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Major
Areas of Responsibility
Cabinet
Assistant Superintendent for
Instructional
Support – Elementary Evaluate, train and mentor principals (30) Administer educational programs Coordinate activities among schools Support school action plan process Curriculum and Instruction Supervision (K-6) Administer the standards alignment, scope and sequence, materials adoption and the professional development component for all K-6 subject areas Special Program Supervision Assessment Department Project READ K-3 assessment and best practices and interventions Federally funded Title I and Title III Programs Nurse Liaison Program Policy Supervision Minimum age requirement Retention/promotion K-6 Curriculum requirements according to state law Special Assignments Title IIA and Title III funding Long-range Plan Administrative Intern Management (AIM) program Administrative evaluation process Human Relations Diversity Task Force School Year Task Force K-6 technology and high-performing students principal subcommittee K-6 principals’ liaison subcommittee Coordinate Activities English Language Literacy efforts at the elementary level K-6 curriculum and assessment Focus of honors program Focus of professional development activities Inclusion model for special education students Development of Professional Learning Communities
Serving buildings and principals Oversee audit functions Budget preparation: Oct-June Budget Calendar 6.1.1. Budget and expenditure Reporting Insurance: VSIT and VSWCP 6.5.1. Professional development: AASBO Finance and Payroll Record revenue and expenses for all funds Pay bills from all vendors per USFR Issue 30,000 Accounts Payable checks Run 26 payrolls per year with 3,200 contracts and 100,000 checks and direct deposits. Reports to state and federal agencies Annual CAFR report Coordinate with external audit team Investment of Idle Funds Policy 6.2.1. Property Control Take annual inventories of all sites Policy 6.4.1. All items over $1,000 unit cost - $29 million in equipment Total assets = $484 Million Began to depreciate assets on 7/1/01 per GASB 34; $122 million in accumulated depreciation. Purchasing Prepare IFB’s and RFP’s on all items over $32,900 in a fiscal year Insure compliance with the State Procurement code for school districts Policy 6.3.1. Equip all new schools and renovations Renew contracts on an annual basis Issue over 30,000 purchase orders per year Distribution Center Stocks all common school supplies Textbook depository K-8 Receive all K-8 orders Process all district mail Moving of offices/teachers Disposal of Textbooks and Surplus Equipment Policy 6.3.3. We are a people business with responsibility for hiring and retaining the best employees to take care of the most important resource in the world – our children. Human Resources Department 2 Tech I’s, 5 Tech II’s, and 3 Tech III’s. Together they maintain the paper work and files on all 3,200 employees as well as the at-will employees (or visiting teachers, approximately 400). They also process benefits and retirement paperwork. We consist of a Director of Human Resources, Linda Grovert; a Secretary V for the Director, Kathryn Pelaccio; an Executive Assistant, Rhonda Whitaker; and an Assistant Superintendent, Karen Gasket. Employment Responsibilities Recruitment Retention Evaluations Working conditions Competitive compensation Benefits Retirement Dismissals Must comply with the following agencies and laws: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Department of Labor Office of Civil Rights Federal Law State Law Bargaining Agreements We have a document governing our interactions with all employee groups, including Certified, Classified, Administrative, Central Office Administration and Cabinet Bargaining Process Certified process begins in the spring and goes through May. We meet pursuant to the Open Meeting Laws. All meetings are recorded and the minutes are distributed to members. The issues include the compensation package, working conditions and language that governs the agreement. The board is updated and provides direction through Executive Session. We begin the classified bargaining process in the spring. The Director of HR leads that process. The issues are very similar to the certified: compensation, working conditions and language. The administrative groups are typically handled last. Issues are often related to working conditions and retirement benefits. Evaluation Systems We train supervisors and monitor the evaluation of all employee groups. Visiting Teachers We have approximately 400 Visiting Teachers, better known as substitutes. Nancy Sheffler, our Tech II, is in charge of placing the visiting teachers in schools where they are needed. She operates an Automated Substitute System. We pay $80 per day and $100 per day for long term subs (21 days or more in the same position). Volunteers We authored the Volunteer Handbook and have made recent revisions in collaboration with the Instructional Support department. We fingerprint potential volunteers. Policies We are under section 3 of the Board Policy and Procedures Book. Qualifications and hiring process of administrators Recruitment and Selection of Certified Staff Evaluation of Certified Staff and Notice of Inadequate Performance Rate of Sub Pay Harassment Substance Abuse Bloodborne Pathogens Tobacco Parental Complaint involving employees Internet /Electronic Information Services Use Professionalism Affirmative Action Travel Industrial Compensation or Workman's Comp Develop new policies as needed Other Co-facilitate the AIM program with Dr. Baribault and Dr. Weimer Work with attorneys for issues that end up in court (dismissals). Sit on the board for the Valley Schools Insurance Trust for Health Insurance Keep up to date in the HR laws and best practices. Mr. Jim Lee Project enrollment based on a modified cohort survival method (include new construction projections) Sit as a member of the Desert View Village planning committee Coordinate agreements with governments (city, county, state and federal) and agencies (e.g., Fiesta Bowl, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc.) Seek and acquire land Coordinate and schedule capital projects Help coordinate efforts leading to election November 2005 Plan boundary adjustments (internally and externally) Supervise the budget execution from Facilities, Nutrition and Wellness and Transportation, as well as the bond/override budget as it relates to construction and other projects. Facilities Construct new schools and classroom additions Plan, resource and construct projects throughout the district Repair, maintain and clean all district facilities (over 5 million square feet) Plan use of funds from the 1999 Bond (end-game in detail) Oversee the renewal of the custodial contract RFQ evaluation process Prepare critical reports required by the School Facilities Board Develop and deploy the district's Indoor Air Quality response team Nutrition and Wellness Plan for and feed 20,000 meals daily (including free breakfast in the classroom at selected Title I schools) Fund noon duty aides Provide other funding to the district Operate in the black Supervise a post baccalaureate internship program Provide catering in support of priority projects designated by the Superintendent Transportation Services Transport students to and from school Provide expertise to individual buildings regarding pedestrian and motor safety Maintain the district fleet of buses, trucks, sedans and other support vehicles and equipment Provide van training and certification Coordinate the Maricopa County Ride Reduction Program Write grants for programs designed to improve air quality Dr. John Weimer Evaluate and train principals Administer educational programs Coordinate activities among schools Lead district accreditation under North Central Association Supervise District Departments Special Education Alternative Education Community Education Career and Technical Education Student Services Technology Special Assignments Title IX compliance Long-range Plan Administrative Intern Management (AIM) program Administrative evaluation process Title V funding Human Relations Diversity Task Force Capital Override Oversight Committee High School Graduation Committee Coordinate Activities English Language Literacy efforts at the secondary level Secondary curriculum and assessment Focus of honors and Advanced Placement courses Focus of professional development activities Inclusion model for special education students Development of Professional Learning Communities Development of School Action Plans Development of district-wide assessment and data warehouse Development and support of district-wide assessment and data warehouse Copyright
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