KANE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Superintendent of Schools

Announcement of Position

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Announcement of Vacancy

The Kane School District Board of Education is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Superintendent of Schools. The Board is committed to finding the very best candidate possible to fill this position and strongly urges eligible candidates to apply.

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April 5, 2016 Deadline for receipt of applications

April 11-13, 2016 Search committee screening of applicants

TBA Candidate interviews

May 5, 2016 Announcement of new superintendent

July 1, 2016 New superintendent assumes duties

The salary will be negotiable based upon the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Salary will be competitive with other superintendent salaries in Utah school districts.

Additional benefits include:

• GroupHealthInsurance–premiumpaid100%bydistrict• DentalInsurance• Longtermdisability• LifeandAccidentalDeathInsurance• UtahStateRetirementProgram• Useofdistrictautomobile• EmployeeContributoryPlansincluding:

• Flex Spending or HealthSavingsAccount

• 401/457 Plans• 403 B Tax Sheltered Annuities

• Employee Sick Bank

Timeline

Salary and Benefits

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The Application Procedure

Applications should be received by 5 p.m., April 5, 2016

Qualified candidates should submit a formal application which includes:

• Aformalstatementofintereststating:• Personal philosophy of education• Personal philosophy of administration and management• Reasonsforinterestinthisposition

• A current resume’ that details professional preparation, experience and scholarly achievements

• Acompletedapplication.Applicationsavailableatwww.usba.cc• ThreecurrentLettersofRecommendation• Acopyofadministrativecertificatesandlicenses• Anofficialcopyoftranscripts

All of the foregoing materials should be addressed to: RichardC.Stowell,ExecutiveDirector Utah School Boards Association 860 East 9085 South Sandy, Utah 84094 Phone: 801-566-1207 Fax: 801-561-4579 Email: rstowell@usba.cc

Leadership Qualities

Qualifications for the position include:

• A person who is exemplary in the areas of leadership, management, personnel relations, and technology.

• An effective communicator with excellent people skills, able to build mutual trust and respect with employees and communities.

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• A person with strong moral character, integrity and high ethical conduct• A good listener who is accessible and willing to communicate openly with staff and

patrons• An instructional leader with experience and expertise in technology and professional

learning communities.• A team builder who collaborates with others and can build consensus with various

groups inside and outside of the district.• A person with an exceptional ability to problem solve, make decisions and effectively

delegate authority.• A person whose experience verifies that they are student-centered in their approach to

education.• An individual with a strong work ethic and the willingness to devote whatever time is

necessary to do the job.• A person with expertise in using technology to enhance and strengthen learning in the

classroom.

Board of Education

Wendy Allan, President Dr.LoRalLinton,VicePresident LexG.Chamberlain JoeD.Houston BrianGoulding

Statistics and District Facts

StudenttoTeacherRatio: Elementary:21.7 Middle School: 18.0 HighSchool:11.3

Total Enrollment: 1182GrowthRate: >1%MinorityPercent: >1%FreeandReducedLunch: 45%EnglishLanguageLearners: .01%PercentofStudentswithIEP: 16.5%

The District

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Staff: 7 administrators 6 directors 74 teachers 3 other licensed staff 74 Classified instructional staff 50 Other classified staff

Facilities: 2HighSchools 1 Middle School 2 Elementary Schools/ 2 Pre Schools 1 K-12 School 1 K-8 School 1DistrictOffice 1 ATC Building

Financial Data

2015 M&O Expenditures: 12,580,2792015 Capital Expenditures: 2,396,3772015 Debt Service -0-

The Community

Kane School District encompasses all of Kane County. The District OfficeislocatedinKanab,UtahwhichiscentrallylocatedinthemiddleoftenofAmerica’sgreatestscenicwonders.ItissurroundedbyZionNationalPark,BryceNationalPark,TheGrandStaircaseEscalanteNationalMonument,GrandCanyonNationalParkandLakePowellNationalRecreationalArea.It’snaturalbeautyandvariety of landscapes makes it a destination area for millions of people from throughout the world.

The District Cont.

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There are four communities in the district with schools. Each is uniqueinlandscapeandbeauty.Industryinthesecommunitiesincludes agriculture, tourism and business. These rural communities offerresidentsaqualityoflifefoundonlyinruralUtah.Residentscanenjoy hiking, fishing, golfing, camping, boating, water skiing, snow skiing and snowmobiling all within minutes of our communities.

Our communities enjoy rural settings and features with the advantage ofbeingincloseproximitytolargercitieslikeSt.GeorgeandCedarCity which provide more venues and services as desired or needed.

The District

The district covers 4,109 square miles with schools in all four corners of the County. A unique aspectofschoollocationistheLakePowellSchoollocatedinBullFrog,Utah.ItislocatedonthenorthboundaryofLakePowellandis305milesfromthedistrictofficeinKanab.OurBigWaterSchoolislocatedonthesouthendofLakePowellandisonly15minutesfromPage,Arizona.ValleyHighandValleyElementarySchoolsarelocated30minutesnorthofKanaband are minutes away from the boundaries of Zion National Park and Dixie National Forrest. KanabHigh,KanabMiddleandKanabElementaryschoolsarelocatedinKanabsurroundedby beautiful vermillion cliffs. Each school is unique and strives to offer excellent learning opportunities for students. Our facilities are well maintained. A building plan is currently in place to upgrade our schools for security purposes and to add new CTE buildings, new classrooms, two state of the art music rooms and a weight room for our students.

Kane School District has consistently ranked high in academic achievement. We have excellent relationships within our district. We value our employees as our most valuable asset. We are intentional in our efforts to recognize excellence in all aspects of the education process. We work hard to attract and retain the brightest and best in the field of education.

Providing EXCELLENT Instruction to Students Thereby Empowering Immeasurable Opportunity

KANE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

746 S 175 EKanab, UT 84741

435-644-2555www.kane.k12.ut.us