Superintendent, Everett Public Schools
Alma Advisory Group, United States
Job Description
About our District
Everett’s Schools are Everett’s Pride. Everett Public Schools (EPS) is located in Everett, Massachusetts directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The district is comprised of ten schools, employs approximately 550 teachers, and enrolls nearly 7,400 students in PreK through grade 12. The Everett community is full of pride, with a long rich history, and a place where generations have chosen to live and raise their children. The district boasts about the long-established sports programs and amazing marching band from Everett High School. Everett embraces its longstanding diversity as a community, with currently nearly 70% of the students speaking more than one language and able to say that English is not their first language. Over the last three years, the district has invested in one-to-one technology for all students, expanded summer school and after-school enrichment programs, and has empowered students to use their voices to improve the culture and inclusivity in their schools. The district embraces the following four core values: Resilience, Innovation, Self-Awareness, and Empowerment.
About the Superintendent Role
The Everett School Committee comprises nine (9) elected School Committee members plus the Mayor of Everett and a student representative. The committee is looking for an experienced educator who is resilient, puts students first and ensures that EPS provides students with a rigorous education in inclusive and welcoming schools that serve a growing multilingual and multicultural student population. The Superintendent must be able to unify, bring stability, and build trust by fostering relationships and collaborating in a solutions-oriented manner.
What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)
Prioritize academic achievement and growth, and increase graduation rates and career pathways for all students
- Keep students at the center of all decision-making and ensure equitable opportunities to enable students’ academic success and student support, including mental and behavioral health.
- Oversee the vision for, the development and evaluation of all academic programming, including curriculum and instruction, career and college success, early childhood, and fine arts.
- Champion and advocate for all students, strengthening supports for multilingual and multicultural students, students with disabilities, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Ensure that the core curriculum instruction addresses the needs of diverse learners and is supplemented by enrichment and support programs.
- Develop innovative approaches to better prepare our students for college and career pathways, including early college models, dual enrollment opportunities, and new apprenticeship and certification options.
Promote innovation and collaboration in the classroom
- Adopt instructional models and structures based on research-based best practices which are also culturally responsive and demonstrated to be effective.
- Improve collaborative learning across schools and grade levels, align content expectations and professional development for teachers between elementary, middle and high school.
- Ensure high-quality professional development opportunities are offered to teachers, principals, and other staff aligned with the district’s priorities and academic vision.
- Support teaching that sparks curiosity, strengthens self-confidence, and conveys joy in learning.
Strengthen and stabilize relationships and build a unified vision among the School Committee, staff and community
- Ensure that the district’s mission and vision and key priorities are well-articulated and well-understood by the School Committee, staff, partners and stakeholders.
- Communicate and collaborate with all members of the School Committee and the Mayor, keeping them up-to-date on developments, initiatives and issues in the district; provide leadership to enable the School Committee to function effectively.
- Work closely and openly with the School Committee and subcommittees and foster an open relationship and clear vision for role clarity between the School Committee, City Hall, and the Superintendent.
- Develop long-range plans, aligned with the School Committee’s annual goals, vision and priorities, consistent with population trends, community growth, cultural needs, and appropriate use of district resources.
- Welcome students as partners in the decision-making process, ensuring that students' voices and feedback are heard at all levels of the organization.
Develop systems and structures to improve school facilities, operations and safety
- Work collaboratively with the School Committee, city leaders, school leaders, parents and community to develo