Anderson, Indiana

AN INVITATION TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION

OF SUPERINTENDENT

VACANCY NOTICE: ANDERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

Superintendent of School, beginning July 1, 2021

THE POSITION

The Board of School Trustees of Anderson Community School

Corporation, Anderson, Indiana, is seeking a Superintendent

of Schools. The Board will offer a three (3) year competitive

contract with salary compensation commensurate with

experience, as well as an attractive administrative benefit

package.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR AS A SUPERINTENDENT

The Board of Trustees recently conducted a survey* to gather feedback from stakeholders regarding

the Superintendent search. A summary of that survey reflected the following:

Desired leadership style:

Visionary (38.6%), Transformational (19.49%), Servant (15.96%)

Personal Characteristics Desired:

Integrity (63.24%), Communicative (55.33%), Committed (54.72%)

Desired Skills:

Problem Solver (68.07%), Community / Public Relations (56.56%), Strategic Thinker (38.91%)

Ability to address the following:

Improving student learning and instruction (51.19%), Addressing social emotional needs of students

(39.75%), Improving parent / community engagement (33.92%)

*The full survey and responses will be a part of the Board’s December meeting minutes which can be

found on the school district’s website.

In brief, the Board of Trustees is searching for a visionary leader who possesses a high standard of

personal integrity with the ability to collaboratively work with all stakeholders.

OUR MISSION

The mission of ACSC is to inspire, encourage, and support every student to achieve at

high levels academically and socially as responsible citizens by doing whatever it takes.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Anderson Community School Corporation (ACSC) has become fully engaged in the Eight Step Process as a consistent, sustainable school improvement structure. After launching the Eight Step Process in partnership with the Anderson Federation of Teachers (AFT), staff have aligned themselves in collaborative relationships around the goal of improving instruction for all students in ACSC. Through this process, students are provided consistent core instruction from teachers who have collaboratively planned with grade level or content area colleagues. At the end of a three-week instructional cycle, students engage in formative mini-assessments. Based on the assessment data, students are afforded an opportunity for immediate, second chance learning when needed. The Eight Step Process provides a systematic structure for continuous school improvement. The 2013-14 school year brought the opening of Southview Preschool Center, open to any four-year-old in the Corporation as well as eligible 3- and 4-year old’s with disabilities. Its mission is to provide preschool students and their families with authentic enriching experiences preparing them for success in kindergarten and in their journeys as life-long learners. Elementary instructional programs are anchored in balanced literacy and early foundations in numeracy and thinking mathematics. Whole group, small group and individualized instruction provides a sequence of gradual release of responsibility in supporting all students to become efficient readers. Reading Specialists supplement literacy instruction for the most struggling readers. Elementary students also benefit from a full range of special classes, including art, music, library, and physical education. Self-contained, high-ability classrooms are an option for elementary students, beginning in grade three. Students with mild disabilities are included in grade level classrooms from kindergarten through grade three. Anderson Intermediate School provides transitional fifth and sixth grades with partner teachers working in small learning communities. Highland Middle School students in grades seven and eight benefit from a teacher team approach for increased integration in the core subjects. Middle school students are invited to a wide array of fine and performing arts, technology, and related arts opportunities to complement the core instruction. Anderson High School provides a full complement of courses and career pathways to prepare students for college and careers. Many options are available for Advanced Placement, Advanced College Placement, Dual Credit, Career and Technical Education, Fine and Performing Arts, National Junior Navy ROTC, etc. At the secondary buildings, a wide variety of extracurricular and alternative learning opportunities awaits every student. ACSC is in its fifteenth year using Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) as a teacher evaluation system. Through the deployment of Consulting Teachers, first year (Intern) teachers are provided ongoing support over two semesters in the areas of instruction and classroom management. Additionally, veteran teachers determined to be in need of assistance are provided at least eight weeks of Consulting Teacher support to raise their instructional effectiveness. The program shares governance and operational procedures in partnership with the AFT.

ACSC: Leaders in Education Since 1873

ACSC AT A GLANCE

Southview Preschool Center (Pre-K) Anderson Elementary (K - 4) Eastside Elementary (K - 4) Edgewood Elementary (K - 4) Erskine Elementary (K - 4) Valley Grove Elementary (K - 4)

Tenth Street Elementary (K - 4) Anderson Intermediate (5 - 6) Highland Middle (7 – 8) COMPASS Anderson High (9 – 12) D26 (Career & Technical Education)

6556 Students (2020/21) White........................................52.7% Black ........................................21.7%

Hispanic....................................15.2% Other ........................................10.4% Free/Reduced lunch .................72.8% Students with Disabilities .........21.2% Attendance Rate ......................86.4% Graduation Rate (19/20)...........87.3%

662 Employees (2020/21) Administrators ............................... 31 Certified ....................................... 506 Non-Certified................................ 125

Programs: Corporation wide:

• Eight Step Process

• Instructional Coaches

• 1-to-1 Tech continued integration

• Balanced Early Literacy

• High Ability (Grades 3 – 8)

• Full Array of Special Education Services

• High School Advanced Placement Classes

• High School Dual Credit Classes

• Positive Behavior Intervention Support, Social Workers, Life coaches, psychological services

• Variety of Extra Curricular Opportunities

Financial Data 2020 Operating budget ..............$62,327,000

Total Budget.......................$77,926,281

Educ/Oper Funds PSR..................$7,077

THE COMMUNITY

Anderson is an urban community of approximately 56,000 people with close proximity to metropolitan

Indianapolis, Indiana. In the past, Anderson was a strong General Motors-influenced manufacturing community,

but in the past twenty-five years, the city has been transitioning itself economically, culturally, and educationally

toward a future based on advanced manufacturing, logistics, and customer relationship management.

