<strong>Important Notice:</strong> The Virginia School Boards Association is assisting the school boards below with the search process. Candidates should not make contact with individual school board members. Inquiries should be directed to Gina G. Patterson, executive director, Virginia School Boards Association, 200 Hansen Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911, 434-295-8722, or <a href="mailto:gina@vsba.org" data-cke-saved-href="mailto:gina@vsba.org">gina@vsba.org</a>.

<strong>Announcement of Superintendent Search</strong>

<strong>King George County Public Schools (VA)</strong>

<strong><img class="alignleft" src="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/19029448_1509222652467508_1715581059122112812_n-300x300.png"></strong>

The School Board of <a href="https://www.kgcs.k12.va.us/"><strong>King George County Public Schools</strong></a> (VA) invites applications for the position of Superintendent.

<strong><u>The County</u></strong>

King George County (VA) is home to approximately 27,400 citizens. The county covers about 113,920 acres, of which 72,718 acres are forested and 38,105 acres are agricultural. King George County is in the scenic Northern Neck of Virginia as part of the Fredericksburg region and between the Washington and Richmond metropolitan areas. The county is home to one of the world's premier research and development centers, the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Dahlgren Division. Today, the Dahlgren Naval Base is the largest employer in the county.

<strong> </strong><strong><u>The Division</u></strong>

<strong>Our Mission:</strong> We will <strong>empower</strong><strong>, engage</strong>, and <strong>inspire </strong>students in a caring, safe, and healthy learning environment, providing them with diverse and dynamic learning experiences and skills for success in an ever-changing world.

<strong> </strong><strong>Our Vision:</strong> To be the model of educational success, providing opportunities for students to envision, achieve, and thrive.

<strong> </strong><strong>Schools: </strong>The division consists of 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 early childhood special education center.

<strong>PK-12 Student Enrollmen</strong>t: Approximately 4,500 students

<strong>Full Time Personnel</strong>: 566

<strong>On Time Graduation Rate:</strong> 92.6

<strong>Current Budget:</strong>  $54,700,000

<strong><u>Desired Qualifications </u></strong><u> </u>
<ul>
 	<li>Earned doctorate is preferred.</li>
 	<li>Experience as a superintendent, assistant superintendent, or central office administrator is preferred.</li>
 	<li>Experience as a principal is required.</li>
 	<li>A minimum of 5 years of K-12 teaching experience is required.</li>
 	<li>It is strongly preferred that the candidate selected for the position agrees to relocate to King George County after accepting the position.</li>
</ul>
<strong> </strong><strong>Leadership &amp; Management Skills:</strong> Decisive Leader, team player, comfortable with shared decision making, visionary, creative thinker, and possesses the ability to create a positive and inspiring environment for staff and students.

<strong> </strong><strong>Personal Characteristics:</strong> Good listener, accessible, consistent, caring, tactful.

<strong>Board/Superintendent Relations:</strong> Effectively mediates and accommodates different perspectives, provides options and recommendations to the board before accepting Board directives, can lead the Board in goal setting and planning.

<strong>Staff Relations:</strong> Maintains open channels of communication to and from staff, creates an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect, supports staff development activities, and encourages professional growth.

<strong>Community Relations:</strong> Communicates effectively and regularly with the community and various stakeholders and effectively advocates for school issues and needs. Communicates effectively on both private and public levels and responds to individual concerns in an appropriate manner.

<strong>School Finance</strong>: Demonstrates a strong understanding of local operational and capital funding needs; advocates for school funding on behalf of the school division at the local and state levels, develops the budget and explains its rationale to the Board and local officials. Virginia school divisions do not have taxing authority.

<strong>Areas of Expertise:</strong> Curriculum and instruction, budget and finance, strategic planning, development, and maintenance of a comprehensive crisis management plan, recruiting and staff retention.

Candidates must meet the legal requirements to be licensed or be eligible for licensure as a superintendent in Virginia. <strong><em>Licensure must be approved by the State Board of Education which meets on a quarterly basis</em>.</strong> Questions concerning the eligibility requirement should be directed to the Office of Professional Licensure, State Department of Education, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120, Telephone: (804) 371-2522.

<strong>Salary</strong>

Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

<strong>Application Procedures</strong>

<a href="https://phl.applitrack.com/vsba/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackJobID=198&amp;ref=">https://phl.applitrack.com/vsba/onlineapp/default.aspx?AppliTrackJobID=198&amp;ref=</a>

Completed applications are due by <strong>September 2, 2022</strong>.

Candidates should not contact school board members. Inquiries should be directed to Gina Patterson, Executive Director, Virginia School Boards Association, 200 Hansen Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911, 434-295-8722 or <a href="mailto:gina@vsba.org">gina@vsba.org</a>.
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Equal Opportunity Employer</em></p>


<hr>

<h3>Applitrack</h3>
To view a list of all positions that are <strong>currently accepting applications</strong>, please visit Application Procedures
Apply online: <a href="https://phl.applitrack.com/vsba/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1">https://phl.applitrack.com/vsba/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1</a>

Applications for specific positions are linked below when available.
<h4>To be notified when Superintendent Searches are available, please contact Tom Brewster, assistant executive director at tom@vsba.org or 1-800-446-8722.</h4>

<hr>

<strong>Eligibility Requirements for Virginia Superintendents</strong>
IMPORTANT NOTE: To be appointed as a superintendent in VIRGINIA, one must be listed on the "Eligible List of Division Superintendents" approved by the Virginia Board of Education. <em><strong>The Board of Education only meets eight or nine times per year which can cause delays in processing the applications for licensure. We encourage you to reach out ASAP to the Virginia Department of Education. </strong></em>For information regarding this list, contact the Office of Professional Licensure, State Department of Education, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120, Telephone: (804) 371-2522.

Click <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="https://www.vsba.org/services/other_superintendent_searches" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/services/other_superintendent_searches">here</a> for searches not being conducted by VSBA