The Verona Area School District is looking for student-focused, dedicated, and equity-centered candidates to join our diverse district.   Our success is fostered and supported through the working relationships of all staff and is built on a foundation of equity, mutual respect, cultural responsiveness, the pursuit of excellence, and shared responsibility at school, at home, and in the community.  All roles at the Verona Area School District have a direct impact on students and our north star where all students will achieve disciplinary literacy. 

In the Verona Area School District, our mission is that each student will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals, thrive in a diverse global society, and lead a healthy, self-fulfilling life. To meet this mission, the Verona Area School District will ensure that every individual has access to the educational, social, and emotional support they need to feel valued and affirmed in their unique identities and experiences. We acknowledge that inequities and power dynamics exist in our system such that some individuals, on the basis of their identities*, face barriers to accessing the opportunities they need to experience success. In acknowledgment of such, The Verona Area School District is committed to disrupting these systems of inequity.

All employees must support the VASD Strategic Framework and mission that each student will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals, thrive in a diverse global society, and lead a healthy, self-fulfilling life.

If you want to be considered for this position, you must have and be able to demonstrate the following dispositions:

• Commitment to equity in all aspects of their work, including exceptional outcomes for all students
• Exceptional service to clients (all students, staff, parents)
• Understanding the critical importance of effective communication, including a commitment to listening
• Commitment to distributed leadership
• Prioritizes collaboration and collective efficacy
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Ensures consistent professional development is available and given to staff and self.

Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate you have provided special education leadership that resulted in action and deliverables in the following areas (this means if you are chosen for an interview, you will need to provide us evidence of results):

• Increases in student achievement for each student;
• Removed barriers to learning for historically underserved students; 
• Equitable learning experiences for students, staff, and families;
• Effective use of processes related to student needs
• Effective use of research and best practices to inform systems within special education;
• Collaboration with staff and families;
• Effective communication, listening, collaboration, and relationship building skills;
• Designing and providing professional staff development;
• Strategic thinking and planning;
• Use of data to drive decisions of process and practice
• Problem finding and solving; and
• Continuous improvement

Must support the VASD Strategic Framework and mission that each student will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals, thrive in a diverse global society, and lead a healthy, self-fulfilling life.

Qualifications

• Education: Masters degree in Educational Administration or related field is required. Doctoral credentials, and local vocational education coordination certification is preferred.
• Experience: Requires evidence of prior successful school teaching and administration experience.  Requires familiarity with a variety of evaluation instruments and techniques or prior involvements that demonstrates a sufficient level of knowledge in the field of special education, vocational education, curriculum, budgeting and programming for students with special needs. 
• Availability to collaborate with others, highly organized, excellent communication skills and strong background in time management 
• Must have WI DPI license 580 Director of Spec Ed and Pupil Services
• Bilingual (Spanish) skills are prioritized