ISD and IESBVI Superintendent

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Job Description

Job Description

 

Required Qualifications

  1. Expertise in serving students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH)
  2. Expertise in serving students who are blind or visually impaired (BVI)
  3. Master’s Degree in Education, Special Education, Deaf Education, Visual Impairment,

and/or Educational Administration

  1. Current, or eligible to obtain, Iowa Superintendent licensure
  2. Demonstrates outstanding communication skills (written, oral, manual)

 

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Demonstrated success in leading complex educational environments, providing

leadership across educational entities to create a seamless education system for

students who are deaf, or blind, or deafblind through a special school or local school

district

  1. Teaching or providing direct services to students who are blind or visually impaired
  2. Teaching or providing direct services to students who are deaf or hearing impaired
  3. Experience in a statewide special education service entity partnering with schools and

school districts

  1. Experience in a residential school setting
  2. Fluency in American Sign Language
  3. Demonstrated poise, integrity, ethics, fairness, openness to new ideas, energy and

sensitivity to student and staff needs

 

Academic Leadership: The Superintendent is accountable to ensure students academic and

developmental needs are effectively met, resulting in measurable improvement.

  1. Provides evidence-based instruction and interventions informed by student proficiency,

growth, and long-term outcomes.

  1. Supports educators with ongoing knowledge development and implementation of

academic best practices.

  1. Models the application of theory and practices that provide the basis for leading the

educational system to improve student learning outcomes.

  1. Advocates, nurtures, and sustains a school culture and instructional program conducive

to student learning and staff professional growth.

  1. Promotes a culture of excellence and celebration of ongoing growth.
  2. Holds all educators and providers accountable for student progress.

 

Student Services Leadership: The Superintendent provides a high quality, customized student

experience for each student.

  1. Applies accurate knowledge of state and federal law in both general and special

education.

  1. Deploys leadership skills to meet the needs of students who are DHH and BVI in a diverse

community.

  1. Actively seeks and applies knowledge of research and best practices in the education of

students who are blind and deaf.

  1. Ensures the objectives for residential student life are routinely monitored.
  2. Prioritizes high expectations for student learning and developmental outcomes as the

driving force in all decisions.

 

Community Leadership: The Superintendent engages stakeholders in ISD/ IESBVI.

  1. Communicates proactively with students, families, staff, community members, and the

Department of Education to ensure all stakeholders are informed and included in

relevant information in a timely manner.

  1. Demonstrates understanding of the context around educating students with visual and

auditory impairments.

  1. Develops partnerships with state agencies and local school districts in providing

appropriate programs and services to students who are deaf, or blind, or deafblind at

various points in the continuum of services state-wide.

  1. Administers intervention and outreach programs and services, including family

involvement and cooperative agreements with other agencies who serve infants and

young children.

 

Human Resources Leadership: The Superintendent applies the principles of Human Resources

to effectively build, support, and hold the workforce to high standards.

  1. Ensures effective systems to recruit, train, develop, support, and evaluate staff to

provide the highest quality work.

  1. Promotes employee retention through ongoing development.
  2. Adheres to all legal processes and procedures for fair hiring and supervisory practices.
  3. Facilitates the resolution of employee issues.

 

Operations Management: The Superintendent ensures the organizational process and

resources result in a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.

  1. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local policies.
  2. Provides active oversight of transportation, nutrition, medical services, and facilities.
  3. Trains all staff and students on safety protocols and procedures.
  4. Ensures emergency preparedness.

 

Financial Management: The Superintendent is accountable to ensure comprehensive

compliance, responsible resource allocation, and fiscal stewardship.

  1. Adheres to all compliance requirements for federal, state, and local funding sources.
  2. Provides active oversight for compliance with all record keeping and procedural

Key Qualifications

Requirements.

 

Organizational Leadership: The Superintendent deploys organizational development tools to

advance ISD/IESBVI’s vision and mission.

  1. Develop and implement a shared vision of learning through articulation, implementation, and stewardship.
  2. Collaborate with stakeholders to set and systematically advance the goals of both ISD and IESBVI.
  3. Align systems and services with statewide services and agencies.
  4. Engage affected stakeholders with design of implementation processes.

Contact

Please send all questions, nominations, and applications to:
Shane Feldman, Chief Executive Officer
Innivee Strategies, Inc.
Contact form

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and three references to innivee.com/apply.

Iowa Diversity Statement

It is the policy of the executive branch of state government in the State of Iowa to “Provide equal employment opportunity within state government to all persons.” (Iowa Code chapter 19B.) The intent of this policy is to ensure that individuals are not denied equal access to state employment opportunities because of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, consistent with applicable state and federal policies and regulations. It is also the policy of the executive branch of state government in the State of Iowa to apply affirmative action measures to correct the underutilization of females, minorities, and persons with disabilities in the state employment system whenever remedial measures are appropriate.

Superintendent
Iowa School for the Deaf and Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • Job Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Company Type: State government agency
  • Industry Type: Educational Institutions, Government
  • Service Areas: K-12 Education
  • Population Served: Deaf, Blind, DeafBlind

About the organization

Iowa Education Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (IESBVI)

Iowa Educational Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired works with infants, children, teens, and young adults with visual impairments in the state of Iowa. We work with Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs) and school districts, providing support for students to successfully learn in and out of the classroom.

Mission: Our mission is to enable Iowa’s students who are blind or visually impaired to function as independently as possible in all aspects of life by providing appropriate educational opportunities, resources, and support services.

Iowa School for the Deaf (ISD)

At Iowa School for the Deaf, children thrive through communication, opportunity, independence, and a sense of belonging. Individualized attention through specialized staff ensures academic and social success, regardless of hearing level or communication preference.

Mission

Iowa School for the Deaf prepares deaf or hard-of-hearing students from preschool through age 21 for life as literate citizens who contribute to society.

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