Superintendent SearchShoreline Christian School

Shoreline, Washington Fall 2017

At Shoreline Christian School, we recognize that each child is a unique person created by God in His image. Small class sizes and differentiated instruction allow us to work with each student where they are and meet their educational needs while helping them explore their God-given gifts, talents, and abilities. We believe that what we teach should not only help you grow in what you know—it should also help you grow in who you are.

We are a parent run school, rooted for 65 years in the Reformed faith and vibrantly pursuing the truth of God’s revelation.

Our VisionCelebrating that all of creation belongs to GodResponding by developing our unique God-given gifts and abilitiesLiving as dynamic and transforming influences to God’s glory

Our MissionShoreline Christian School works in partnership with Christian families and their church to challenge students in preschool through high school.

ResourcesWebsite: www.shorelinechristian.orgPhilosophy: http://www.shorelinechristian.org/community-about-us/philosophyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShorelineChristian/Blog: http://www.shorelinechristian.org/blogPresidential Report: 2017-18 65th Anniversary Edition

• Being agents of renewal and reconciliation• Celebrating that every square inch belongs to God• Recognizing that God has created us to live in community and explore his creation in community• Doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly• Developing and nurturing children and their unique gifts and talents• Integrating faith and learning• Challenging students but not abandoning them

What’s Important to Our Community

Shoreline Christian is a preschool-12 school located at 2400, NE 147th street in Shoreline Washington, including 212 students from 9 different countries and representing 80+ different local churches.

We were founded in 1952 with the vision of providing a Christ-centered education as a place to nurture the Christian values lived out in the church and home. SCS is fully accredited by CSI and approved by the State of Washington. We have one campus situated just north of Seattle, and by the grace and provision of our Lord God the campus is mortgage free.

The Superintendent is the lead administrator of Shoreline Christian School, and is directly accountable to the Shoreline Christian School Society (SCSS) Board of Directors. The Superintendent provides leadership and supervision for the operation of the school according to the SCS Vision and Mission, Constitution, and Bylaws. The Superintendent advises the Board on policy, decision-making, governance, and long term planning and is responsible for ensuring that those policies and decisions are implemented.

Personal Characteristics: Our great hope is that the superintendent follow in the footsteps and hospitality of Jesus: creating time and space for people to flourish.

The superintendent creates, molds, and nurtures spaces where people can thrive: serving the board and its work; encouraging and growing the faculty and staff to be bold, humble, compassionate, and equipped; and leading the effort to reveal to our students who God is and our right relationship to Him and to each other. When necessary, the superintendent speaks truth in love and also understands that God’s good creation is one of music, joy, laughter, work, and relationship - that it spins out of the relationship of the three persons of God. Ultimately s/he works for the restoration and renewal of all things.

Professional Characteristics: The Superintendent holds a Master’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in leadership or school administration, has extensive experience as a school leader in a Christian school setting and preferably as a classroom teacher.

Superintendent SummaryWhat we are hoping for as a community

Details about the PositionExpectations of Superintendent

A. Educational

• works with the Directors of Curriculum and Instruction to ensure the delivery of a clearly articulated Christian worldview throughout the curriculum and pedagogy.• provides leadership in the overall direction of the school’s educational program and supports the Directors of Curriculum and Instruction in developing and maintaining educational excellence for the glory of God.• ensures that Directors of Curriculum and Instruction have a cohesive

approach to the overall SCS educational program through the development and maintenance of Preschool-12 scope and sequence documents for each subject area and extra- curricular endeavours.

• ensures that Washington State curriculum and pedagogical requirements are met.• stimulates, challenges and encourages directors and teaching staff to improve curriculum and pedagogy, and

promote academic excellence.• oversees the school’s accreditation process.

B. Staff

• hires Directors of Curriculum and Instruction and other senior administrative staff in conjunction with search committees established by the Board, with the hiring of directors and other senior administrative staff being subject to board approval.

• supervises, supports, and evaluates all Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, the Director of Development, and all other personnel who do not report to a director or a supervisor.

• in consultation with Directors of Curriculum and Instruction, takes responsibility for recruiting, interviewing and hiring applicants for vacant teaching positions.

• provides team leadership, coaches, mentors, challenges, reviews, and ensures mutual accountability among all senior leadership, in order that they may be successful and effective in performing their own jobs.

• facilitates the building of a strong senior leadership team, ensuring meaningful dialogue, consultation and collaboration as necessary to the decision-making process.

