The Chief Academic Officer of Rochester Public Schools (RPS) leads a district-wide initiative to strengthen teaching and learning to enable and empower each RPS student to thrive in school and in life.
Position Summary:
The RPS Chief Academic Officer performs the following functions in Rochester Public Schools:
- Provides strategic leadership for and supervision of departments in the school district’s central administration that are responsible for early childhood education, curriculum and instruction, special education, multilingual learning, research and innovation, multi-tiered systems of support in reading and mathematics, and deeper learning in all academic subject areas.
- Leads the design and implementation of initiatives to continuously improve instruction through professional development, coaching, and other supports.
- Leads the ongoing review and improvement of curriculum in all academic subject areas.
- Leads the development and implementation of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) that provide all students with a strong educational program and that provide students who need additional support with effective and appropriate assistance.
- Leads delivery of educational services to students with disabilities that is aligned with best practices in the field and that is integrated into the school district’s multi-tiered system of supports.
- Leads delivery of services for multilingual learners that is aligned with best practices in the field and that enables those students to become proficient in the English language while also maintaining and further developing the primary language(s) their families speak at home.
- Leads the delivery of services for advanced learners (often referred to as “gifted and talented” students) from diverse backgrounds that are aligned with best practices in the field.
- Leads research and innovation efforts that promote continuous improvement in schools and district-wide systems and that generate new knowledge and solutions through research-to-practice partnerships with external scholars and organizations.
- Leads efforts to integrate deeper learning that combines mastery, identity, and creativity into all aspects of the school district’s educational agenda.
- Works with the Superintendent of Schools, other members of the superintendent’s cabinet, and leaders throughout Rochester Public Schools to align academic initiatives with other priorities and initiatives of the Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan.