Assistant Superintendent Student & Family Support
4 days ago
Seattle
This position is open until filled. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply immediately. The Assistant Superintendent of Student and Family Support provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and districtwide oversight for a comprehensive portfolio of services designed to promote student well-being, safety, engagement, belonging, and success. Reporting directly to the Superintendent and serving as a member of the Superintendent's Cabinet, this position works collaboratively with district and school leaders, families, community organizations, government agencies, and external partners to ensure students and families have access to coordinated, equitable, and effective supports. The Assistant Superintendent provides leadership and oversight for departments and functions including, but not limited to, Safety and Security, Coordinated School Health, Student Discipline, Family Outreach and Engagement, and district partnerships, including tutoring, mentoring, community-based programs, and partnerships with the City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL). The position requires a highly collaborative and community-centered leader with demonstrated experience developing and sustaining partnerships, supporting students and families, navigating complex student discipline and safety matters, and leading large-scale initiatives across a diverse school system. The Assistant Superintendent plays a critical role in strengthening relationships among the District, students, families, community partners, the City of Seattle, and other organizations that support student success. 20% Executive and Strategic Leadership: • Serve as a member of the Superintendent's Cabinet and advise the Superintendent on matters related to student and family support, student discipline, school safety and security, coordinated school health, family engagement, and community partnerships., • Provide strategic leadership and direction for assigned departments, programs, services, and initiatives., • Develop and lead an integrated districtwide framework for student and family support that connects student intervention, discipline, safety and security, health and wellness, family engagement, and community partnerships to improve student access, engagement, belonging, and academic success., • Collaborate with school leaders and central office departments to ensure academic, behavioral, social-emotional, health, safety, and family-support needs are addressed through coordinated systems of support., • Ensure assigned programs and services align with District priorities, policies, strategic goals, and commitments to educational equity and student success., • Establish performance goals, measures, and accountability structures for assigned departments and programs; regularly evaluate effectiveness, identify areas for improvement, and communicate results to the Superintendent and other stakeholders., • Review and recommend changes to District policies, procedures, and practices within assigned areas based on data, applicable legal and regulatory requirements, emerging needs, and evidence-informed practices., • Provide leadership for continuous improvement and organizational capacity building across assigned departments and functions. 20% Student Support, Discipline, Safety, and Intervention: • Provide executive oversight and strategic direction for districtwide student discipline practices, promoting consistency, equity, legal compliance, and alignment with District policies and expectations., • Provide leadership for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of student support and intervention systems, including Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)., • Work collaboratively with school and district leaders to strengthen approaches to behavioral intervention, student discipline, school climate, student well-being, safety, and security., • Ensure student discipline and intervention practices support positive student outcomes while maintaining safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments., • Provide executive leadership for Safety and Security functions and collaborate with appropriate departments and external agencies regarding student, school, and community safety., • Lead and coordinate district-level responses to significant student, school, family, or community crises within assigned areas of responsibility., • Develop systems for evaluating the effectiveness of student interventions, discipline practices, safety initiatives, and related student-support programs., • Promote coordination among behavioral, mental health, health and wellness, safety, and other student-support services to advance districtwide academic and student-success goals., • Ensure assigned programs and services comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, Board policies, and District procedures. 10% Family Outreach and Engagement: • Provide strategic leadership for family outreach, engagement, and support initiatives across the District., • Develop strategies to strengthen relationships, communication, and collaboration among schools, District departments, students, parents, guardians, and families., • Build trust and strengthen engagement with historically underserved communities and families, including families whose primary language is not English., • Ensure family engagement and support strategies are culturally responsive, inclusive, accessible, and responsive to the diverse needs of District families., • Provide leadership and guidance in addressing complex, sensitive, or highly conflicted family and community concerns., • Develop systems for measuring the effectiveness and impact of family engagement and outreach initiatives., • Partner with school leaders and District departments to identify barriers to family engagement and develop strategies to increase meaningful family participation in support of student success. 10% Community and Government Partnerships: • Lead the District's strategy for developing, strengthening, coordinating, and evaluating external partnerships that support students and families., • Establish and maintain strong working relationships with the City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL), City Council, community-based organizations, social service agencies, foundations, and other public and private partners., • Provide oversight and strategic direction for partnerships including, but not limited to, tutoring programs, mentoring programs, student-support programs, and other community-based initiatives., • Identify opportunities to leverage community resources, public-sector partnerships, grants, and other external resources to expand services and improve outcomes for students and families., • Develop processes for evaluating existing and prospective partnerships to ensure alignment with District priorities, measurable outcomes, equity commitments, and responsible use of District resources., • Represent the District and Superintendent in meetings with community organizations, government agencies, elected officials, families, and other external stakeholders, as appropriate., • Promote collaboration among District departments and external organizations to reduce duplication, address service gaps, and maximize resources available to students and families., • Build sustainable partnerships that are based on shared goals, clearly defined expectations, accountability, and measurable benefits for students. 10% Coordinated School Health and Student Well-Being: • Provide executive oversight for Coordinated School Health and related student health and wellness initiatives., • Promote integrated approaches to student physical health, mental and behavioral health, social-emotional well-being, safety, and academic success., • Collaborate with District leaders, schools, families, health providers, and community partners to identify and respond to student health and wellness needs., • Ensure student health and wellness initiatives are coordinated with broader student-support, safety, intervention, family engagement, and academic strategies., • Use relevant data and stakeholder input to identify needs, evaluate program effectiveness, and inform districtwide health and wellness strategies. 10% Budget, Contracts, Grants, and Resource Management: • Provide executive oversight for significant departmental and program budgets within assigned areas of responsibility., • Develop and monitor budgets to ensure resources are aligned with District priorities and produce measurable benefits for students and families., • Provide leadership and oversight for Requests for Proposals (RFPs), contracts, grants, interagency agreements, and other mechanisms used to establish or maintain external partnerships and services., • Identify and support grant and external funding opportunities that advance District priorities for students and families., • Provide appropriate oversight for the implementation, monitoring, compliance, and evaluation of externally funded initiatives within assigned areas., • Work collaboratively with Finance, Procurement, Legal, and other departments to ensure appropriate stewardship, compliance, accountability, and effective use of District resources., • Evaluate programs, contracts, and partnerships using appropriate performance measures and recommend continuation, expansion, modification, or discontinuation based on outcomes and District priorities. 10% Organizational and Staff Leadership: • Lead, supervise, develop, support, and evaluate leaders and staff within assigned areas of responsibility., • Assess organizational and staffing needs and participate in the recruitment, selection, assignment, development, and evaluation of assigned leaders and staff., • Establish clear expectations and accountability for department and program leaders while promoting collaboration, professional growth, and continuous improvement., • Provide leadership for professional learning and organizational capacity building related to student support, discipline, safety, family engagement, partnerships, and other assigned areas., • Promote effective collaboration across departments and schools and develop structures that support shared responsibility for student and family outcomes., • Foster an organizational culture that values service, responsiveness, equity, collaboration, accountability, and