Major employers: St. Vincent and Community Health systems, Nestle, Hoosier Park, NTN and Carter Express. The

Flagship Enterprise Center is named a U.S. Department of Commerce Center of Excellence as a business

incubator.

Quality of life and cultural opportunities: White River Trail, Shadyside Park and its Aqua Gardens, Anderson Town

Center, Mounds State Park, YMCA of Madison County, five local golf courses, Anderson Public Library, Paramount

Theatre Center and Ballroom, Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson Young Ballet Theatre, Anderson Area

Children's Choir & Youth Chorale, Anderson Symphony Orchestra, Anderson’s Mainstage Theater, Madison County

Historical Society, Reardon Auditorium, Hoosier Park, Anderson Speedway, and a diversity of shopping and dining

experiences.

Educational opportunities: Anderson Community Schools Corporation; several parochial and non-parochial

private schools and one charter school. Anderson Community Schools also offers adult education opportunities in

cooperative partnership with the Excel Center. Post-secondary education institutions include Anderson

University, Ivy Tech Community College, Purdue Poly-Technic, and Purdue University – College of Technology in

Anderson.

BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES

Anderson Community School Corporation is governed by a seven-member Board of School Trustees. All serve four-

year terms. The board works closely with the Superintendent of Schools, fully recognizing the professional

prerogatives and responsibilities of the Superintendent’s position.

BOARD MEMBERS

Patrick Hill................................................................................................................................... President

Jeff Barranco..........................................................................................................................Vice President .

Diane Airhart................................................................................................................................ Secretary Jean Chaille.................................................................................................... ................... Assistant Secretary

Carrie Bale…......................................................................................................................... Board Member

Holly Renz..…......................................................................................................................... Board Member

Ken Hodson…............................................................................................................................. Board Member

Anderson Community School Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on programs or activities

on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, national origin or limited English

proficiency.

APPLICATION FOR THE POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF

THE ANDERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

Dear applicant:

Attached is the application for the position of Superintendent of the Anderson

Community School Corporation (ACSC) in Indiana. We are pleased that you are

interested in the position and encourage you to submit an application. Please note that the

application form and other requested documents must be postmarked by midnight on

February 13, 2021. When you mail the application, we would suggest you use a method

that guarantees timely delivery. Please submit with your application copies of any college

or graduate school transcripts and copies of any applicable professional licenses or

certificates. If you wish to bind your application or put it on special paper, or if you wish

to send any printed material other than herein requested, these will also need to be

received by the deadline as described above.

After the application deadline, the completed applications will be forwarded to the

members of the Anderson Community School Board of School Trustees for their review.

The board will select those applicants it wishes to interview and will invite them to come

for interviews. First round interviews are tentatively scheduled for the beginning of March.

A second round of interviews, if necessary, will occur in or around late March. The board

hopes to make a final decision by March / April of 2021 with employment to begin July 1,

2021.

Your inquiry and/or application will be treated with confidentiality, such that your

information will not be released beyond key staff members, members of the ACSC Board

of School Trustees, and any persons you have specifically included as references on your

application. However, and as noted on the application, the board also will conduct criminal

background checks on the finalists for the position. If the board finds that it needs to discuss

your application or qualifications with anyone else, the undersigned will contact you and

request your permission to do so.

I look forward to receiving your completed application. If you have any questions as you

gather the required information and complete the forms, please feel free to contact me.

Patrick Hill

President ACSC Board of Trustees

Telephone: 765.617-7542

E-mail: phill@acsc.net

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Applications must be received by mail, with a postmark on or before February 13, 2021

THE ANDERSON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION

BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES

APPLICATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT

I.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

A. Name:

Home Address:

Business Address:

Telephone (H): Telephone (W):

Cell (H): Cell (W):

Fax (H): Fax (W):

E-mail (H): E-mail (W)

What is your preferred method of our contacting you?

B. Do you hold a valid superintendent's license in Indiana? (ENCLOSE COPY)

If not, do you hold a valid superintendent's license or certificate in any other state(s),

and if so, what state(s)? (ENCLOSE COPY)

If you do not hold any superintendent licensure, have you obtained a Masters Degree

from a fully accredited four-year college or university? Please explain your current

licensure status as it may pertain to the present application.

