An Invitation to Apply for the Position of Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services Teaneck Public School District

Teaneck, New Jersey The Position The Teaneck Public School District, located in Teaneck, seeks a highly qualified Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. The Board wishes to have the successful candidate assume the responsibilities of the position August 1, 2021. McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C., Executive Recruitment and Development has been engaged as the consultant in a search for outstanding candidates. They will assist the Board of Education in identifying and screening the candidates.

The Qualifications The candidate must have the experience, skills, and abilities essential for excellence in organization leadership. The successful candidate will a

Superintendent Superintendent

1. A strong background in organizational leadership and school district operations in diverse communities. 2. An experienced educational leader with a background in special education leadership is preferred. 3. Knowledge of issues associated with student homelessness, including, but not limited to McKinney-Vento requirements. 4. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.

Note: • Doctorate preferred, Master’s degree is required from an accredited college/university with specialization in the areas of educational administration, supervision, and evaluation. • Central office experience in diverse district desired. • Valid New Jersey Administrative Certificate with School Administrator, or Principal endorsement, or eligibility required. • Salary negotiable and will be regionally competitive based on experience.

The Community Teaneck, New Jersey offers sophistication in suburbia. This richly diverse community offers a wonderful place to raise children, to work, and to call home! Located in Bergen County, just four miles west of the George Washington Bridge to New York City, Teaneck benefits from its proximity to major highways, colleges and universities, cultural and sports centers, restaurants, beautiful countryside, and shopping. Teaneck is 6.2 square miles, and has a population of over 40,000. We have many community partnerships including the Teaneck Township, Teaneck Chamber of Commerce, Holy Name Hospital (across the street from our brand new district office), Teaneck International Film Festival, NAACP Bergen Chapter, the League of Women Voters (Teaneck Chapter) and many more. The District First in the country to voluntarily integrate its schools, our Per the priorities outlined in our school district provides a wide array of programs and services to District Strategic Plan, recent meet the needs and learning styles to approximately 3800 pre-k accomplishments include: through grade 12 students. The District’s 2019-2024 Strategic 1.) Achieved a 96% graduation rate for Plan includes: the Class of 2020 – an amazing group of talented students who Mission: The Teaneck Public School District educates and despite the loss of some of their empowers students by providing a high quality, rigorous traditional end of year events due educational experience which prepares students for to the pandemic, will clearly go out success within a diverse, global society. and make Teaneck very proud! Vision: The Teaneck Advantage: Educational Excellence 2.) Completed construction on two for All. new state-of-the-art facilities that Core Values: The district values equity, excellence, opened in the fall of 2020. The new Theodora Smiley Lacey School innovation, and collaboration throughout our schools and will, at full capacity, serve 180 the community. kindergarten students. Our new Our ultimate goal is to have Teaneck Public Schools be the Central Office/District preferred educational choice for Teaneck residents because it is Administration building has easy here where students will receive the best educational and social- access from Teaneck Road (in front emotional experience. We follow New Jersey Student Learning of the Thomas Jefferson Middle Standards and provide a wide array of programs to meet the School). needs and learning styles of our students, at all eight schools: 3.) Expanded our preschool offerings to provide pre-k 3 and pre-k 4 to Bryant: Full-day preschool (ages 3 & 4). over 300 children. We now have Theodora Smiley Lacey School: Kindergarten. one primary location and three Hawthorne, Lowell & Whittier Elementary Schools: satellite locations (including two Grades K – 4. out-of-district providers). 4.) Continued our partnership with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Middle Schools: the Institute for Learning out of Grades 5 – 8. the University of Pittsburgh. This Teaneck High School: Grades 9 – 12 (and 18-21 program). partnership helps to guide our We have active PTO/PTA’s at all of our schools. academic work in our classrooms. 5.) Improved overall communications and promotion of positive news Our Teaching Staff through Superintendent’s video At Teaneck Public Schools, we have a commitment to finding messages on our YouTube and keeping qualified personnel whose backgrounds and Channel (over 450 subscribers), media articles, website updates, experience reflect the diversity of our community. We currently and regular posts on our Facebook have 430 certificated teaching staff members (including CST page (over 1100 followers). members). Ongoing professional development is valued as 6.) Addressed the “Digital Divide” by essential for growth and retention of our staff. Many of our providing our students with a teachers and administrators present at local, state, and national Chromebook and free internet conferences. access for use at home during our virtual sessions. Broad Range of Programs & Services 7.) Launched a Mental Health Services Program for elementary and We partner with many universities including Fairleigh middle school students and their Dickinson, Bloomfield College and Montclair State University. Full families. We also offer The FORUM, continuum of Special Education services (ages 3 to 21) is for our high school students. The available including in-class support, self-contained classes, and FORUM offers a full range of resource programs. services that offers the following • Teaneck Community Education Center, sponsored by Board services free of charge: academic support, counseling, employment of Education, offers before and after School Age Child Care development, referrals, recreation (SACC) and summer programs - Camp Kookooskoos and clubs. • Quality athletics program for high school and middle schools • Mental Health Services provided to our students and families. For more information about Teaneck Public Schools, visit: www.teaneckschools.org

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11725 Arbor Street, Suite 220 APPLICATION Omaha, Nebraska 68144 available at Phone: (888) 375-4814 Fax: (402) 991-7168 E-mail: [email protected] www.macnjake.com

An application for Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services should include:

 A letter setting forth personal qualifications, experiences and reasons for interest in the position.  A current résumé.  A completed application form.  Reference letters, certificates and licenses, and academic transcripts from colleges/universities indicating degree(s).

Candidates are asked not to directly contact the district. Any effort to do so may eliminate them from consideration. Names of applicants will be held in strict confidence whenever possible; however, McPherson & Jacobson complies with individual states’ Freedom of Information laws. In the final process, a district representative may visit the district where the candidate is employed, but will not proceed without the knowledge and consent of the candidate.

Selection Time Line  Closing date for applications: April 30, 2021  First Round of Interviews Begins: Week of May 17, 2021  Board of Education Approval: June 16, 2021  Start date: August 1, 2021

The Teaneck Public School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability and, when needed, will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees. Anyone requesting a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruitment process please contact McPherson & Jacobson at the address/phone/email above.