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Notice of Superintendent Vacancy Kokomo School Corporation P.O. Box 2188 • Kokomo, IN 46904-2188 Phone: (765) 455-8000 • www.KokomoSchools.com Superintendent Qualifications • Evidence of successful administrative experience - Vacancy building principal, central office administrator, assistant Kokomo School Corporation is searching for superintendent, or superintendent. a Superintendent of Schools. The Superintendent • Evidence of experience in urban education. oversees staffing, hiring, advising, budget, and policy • High ethical and moral values, dedication to the administration for all certified and classified staff. welfare of all students, and being active in school and The Superintendent reports to the Board of community affairs. School Trustees and is responsible for the overall accountability for programs and curriculum for all • The ability to develop, implement, and evaluate children, preschool through high school. short- and long-term educational goals that advance our commitment to educating the whole child. • Effective skills in public relations and communications with all patrons, including the effective Major use of technology. • An extensive working knowledge in the areas of Responsibilities curriculum, budget and finance, staff development, employee evaluation, and collective bargaining. • Make sound decisions for all 5,855 students and 850 staff members, while keeping the interests of students • Involvement in professional growth activities. first in all matters for the school corporation. • Knowledge of Indiana School Law. • Oversee the preparation of education, operating, • Ability to earn and retain the community’s trust. and grant funds for an approximate $60 million budget. Coordinate contract negotiations with teachers, and provide meaningful and effective professional development. Projected • Establish agendas and provide materials for the monthly Board of School Trustees meetings, Timeline while keeping the Board informed about all issues Application Deadline ........................... March 24, 2021 concerning the district. Interviews & Contract Negotiations . April 12-23, 2021 • Maintain relationships with legislators and fellow Public Hearing on Contract ......................May 10, 2021 superintendents, while responding appropriately to print and broadcast media concerning district issues. Hiring of Superintendent ..........................May 17, 2021 • Work with corporation directors to implement and Start Date ................................................... July 1, 2021 evaluate effective corporation programs, including: Kokomo Schools Head Start, Community Preschools, International Baccalaureate, Integrated Arts, Gifted and Talented, Transformation Zone Academies, Virtual Application Learning, Outdoor Learning, and Kokomo Area Career Center. Process Online at www.kokomoschools.com • Lead with equity as a focus by expanding access to all students while working to close the achievement Submit the following: gap, and ensuring curriculum is reflective of the Letter of Intent students we teach. Completed Application Form • Develop and implement Board policies while Current Resume´ evaluating their effectiveness. College or University Transcripts • Provide instructional and professional leadership for Copy of Valid Superintendent’s License your district team of administrators and supervisors. Three Current Letters of Recommendation Kokomo Schools Kokomo Schools Kokomo School Corporation is among the highest performing urban school corporations in the state of Board of Trustees Indiana with an enrollment of more than 5,400 students Current Term in preschool through 12th grade. Our approximately President Crystal Sanburn ................... (2019-2022) 425 certified employees and 425 classified staff serve Vice President Lisa Hemmeger ........... (2019-2022) a diverse racial, ethnic, socio-economic student body Secretary Lewis Hall ........................... (2021-2024) from the city of Kokomo (population: 55,000). Member Lisa Ellison ........................... (2019-2022) Member David Emry .......................... (2021-2024) Member Charley Hinkle ..................... (2021-2024) Member Karen Sosbe .......................... (2021-2024) Kokomo School Corporation’sMission mission is to develop global-minded and compassionate lifelong learners for our changing world. Kokomo Schools At A Glance Kokomo School CorporationVision will be the best school Kokomo Schools Head Start .....................3-4 year olds district in the world. We strive to create a better and (Serving Howard/Tipton/Miami counties) more peaceful world through education by creating a Elementary Schools culture in which learning is valued and honored, and Bon Air Elementary ........................................... PreK-5 mutual understanding and respect are celebrated. Boulevard Elementary ....................................... PreK-5 Elwood Haynes Elementary ............................... PreK-5 Lafayette Park Elementary ................................. PreK-5 Pettit Park Elementary ....................................... PreK-5 Collective Sycamore Elementary ........................................ PreK-5 (KEY High Ability) Commitments Wallace Elementary .................................................K-5 1. A challenging global-minded curriculum which Middle Schools develops individual potential where learning is key to Bon Air Middle School .............................................6-8 being successful life-long learners. Central Middle School ..............................................6-8 2. Excellent instruction that promotes high achievement (KEY High Ability) through inquiry, investigation, and problem-solving. Maple Crest STEM Middle School ...........................6-8 3. A compassionate and equitable environment with High School respect for human difference. Kokomo High School .............................................9-12 4. Access to quality choice through equity and (McKinley Alternative) (Twilight School) opportunity while recognizing the uniqueness of each Kokomo Area Career Center ...................................8-12 individual. (Serves 9 high schools) Kokomo Schools offers a range of quality academic programs & options International Baccalaureate KEY High Ability The International Baccalaureate Program features Kokomo School Corporation instruction that is project-based, inquiry-oriented, and designed its KEY (gifted and global in focus for students in kindergarten through talented) program for identified 12th grade. Kokomo High School graduates who High Ability learners. This have earned the prestigious IB Diploma are attending program provides an enriched postsecondary institutions such as Harvard University environment that challenges and Duke University. and accelerates learning. The Primary Years Program (K-5) at Lafayette Park KEY program teaches learning Elementary & Sycamore Elementary; Middle Years principles that can be utilized Program at Central Middle School (6-8) & Kokomo in the college-level courses High School (9-10); Career Related Program (11- at Kokomo High School. 12) at Kokomo Area Career Center & KHS; Diploma The KEY program is housed Program (11-12) at Kokomo High School. at Sycamore International Elementary School (K- Integrated Arts 5) and Central Middle International School (6-8). Integrated Arts students KEY students transition to Kokomo High School’s concentrate on the core Advanced College Preparatory Academy, which curriculum with instructional includes 25 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and methods tied closely to more than 20 IB Diploma Program (DP) classes. visual arts, dance, movement, and drama. All Wallace Transformation Zone Elementary (K-5) students have the opportunity to study Academies The Transformation Zone Academies at Bon Air violin and piano keyboarding, Elementary (K-5), Pettit Park Elementary (K-5), and while the Central Middle Bon Air Middle School (6-8) are focused on creating School (6-8) students can an optimal learning environment. These schools participate in orchestra and emphasize career pathways, project-based learning, competitive dance. and blended learning. STEM Career Education Students in STEM The Kokomo Area (Science/Technology/ Career Center Engineering/ provides career and Mathematics) schools technical training are immersed in an for students in environment that grades 8-12. During is rich in critical the 2019-2020 thinking as they learn through a hands-on investigative school year, KACC approach. STEM students collaborate on projects students earned as they creatively design solutions to real-world 2,659 dual college problems. STEM elementary (K-5) schools are at credits while taking KACC courses in 11 career Elwood Haynes and Boulevard, while Maple Crest (6- pathways. Instruction at the Kokomo Area Career 8) is a state-certified STEM middle school, and KHS Center includes project-based learning, work-based (9-12) offers a STEM Academy. learning, internships, and clinical rotations. Kokomo Schools programs & options Virtual Learning Preschool Kokomo School Realizing the Corporation importance of offers a full-time, early childhood synchronous virtual education, the learning program Kokomo School for interested K-12 Corporation students. The virtual provides option is available children, ages for 2021-2022 at 3 and 4, with Boulevard STEM the opportunity Elementary School to become (K-5), Lafayette immersed in Park International a world of Elementary School inquiry, exploration, and discovery. The preschool (K-5),