveness and school improvement
• Working with school leaders to ensure that students have equitable opportunities to develop skills and achieve the content and learning priorities established by the district
• Working with school leaders to implement formal structures that ensure students develop positive relationships with and have adults/peers who support their educational experiences
• Leading the change management process, which focuses on transforming schools resulting in a dramatic increase in student achievement
• Assessing leadership capacity and developing an individualized Professional Growth Plan (“PGP”) for each school leader, which includes conducting regular formal and informal evaluations to support the achievement of each leader’s performance plans and goals of the PGP
• Developing school leaders through principal network meetings and individual job-embedded support—focused on instructional leadership
• As the Superintendent’s Designee, assist in identifying, recruiting and engaging in the selection of new principals that are committed to a standard of excellence and can bring results
• Developing a high-performing team of principals who leverage one another’s strengths and support one another in achieving shared goals
• Working with school leaders and their instructional leadership teams to assess the needs of their schools through the analysis of implementation data and student outcomes and then develop goals, a targeted theory of action and action plan
• Work with school leaders to closely monitor school improvement and make adjustments accordingly
• Appropriately allocate resources to provide differentiated support to schools and monitor to ensure effectiveness
• Coordinate with District staff to provide tools, services, and strategies for differentiated school-level support for principals and instructional leadership teams that drive school improvement
• Foster meaningful relationships with families and community partners to provide holistic support for students within and across schools, respond to opportunities and challenges presented by a diverse community, and create a strong…