2100.14: Director of Student Services

Reports to: Associate Superintendent for Human Resources

General Summary:  Designs, develops, implements and evaluates those programs and services in the areas of student health care, response counseling services, social work services, and student safety; directs those student services related to student enrollment, placement, attendance, records, suspension and expulsion, and the development or modification of appropriate student service policies.

Essential Functions:

1. Designs, directs, and evaluates student health services.  (10%)

2. Develops, coordinates, and supervises counseling and social work response services.  (10%)

3. Develops, directs, and implements the District security programs protocols, and procedures. (10%)

4. Administers and supervises procedures for enrollment, transfer and placement of students within the school system, as per law, regulation, and board policy.  (18%)

5. Administers and supervises the student attendance programs protocols, and procedures.  (3%)

6. Directs the development and implementation of all procedures regarding the collection, maintenance and dissemination of student records.  (6%)

7. Develops, directs, and implements procedures for student behavior management and discipline within the district.  (17%)

8. Administers and supervises the District crisis team.  (2%)

9. Prepares budget requests for all of the student service areas and monitors budgetary expenditures.  (2%)

10. Serves as a liaison with community organizations and agencies related to student services. (2%)

11. Recommends selection and assignment of student services staff.  (2%)

12. Works with others in the identification and provision of those staff development activities deemed appropriate.   (2%)

13. Evaluates student services staff in accordance with District staff evaulation procedures.  (2%)

14. Assists with the development of board policies related to student services.  (3%)

15. Develops, directs, and implements District drug prevention programs.  (2%)  

16. Attends all School Board and Cabinet meetings.  (5%)

17. Performs any other duties as assigned by the Executive Director for Human Resources.  (2%).

18. Evaluates administrators as assigned by the Superintendent.  2%

Qualifications:

1. Education Level: A doctoral degree from an approved institution with a major in educational administration or the accepted equivalent is preferred. A six-year specialist degree in educational administration or the accepted equivalent is required.

2. Certification or Licensure:  Appropriate Nebraska Administrative Certificate.

3. Experience desired:  Four years of successful experience in administration with experience in student personnel services or guidance counseling; three years experience is required.

4. Other requirements:  Ability to supervise student services, sensitivity to needs of students and objectives of the school district - able to work with parents, administrators and teachers.