Posted
March 31st, 2025
Superintendent
The Bradenton Christian School Superintendent will faithfully support Bradenton Christian School’s mission statement to prepare the hearts and minds of God’s covenantal children in partnership with the home and church for service in God’s world. It is the Superintendent’s responsibility to carry out the policies of the School Board as they relate to the function of the school and to their association with faculty, staff, students, and parents.
- Strategic Policy and School Governance
- Reports to and is accountable to the school board. Facilitates constructive and
productive working relations with the board.
- Partners with the board to set a clear vision for the school’s future, outlining
strategic goals, and developing plans for goal achievement in accordance with
the school’s mission.
- Upholds and serves as the voice of the school on all established board policies.
- Seeks advice, counsel, and approval of administrative rules and regulations
pertaining to all board policies.
- Ensures that the school complies with accreditation standards, federal/state laws
& regulations, scholarship requirements, etc. Leads the re-accreditation process
in partnership with the board.
- Reports to the board on all matters pertaining to the overall health of the
academic, operational and advancement aspects of the school.
- Communicates the attitudes of faculty, administrators, and the school
community to the board.
- Works with the president of the board to prepare board meeting agendas.
- Provides an effective means of communication to assure a two-way flow between
all involved and interested groups in the Bradenton Christian School family.
- Submits to the board a clear and detailed explanation of any proposed
instructional, operational, or advancement plans or procedures which would
involve either a departure from established policy, procedure or the established
budget.
Instructional and Spiritual Leadership
- Oversees the development and implementation of the overall academic program,
ensuring whole school curricular alignment and biblical integration in each
subject and classroom; monitors and assesses the effectiveness of the
educational program on a continual basis using Key Performance Indicators
(KPI’s) and metrics.
- Ensures that the school’s learning goals are aligned with accreditation standards
and instructional practices that yield the highest standards of spiritual growth,
student achievement, and instructional excellence.
- Fosters a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to
promote each student’s spiritual growth and academic achievement; encourages
faculty to develop their professional skills.
- Oversees spiritual formation activities in the classroom and outside of core
curricular areas to ensure activities are aligned with the role of the school.
- Stays informed on various educational challenges at the state and national level.
- Establishes and promotes a safe, spiritual atmosphere in the school.
- Demonstrates spiritual maturity while leading from the Reformed Biblical
Worldview
Operational Leadership
- Provides leadership in the implementation of the school’s mission and goals
while adhering to the framework of policies adopted by the board.
- Supervises the work of the principals and the operational leadership team.
- Serves as the coordinator and supervisor of all school activities.
- Supports the principals through the hiring process for new teachers, ensuring
that all candidates are appropriately interviewed and approved utilizing the
appropriate BCS committee structure.
- Makes objective recommendations with adequate supporting data to the board and
appropriate committees regarding cases of assignment transfer, promotion,
demotion, renewal of contract, or dismissal of instructional personnel.
- Oversees hiring, evaluating, and firing of all non-instructional personnel in the
school.
- Reviews all publications of all school newsletters and public relation pieces.
- Ensures that all annual reporting is completed and filed in a timely manner.
- Implements the strategic plan and continuously reviews the strategic goals in
collaboration with the board.
- Partners with the director of accounting in consultation with the finance
committee to plan effectively for all financial programs of the school. Directs
the preparation and allocation of expenditures of the budget within the school’s
fiscal capabilities and ensures that funds are expended in accordance with the
approved budget.
- Provides leadership, direction, and guidance for the strategic initiatives and
day-to-day operations of facilities, transportation, food service, and human
resources.
- Oversees the development of technology planning and implementation and
facilitates the integration of technology into the school curriculum.
- Makes a final recommendation regarding the removal of any student or family
from the school to the board.
Advancement Leadership
- Acts as the chief representative for the school in the broader community;
consistently models godly character and the values of the school.
- Creates a positive culture of stewardship and develops relational strategies
tailored to donor groups; maintains donor relations.
- Participates in service and networking organizations to cultivate relationships
with community members and organizations. Educates and engages local
churches on the BCS vision and mission.
- Effectively develops and drives marketing strategies while prioritizing
enrollment.
- Provides leadership oversight to the admissions and enrollment of new students
and families.
- Implements and maintains effective strategies for systematically
communicating with and gathering input from all stakeholders in the school.
- Networks and participates in promotional activities on behalf of the school.
- Serves as an integral part of the BCS community maintaining a presence at a
variety of school events.
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not exhaustive. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be supplemented at the discretion of school administration.
Requirements
- A clearly articulated testimony of personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior along
with weekly in-person attendance in a Christian church.
- Clear understanding and appreciation of a covenantal school model.
- Master’s Degree or higher required. Educational Leadership or Master of
Business Administration degree preferred.
- Eligible for Educational Leadership Certification.
- Progressively responsible experience in academic, operational, and advancement
leadership required.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be a strong team builder with leadership development experience along
with a desire to help and serve others.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
Salary
Commensurate with experience.