• oversees, in conjunction with senior leadership members, the hiring of all other staff.• oversees and facilitates an intentional and well- defined program of professional development and staff succession

planning.• oversees the development of compensation for all staff in conjunction with the administrative team and Finance

Committee, within the budgetary framework approved by the Board.• oversees and ensures that regular evaluation and performance review programs are in place for all employees, and

is involved in all decisions regarding those staff whose performance review indicates significant issues requiring attention.

• ensures an effective communication system is in place to inform all staff about major decisions made by the Board or by the administrative team in order to ensure a healthy employer/employee climate.

• works to develop a culture of trust and transparency between administration, Board, employees and Society members.

C. Development

• works with the Development Office to actively encourage Christian families to enroll their children at SCS.• oversees the admissions policy of SCS, ensuring fairness and Christian principles in its application• oversees an effective donor program, collaborating with the Development Office.• supervises the work of the Director of Development, as it relates to the development and implementation of a comprehensive development strategy that is intended to engage the wider Christian community, in order to achieve long-term commitment and financial resources for SCS.• oversees the “exit” interview process of both students and staff to ensure a thorough understanding of why families/employees choose to leave SCS.• identifies and monitors, in conjunction with campus directors and the Director of

Development, those families who are at risk of leaving SCS and, where appropriate, works to mitigate those risks.

• oversees and initiates, in consultation with the Director of Development, all school-wide correspondence.• communicates to the entire school constituency the goals, needs, practices, accomplishments and status of the

school.• fosters positive relationships with school organizations, professional organizations, local churches, the local

community, and other agencies.• establishes rapport and visibility by being regularly present on campus and interacting with staff and students.• ensures that the school’s website, digital, and print materials are mission appropriate and effective.

E. Operations

• oversees the operation of the campus and business offices; building maintenance• is responsible for all contracts made on behalf of the SCS Board.• works with the Buildings and Grounds Committee to make sure the school facilities are properly maintained

and kept in good condition.• oversees the organization and preservation of vital school records and documents.• recommends a school calendar to the Board.• ensures the compliance with all policies, regulations and requirements of Washington State.• oversees the use of school property by outside organizations.• facilitates emergency preparedness and procedures and maintains relationships with other schools, police and fire

departments, etc. in the context of emergencies.• decides on school opening and/or closing for weather or other reasons.

D. Financial

• develops and recommends the annual budget in consultation with the Finance Committee.• recommends compensation and time allotments of personnel • manages the school finances to ensure that SCS has an exceptional and effective educational program, excellent

staff, well-equipped facilities, as well as a responsible plan for debt servicing and future development.• adheres to approved budgets, and presents any anticipated overruns for approval to the Board prior to those

budget overruns occurring.• provides leadership and insight into long term financial planning and stability.

F. Governance

• serves as an advisor to the Board and attends all meetings of the Board.• serves as ex officio member with full voting privileges on any committee appointed by the Board, unless otherwise determined by the Board.• oversees the development, implementation and review of policies as directed by the Board or as determined by senior leadership, with all major school policies requiring board approval.

• oversees the development, implementation and review of administrative procedures that effectively put into action school policies.

• oversees the administration of the constitution, bylaws and policies of the Society.• prepares regular reports for each board meeting or as directed by the Board.• informs the Board of important staff appointments, promotions, demotions, terminations or other significant

staffing issues.• informs the Board of any major unplanned events occurring at the school or school event, which required

significant and unusual administrative intervention.• informs the Board of all emerging issues, risks and deviations from requirements, policy or budget.• leads the Board in strategic planning and leads the school in implementation of the strategic plan.• submits a listing of goals developed from the strategic plan to the Board annually.• reports monthly to the Board on the progress of long and short term goals.• serves as the official representative of Shoreline Christian School.• accepts, after consultation, other job responsibilities assigned by the Board from time to time.

G. Evaluation

• will be evaluated annually by the Board. The Board will determine the method and scope of each evaluation.• will be evaluated according to the responsibilities listed above and to success in working to achieve strategic

priorities developed with the Board.

Other

• participate in ongoing professional development• act in the best interests of the school and the SCS Board on issues not specifically defined in this document.• review and, if necessary, modify this job description in conjunction with the Board at the time of every

performance review to meet the SCS Board goals for the position and to best serve the vision of Shoreline Christian School.

If you would like to enter the process of potentially joining the SCS community as the Superintendent, please submit your resume, testimony/statement of faith, and a brief statement of philosophy of Christian education to the search team. The review of applications will begin on January 5, 2018.

supersearch@shorelinechristian.org or SCS Superintendent Search Team 2400 NE 147th St, Shoreline WA 98155. We are hoping to confirm the right candidate in February 2018 with responsibilities commencing in July 2018.

Competitive compensation and benefit package available.

The Process