Superintendent

• Lead transformational academic success for every student
• Strengthen literacy, math, writing, and STEM proficiency
• Improve graduation rates and postsecondary pathways
• Ensure safe learning environments
• Support strong bilingual and English Language Learner programming
• Review and strengthen support for special education
• Protect the district’s arts and music programming, review and restore athletics programming
• Establish a collaborative learning culture with high aspirations for each of our students
• Partner with our educators, leaders, and labor to realize our vision
• Seek out student and community voices to help inform district decisions
• Communicate transparently and share data as the district makes progress
• Create the conditions where our staff can do their best work on behalf of their students
• Attract and develop a leadership team
• Establish professional learning supports for staff
• Support hiring and retention for talent
• Partner with employee associations
• Support the district’s continued fiscal and operational sustainability
• Sustain and build on the district’s positive financial position
• Manage the Master Facilities Plan
• Ensure high-functioning operations and effective service for schools from every layer of the central office
• Represent the district and advocate at the local and state level

• At least five years of senior education leadership experience with progressive levels of responsibility and evidence of success
• Demonstrated track record of school turnaround success and data-driven decision making ideally in a diverse public school district setting
• Successful experience working in diverse economic, multicultural, and multilingual communities and environments with student demographics similar to Norristown Area School District
• A growth mindset and belief that continuous improvement happens through purposeful, relevant, differentiated learning experiences that set all students up for success
• Experience, and a successful track record, of collaboration with labor unions and collective bargaining
• Experience working in conjunction with a school board to identify priorities, establish goals, monitor progress, and produce outcomes in service to stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience building consensus and trust within an organization
• Exceptional written, oral, and visual communication skills. Bilingual preferred
• Meets eligibility criteria for a Superintendent’s letter of eligibility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Bilingual

A comprehensive benefits package will be included in the ultimate offer