Lorain City Schools

Job Description

Chief Schools Officer

About Lorain City Schools

The International City is the home of the Lorain City Titans. We are a district that will disrupt the status quo
for 6,700 scholars across 15 campuses in Northeast Ohio, just outside of Cleveland. To do so, we will transform
the way that we look at educating our scholars, performing as leaders, and inspiring as people, all while having
fun doing it. Lorain City Schools is one of two districts in the state of Ohio who have been granted the authority
to redream what is possible for our young people with the passing of House Bill 70. This house bill empowers
the CEO to improve district practices and operate with a level of urgency and purpose that is unique to
traditional public school systems across the country. The districts academic improvement plan, The Lorain
Promise, outlines the ambitious yet obtainable outlook for Lorain City Schools with bold statements about how
we will operate as a district and a community. This innovative new direction for Titans, will not only change the
way we look at public school education, but seeks to set the new standard for what is possible when we put our
scholars first. To learn more about Lorain City Schools, please visit www.loraincityschools.org

Our Shared Values

Our Shared Values are the heart of our culture and the foundation of all of our work at Lorain City Schools,
reflecting input from people across the community. They will shape who we are and how we work together to
realize every scholars potential.

Scholars First Everything we do is focused on ensuring that students reach their full potential. We will
honor the voices of our students and their families and support each other as champions of Lorains
scholars, knowing that we all have their best interests at heart.

One for All Our differences as individuals strengthen our schools. We will focus on equity, work
proactively to eliminate bias in our systems and procedures, and invest in effective strategies to ensure
equal opportunity for all scholars and families.

Experience Joy Our schools will be places where all scholars and staff can pursue a love of learning
with enthusiasm and optimism. We will lift each other up and celebrate our successes.

Expect Excellence We will hold high expectations for every student and staff memberand hold each
other accountable to ensuring that every student succeeds.

Collaborate with Integrity We promise to be transparent, knowing that we can only get better if we
work togetherand are honest with each other. We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of
personal behavior, including trust, honesty, fairness, and integrity.

Take Pride We value, honor and respect one another, our schools, and our community. We will work
together to build schools where all adults look forward to coming to work and students are eager to
learn.

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About the Position

The Chief Schools Officer will play a critical role in leading the charge to transform school performance by
supporting, managing, and developing purpose and performance driven school leaders. Reporting to the CEO,
s/he will oversee the day-to-day operations of our schools, school performance, and create a platform for strong
instructional leadership and professional learning. Working in partnership with the Chief People Officer and the
Chief Equity and Achievement Officer, the Chief of Schools will be a part of a leadership team with creating a
district of turnaround schools that are driven by obtaining transformational outcomes for our schools. S/he will
work to ensure we have the best and brightest leaders committed to transforming the way we think about
leading, empowering, and inspiring educational equity in learning environments that embody our six core values
of Scholars First, One for All, Experience Joy, Expect Excellence, Collaborate with Integrity, and Take Pride.

This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and inspirational leader, who enjoys making leaders great.
S/he has a desire to create mindsets in school leaders that ensures that there will be no scholar who isnt
receiving the best from their teachers and leaders. This passion is driven by the need to have a transformational
leader in each of our buildings who creates a cohesive and positive school culture, rigorous academic practices,
and creates joy with high expectations for all.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

In close partnership with the CEO, lead the acquisition of great leaders in each of our buildings
Defining what excellent school leadership looks like at all of our 15 sites
Create a comprehensive approach towards school leadership and development
Focus on coaching, supporting, supervising and observing school leaders through daily observation and
feedback
Leading job embedded professional learning experiences that directly impact daily job expectations of
school leaders
Creating systems that demand data driven decision making by school leaders and empower school
leaders to make decisions with conviction and purpose
Create a system of excellent schools for all
Facilitate best practices across the network
Develop principals and school teams in their roles as instructional leaders and provide impactful
feedback and coaching

Candidate Requirements:

A minimum of a bachelors degree from a four-year college or university; Masters in leadership or

masters degree in a related field preferred (but not mandatory)
At least 5-7 years of leadership experience in a high-performing organization, leading a high performing
school or department with proven and documented scholar outcomes
Track record of successfully meeting or exceeding organizational targets, achieving ambitious goals, and
data that shows significant organizational or departmental impact

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Strong people and organizational management skills, with a track record for developing and
empowering school leaders to generate scholar outcomes
A thinker who is able to overcome challenges in creating improvements in low performing settings
An ability to create systems and processes that do not exists with small or large teams
An unwavering belief in our school systems core values and vision
Experience in urban education and/or organizations that fight for equity and achievement of our
underserved populations

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