School Director-Kenosha Campus

School Director-Kenosha Campus - Vacancy ID: 275847
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Open Wings Learning Community is seeking a site leader for the Kenosha campus. The Kenosha site has an opening for the 27-28 school year for a qualified educator with experience with students with complex learning needs in a unique K-12 progressive school setting. Open Wings Learning Community is a school that has been serving students and families for 15 years in a research-based framework that focuses on meeting individual student learning and social-emotional needs. The student population ranges from 40-50 each year across the grade levels.
This position entails providing evidence based, culturally responsive leadership to a school community made up of teachers, teacher associates, children, adolescents and their families. Experience with students with special learning needs is preferred, with training and supervision provided to qualified candidates in the role. This is a school setting which provides learning opportunities to children who may not thrive in larger, more traditional school settings. The School Director will work along-side teachers, teacher associates, other therapists and providers along with community stakeholders and organizations. This School Director will join a dynamic school environment where there will be possibilities to engage in training, research, and educational innovation and opportunities for collaboration within the ISACS network of schools, and institutions of higher education in SE Wisconsin.
Primary Responsibilities
Area 1: Align the school's mission, vision, and strategic plan with day-to-day functioning of school
Area 2: Support students
Area 3: Support teachers and associates
Area 4: Engage with parents and guardians
Area 5: Recruit students and manage enrollment
Area 6: Oversee special education programming
Area 7: Lead by Learning
Qualifications
Minimum Required Education: Master’s degree completed or in progress
Minimum Required Experience: 3 years classroom teaching experience
Preferred Experience:
- Elementary or middle school teaching experience and/or K-12 special education teaching experience
- Previous experience with complex learners
- Understanding of progressive education ideals & practices preferred
- Principal, Director of Instruction, Director of Special Education, Dean of Students
Physical Requirements
Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously.
Why Open Wings Learning Community?
- Established educational and learning environment
- ISACS (Independent Schools Association of the Central States) accredited school
- Collaborative team with longevity
- Low teacher:student ratio
- Professional development opportunities
- School year calendar plus flexible summer hours
- Supportive Board of Directors
- Competitive independent school leadership salary
Our Open Wings mission: Open Wings strives to provide a progressive educational program for children and adolescents that celebrates and embraces learners’ neurodiversity through and learning in community with a focus on academic and social-emotional growth.
Open Wings as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination:
Open Wings Learning Community is committed to providing employment opportunities to individuals whose experience and abilities best match job requirements. It is the School's policy, in accordance with the provisions of local, state and federal legislation dealing with employment and personnel practices, to ensure equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law. The School is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities in hiring, compensation, training, promotions, benefits and conditions of employment.
Candidate Requirements
- Assistant Director of Special Education
- Assistant Principal
- Director of Instruction/Program Supervisor
- Director of Special Education and/or Pupil Services
- District Administrator
- Principal
- Superintendent or School District Admin
- Cover Letter
- Resume