Technology Director

Old Redford Academy is hiring a full time Technology Director.

Old Redford Academy has new leadership, new direction and a new commitment to academic excellence. The academy is a tuition free, Pre-K to 12th grade academy that offers highly qualified teachers, free transportation, one-to-one student technology, an expansive athletic program, and a rigorous curriculum that is both standards based and culturally responsive.

The Technology Director ensures efficient delivery of technology resources for users District-wide; provides leadership in the integration of technology into the curriculum.

Old Redford Academy District is a charter district (public school academy) that serves approximately 950 students. Old Redford Academy is located in Detroit, Michigan. The district houses a GSRP Preschool program, elementary school, middle school, 9th grade academy, and high school.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Directs and oversees the administration of educational technology and information services; assures efficient District-wide operation at all sites and in all departments.
• Prepares and monitors contracts for information services with outside vendors, agencies, and districts.
• Plans, develops, and directs construction, infrastructure, and classroom design of computer and emerging technologies; works with State and local government agencies and authorities to expedite technologies into the District, the schools, and the community; assists in interconnectivity.
• Coordinates the preparation of appropriate District information, communications, and educational technology plans.
• Prepares and administers the Educational Technology budget.
• Directs the evaluation, acquisition, installation, maintenance, and repair of information and communications technology equipment and software.
• Coordinates ongoing evaluation and recommends procedures to respond to instructional administrative needs for information and communications resources.
• Assures the validity of District information through the development of security and backup/recovery procedures.
• Identifies needs and directs staff in developing technology solutions for instructional programs.
• Designs and implements support systems and learning networks to increase capacity for the use of technology by teaching staff and District administration.
• Serves as the main contact for licensing, rostering, and maintaining logins for all digital programs
• Participates in digital program implementation and supports ongoing, on-site training for staff
• Assists in the technology resource review process and monitoring of digital programs
• Performs other duties as required.

  Additional Qualifications:

Qualified candidates should skillfully demonstrate the following turnaround competencies:

• the ability to prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines, and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change;
• the strong desire to achieve outstanding results in a short amount of time;
• the ability to motivate others and influence their behaviors;
• the power to stay visibly focused and self-assured despite the barrage of personal and professional attacks common during turnaround;
• the talent to foster collective responsibility and ownership for greater student achievement;
• the capacity to rigorously create and sustain a well-orchestrated system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction attentive to students’ specific academic needs;
• the aptitude to sustain an effective system of shared leadership and responsibility throughout the school;
• the commitment to allocating higher percentages of the building budget towards the direct instruction of students and job-embedded, teacher-specific professional development aligned to students' needs.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Preferred: Previous K-12 education experience. 

Company Benefits:

• Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, & Dental Plans

• 1% 401(k) company contribution 

• 2% 401(k) company match

• Life, ADD, STD, LTD 100% paid by the employer

• Voluntary Plans Available

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