Director- Marion Homeschool Assistance Program; MHSAP

Director
- Marion Homeschool Assistance Program (MHSAP)

Marion Independent School District Marion Homeschool Assistance Program - Marion, Iowa

TITLE: Director
- Homeschool Assistance Program

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Full Time, Salary, 260-day contract with vacation days.

SALARY: Salary as recommended by the Superintendent within Board established range.

PURPOSE: Be dedicated to the development of lifelong learners by providing leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills that promote the education development of each student.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS: Marion Independent School District is seeking the next leader of the Marion Homeschool Assistance Program (MHSAP) who shares the district's core values of Academic Excellence and Collaborative Relationships, and is ready to operationalize the Mission of 'Fostering a community of learners in developing the knowledge and skills to be Future Ready'. The Director will function as the program administrator and instructional leader for the MHSAP (located at the Emerson Learning Center), a K-12 HSAP, and as a collaborative member of the Marion Independent School District (MISD) team of administrators.

MISD is located in Marion, Iowa and is a part of the larger Cedar Rapids metro area. As the smallest district in the metro area, MISD offers the perfect balance of a 'small school family feel' along with 'big school amenities'. The MHSAP is the largest HSAP in the state of Iowa, serving approximately 1,200 K-12 students annually. The Director will be responsible for effective administration of all the laws, policies, regulations and rules that apply to the operation of the HSAP and of the district as a member of the district administrative team.

Specifically, as the program administrator, the Director will carry out the following essential duties and responsibilities aligned to the Iowa Standards for School Leaders:

• In partnership with families and program staff, develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.
• Supervise the development and delivery of programming that support the vision, mission, goals, and core values of the district and the home school program, as well as high expectations for teaching and learning.

• Act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each family's pursuit of success and well-being for their child(ren).
• Demonstrate effective communication skills with a variety of stakeholders in the operation of the program.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.
• Demonstrate ethical, trustworthy, and professional behavior.
• Treat others fairly, equitably, and with dignity and respect.
• Behave in a respectful manner with all other administrators thus promoting the effectiveness of the administrative team with interacting to make District decisions.
• Demonstrate respect for all professional educators working on the District Mission.
• Apply policies and procedures in a fair and equitable manner.
• Demonstrate appreciation for and sensitivity to diversity in the program community.
• Maintain confidentiality in school operations.

• Strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each family's pursuit of success and well-being for their child(ren).

• Develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student's success and wellbeing.

• Cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes each family's pursuit of success and well-being for their child(ren).
• Ensure barriers to student learning are identified and addressed.

• Develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each family's pursuit of success and well-being for their child(ren).
• Oversee recruitment, hiring, professional learning, and retention of all building instructional and support staff to ensure quality programming.
• Evaluate staff performance and provide mentoring/coaching of staff toward continuous professional growth.
• Provide leadership, encouragement, opportunities, and structure for all staff to continually design and implement more effective teaching and learning experiences for all students.

• Foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student's success and well-being.
• Foster positive interpersonal relations among students, teachers, administrators, and with other stakeholders.
• Maintain a working knowledge of educational practices and communicate effectively with all the District and building educators and parents.
• Manage the necessary building meetings to…