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II. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

A. Describe your present employment:

Employer (include city and state where located):

Your title:

Beginning date of employment:

Number of students (if a school system):

Number of employees you supervise:

Amount of budget you control:

Major responsibilities:

B. List in reverse chronological order all full-time positions you have held both within

and outside the field of education:

Employer (include city and state where located):

Your title:

Dates employed- from: until:

Number of employees you supervised:*

Number of students (where applicable):*

Amount of budget you controlled:*

Reason for leaving:

Major responsibilities:

Employer (include city and state where located):

Your title:

Dates employed- from: until:

Number of employees you supervised:*

Number of students (where applicable):*

Amount of budget you controlled:*

Reason for leaving:

Major responsibilities:

*Approximate number during last year in position. Please attach additional pages if

necessary.

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C. Describe your employment experience with each of the following: [if needed, attach

supplemental page(s)].

1. Fostering widespread support for systemic change

2. Dramatically improving and sustaining student achievement

3. Developing community and inter-governmental relationships

4. Promoting system-wide equity

5. Building a collaborative work environment

6. Attracting and retaining strong and diverse leaders

7. Budgeting and financial management

8. Leveraging community and business partnerships to procure additional funding

9. The 8-Step Process

10. Early Learning

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III. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

A. List in reverse chronological order all college and postgraduate institutions you have

attended: (Please use additional pages if needed.)

Institution & Location

Years of Attendance

Degree Received

Major/Minor

Institution & Location

Years of Attendance

Degree Received

Major/Minor

Institution & Location

Years of Attendance

Degree Received

Major/Minor

Institution & Location

Years of Attendance

Degree Received

Major/Minor

Institution & Location

Years of Attendance

Degree Received

Major/Minor

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IV. COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

(You may submit a CV and/or resume in addition to your responses below.)

A. In order of importance to you, please list the professional organization(s) of which

you are or have been a member:

B. Please list any professional awards you have received and publications you have

written:

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V. ESSAYS

1. Why are you interested in leaving your current position to come to the Anderson

Community School Corporation?

2. What would you do to raise student achievement levels and help close the

achievement gap in ACSC? Please set forth your rationale for each action that you have

noted.

3. What personal and/or administrative skills or experiences do you have that you

believe make you qualified to be our next superintendent?

4. What would you do in your first six months to learn about our community and

schools?

5. Provide your Educational Leadership Platform Statement.

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VII. REFERENCES

List as references the names of at least three individuals. One of the individuals you list

should be a member of the current or past board of education. One should be a

professional colleague, and the third or others should be leader in your community,

although not necessarily connected with education. Further, if you are currently employed

by the Anderson Community School Corporation, please list a former board member who

is not currently a member of the ACSC Board.

1. Name:

Position:

Employer:

Telephone (Home):

Mailing Address:

Telephone (Work)

2. Name:

Position:

Employer:

Telephone (Home):

Mailing Address:

Telephone (Work)

3. Name:

Position:

Employer:

Telephone (Home):

Mailing Address:

Telephone (Work)

4. Name:

Position:

Employer:

Telephone (Home):

Mailing Address:

Telephone (Work)

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VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This space is provided for you to include any additional information you wish to share with

the Anderson Community School Corporation that is not specifically covered in this

application form and that you would like the Board to consider as it evaluates your

application.

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IX. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK

Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty to, or entered a plea of no contest to a

crime as follows?

If yes, give dates and circumstances on an attached page as to each conviction, guilty plea

or plea of no contest (or nolo contender).

Felony Yes No

Misdemeanor Yes No Traffic Offense Yes No

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X. CREDENTIALS

Please ask your college and/or university to forward your transcript and other relevant

credentials if they are not enclosed.

XI. RELEASE AND CERTIFICATION

I hereby expressly authorize the Anderson Community School Corporation, its

agents and employees to make any investigation of my personal, financial

or employment history, expressly including, but not limited to federal and/or state,

criminal, law enforcement or traffic records. I further authorize any former employer,

person, firm, corporation, credit agency, administrative body, or governmental agency to

give to the Anderson Community School Corporation Board of Trustees, its agents or

employees any information they may have regarding me. In consideration of the review of

my employment application by the Anderson Community School Corporation Board of

Trustees, I hereby release the Anderson Community School Corporation, its agents and

employees, the Indiana School Boards Association, its agents and employees and any and

all providers of information to whom this is sent from any liability as a result of furnishing

or receiving this information. I hereby authorize my previous employers to provide all

information which they may have concerning my past employment and release them and

the Anderson Community School Corporation Board of Trustees and its agents and

employees, as well as all previous employers from any potential liability resulting from the

release of information. I also certify that I have read this information carefully and that the

information I have given is correct and complete. I understand that the falsification of any

statement on this application, or in any personal interview, will constitute grounds for non-

employment or dismissal.

Signature: Date:

Send completed application to:

Anderson Community School Corporation, Board of Trustees

℅ Patrick Hill, President

PO Box 2129

Anderson, IN 46018

Telephone: 765.617.7542

E-mail: phill@acsc.net