School Superintendent

Richfield Public School Academy

$90K — $120K *
Flint, MI 48504In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Central Office Certification required
  • 3-5 years demonstrated turnaround experience
  • Urban educational leadership experience necessary
  • Preferred availability to start on or before September 1, 2026
  • Formal training in turnaround leadership and facilitation preferred
  • Charter school leadership experience preferred

Responsibilities

  • Commit to achieving outstanding results quickly
  • Create and execute clear, logical plans
  • Foster collective responsibility for instructional improvement
  • Ensure continuous instructional conversations district-wide
  • Prioritize student learning needs over established norms
  • Motivate and influence staff and stakeholders
  • Develop trust and rapport with the community
  • Hold others accountable while promoting reciprocal accountability
  • Collect and analyze data to inform educational decisions
  • Challenge the district's status quo to align with improvement plans
  • Sustain a robust system for ongoing data collection
  • Create a professional environment of mutual respect

Benefits

  • Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, & Dental Plans
  • 4% 401(k) company contribution
  • 3% 401(k) company match
  • Life, ADD, STD, LTD 100% paid by the employer
  • Voluntary Plans Available
Full Job Description
Richfield Public School Academy, a charter school in Flint, MI, is hiring a Superintendent.

Responsibilities
  • The strong desire and commitment to achieve outstanding results in a short amount of time
  • The ability to create and execute clear, logical plans
  • The skill to foster collective responsibility by mobilizing structure, strategies, practices, and the use of resources for the ongoing evaluation and improvement of instruction
  • The motivation and drive necessary to ensure that instructional-specific conversations are taking place throughout the district through practices intentionally designed to focus conversations and efforts on improving the growth and achievement of every student
  • The drive to prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines, and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change
  • The ability to motivate others
  • The ability to exert his/her influence for results
  • The ability to develop trust and rapport with stakeholders
  • The adeptness to ensure a strong connection between district systems, building-level routines, and classroom instructional practices;
  • The ability to hold others accountable and practice reciprocal accountability including creating capacity for individual success
  • The motivation and drive necessary to ensure that instructional-specific conversations are taking place throughout the district designed to focus district conversations and partnering efforts on improving the instruction of every teacher
  • The fortitude to stay visibly focused and self-assured despite the barrage of personal and professional attacks common during rapid systemic reconfiguration
  • The courage to achieve results by taking healthy calculated risks and thinking outside the box
  • The aptitude to sustain an effective system of shared leadership and responsibility throughout the district
  • The willingness and commitment to collaborate with others including the authorizer, MDE, ISD/RESA, and the Educational Serve Provider (Management Company)
  • The competence to collect and analyze appropriate data sources to inform decisions;
  • The skill to challenge all aspects of the district's status quo to determine their alignment to Success/Turnaround Plan
  • 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 skill to use student-specific data to inform instructional practices 21.The talent to build a professional environment of mutual respect
  • The capacity to foster problem-solving in others
  • The commitment to allocating higher percentages of funds towards the direct instruction of students and job-embedded, teacher-specific professional development (classroom-based coaching)
  • The will to maintain his/her drive for results by demonstrating persistence.
  • The ability to monitor and plan ahead
  • The ability to create and execute clear logical plans

Requirements
  • Central Office Certification - Required
  • Demonstrated Turnaround Experience - Minimum 3 - 5 Years Required (*Please provide data and artifacts in your application packet along with detailed information in your resume)
  • Urban Educational Leadership Experience - Required
  • Available to start on or before September 1, 2026 - Preferred
  • Formal Turnaround Leadership Training and Facilitation Experience - Preferred
  • Charter School District or School Leadership Experience - Preferred

Company Benefits:
  • Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, & Dental Plans
  • 4% 401(k) company contribution
  • 3% 401(k) company match
  • Life, ADD, STD, LTD 100% paid by the employer
  • Voluntary Plans Available

For more information on Richfield Public School Academy, please visit our website at https://www.richfieldpsa.net/.

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