Description
Location:
District Office
JOB GOAL:
The Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning provides executive leadership for curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional learning to ensure high levels of teaching and learning for all students, aligning with the QCUSD Strategic Plan. This role oversees the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of coherent PK-12 instructional systems that are standards-aligned and data-informed. In collaboration with district and site leadership, the Assistant Superintendent builds organizational capacity to improve instructional quality, strengthen educator effectiveness, and increase student achievement across all content areas
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid Arizona Teaching Certificate required
- Valid Arizona K-12 Administrative Certificate required
- Master's degree in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field (Doctorate preferred)
- Knowledge of research-based mathematics instruction, intervention, and assessment practices
- Minimum of five (5) years of successful instructional leadership experience at the site or district level
- Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development, instructional leadership, assessment systems, and professional learning
- Proven ability to lead districtwide instructional initiatives and manage complex systems
- Strong data analysis skills with the ability to use student achievement data to inform decision-making
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
- Must pass a background clearance.
- Must obtain an Arizona IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 261 Days; 12 Months
COMPENSATION: Per QCUSD salary schedule for applicable position
BENEFITS: As per QCUSD District policy
REPORTS TO: Superintendent
HOURS: 40 hours per week and may require longer hours - Monday-Friday
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supports and advances the QCUSD Strategic Plan by providing executive leadership for teaching and learning systems across PK-12 schools.
- Provides strategic oversight of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional learning to ensure coherence, alignment, and effectiveness.
- Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of district-adopted curriculum and instructional frameworks across content areas.
- Provides districtwide leadership for mathematics instruction as a core academic priority, ensuring alignment to state standards, district curriculum, and research-based instructional practices.
- Oversees the implementation and continuous improvement of PK-12 mathematics curriculum, instruction, and assessment systems, including intervention and enrichment structures.
- Monitors and supports the implementation of Professional Learning Community (PLC) processes to ensure consistent use of collaborative planning, data analysis, and instructional response across schools.
- Establishes clear expectations and accountability for PLC and mastery learning structures, including common formative assessments, analysis of student work, and targeted reteaching and enrichment.
- Leads the implementation of mastery learning models that ensure students demonstrate proficiency prior to advancement, supported by aligned assessments, pacing, reteach/enrich, and instructional resources.
- Oversees districtwide professional learning systems to strengthen educator content knowledge, instructional practice, and assessment literacy.
- Supervises and evaluates directors, coordinators, and other instructional leaders within the Educational Services department.
- Collaborates with district leaders to strengthen instructional leadership and support high-quality teaching and learning at the school level.
- Uses student achievement data, instructional data, and stakeholder feedback to guide strategic planning and continuous improvement efforts.
- Ensures instructional systems promote equity, access, and culturally responsive practices for all students.
- Aligns teaching and learning initiatives with MTSS, special education, English learner services, and student support systems.
- Communicates clearly and effectively with stakeholders regarding instructional priorities, expectations, and outcomes.
- Supports continuous improvement efforts that lead to measurable gains in student achievement and instructional effectiveness.
- Leads the development, implementation, and monitoring of districtwide instructional goals and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure progress and impact.
- Provides oversight and guidance for instructional policy development and implementation, ensuring compliance with state, federal, and board requirements.
- Prepares and presents instructional reports, data analyses, and recommendations to the Superintendent and Governing Board as requested.
- Aligns instructional priorities with district budgeting, staffing, and resource decisions to maximize impact on student achievement.
- Ensures continuity and coherence of teaching and learning initiatives across leadership transitions, school improvement cycles, and district initiatives.
- Oversees the evaluation and refinement of instructional programs to ensure return on investment, effectiveness, and alignment with student achievement goals.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned to advance district priorities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms, stand, bend or stoop. The employee is frequently required to move about the campus. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, outside weather conditions and extreme heat or cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Notice of Nondiscrimination
Queen Creek Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs, services, activities, or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Queen Creek Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The following employees have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX Coordinator, Director of Athletics & Student Services, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7488 and Compliance Officer for Section 504/ADA, Director of Special Education, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, religión, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad u orientación sexual en la admisión y el acceso a sus programas, servicios, actividades ni en ningún aspecto de sus operaciones, y ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos juveniles designados. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek tampoco discrimina en sus prácticas de contratación. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para atender consultas sobre las políticas antidiscriminatorias: Coordinador del Título IX, Director de Atletismo y Servicios Estudiantiles, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Teléfono 480-987-7488; y Oficial de Cumplimiento de la Sección 504/ADA, Director de Educación Especial, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Teléfono 480-987-5990.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid Arizona Teaching Certificate required
- Valid Arizona K-12 Administrative Certificate required
- Master's degree in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field (Doctorate preferred)
- Knowledge of research-based mathematics instruction, intervention, and assessment practices
- Minimum of five (5) years of successful instructional leadership experience at the site or district level
- Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development, instructional leadership, assessment systems, and professional learning
- Proven ability to lead districtwide instructional initiatives and manage complex systems
- Strong data analysis skills with the ability to use student achievement data to inform decision-making
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
- Must pass a background clearance.
- Must obtain an Arizona IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
