District/Company:
Ulster BOCES

Location:
New Paltz, NY

Position Description:
The Ulster BOCES Board of Education is seeking an exceptional, experienced, visionary educational leader with a proven record of administrative accomplishments to serve as the Chief Executive Officer/Superintendent of Ulster BOCES and the District Superintendent of the Sole Supervisory District of Ulster County. The District Superintendent serves as the New York State Commissioner of Education’s representative to the region. The District Superintendent is responsible for both the BOCES and its component district and leads and oversees the multitude of BOCES programs offered to the eight component districts.

Qualifications:
The Board of Trustees has identified the following key attributes of the ideal candidate:

• Create, lead, manage, and direct with vision a complex array of programs and services offered by the BOCES for the component district.
• Foster a collaborative environment within the BOCES and with the eight component districts.
• Build on an existing highly successful organization.
• Create short- and long-term financial strategies to make the best use of resources.
• Communicate effectively in written and spoken language.
• Counsel and advise Boards of Education and area superintendents on issues of law, regulation, policy, and educational programs.
• Listen actively to the needs of those within the educational and county communities.
• Respect the needs, as well as the contributions, of all of the individuals who serve or are served by Ulster BOCES.
• Use ingenuity and imagination to create ideas and solutions to the challenges of the region.

In addition, the successful candidate should have:

• Demonstrated leadership experience and organizational skills with a proven track record of success in improving outcomes for students and staff.
• Experience with school financial management.
• Experience with Capital Projects.
• Experience in leading diverse personalities throughout all sectors of the educational and county communities.
• An approachable, flexible, self-confident personality.
• The ability to delegate—yet maintain control and knowledge of—various initiatives.
• A willingness to become part of Ulster County’s community.

The successful candidate must hold or be eligible for New York State School District Administrator certification, and must reside in or be willing to relocate to New York State.

Salary Range:
Competitive

Position Available:
07/01/2023

Application Deadline:
01/25/2023

Contact Information:
Candidates should submit the following materials by the announced due date:

• Letter of interest
• Completed application
• Resume
• Academic transcripts
• Copies of administrative certificate(s)
• List a minimum of three professional references

All inquiries should be directed via email to the search consultant.
dssearch@ulsterboces.org
(Please use DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH in the subject line of any emails)