Yonkers Public Schools, New York State’s 4th largest school district, is seeking a dynamic Superintendent of Schools experienced in urban education.
Located along 4.5 miles of the Hudson River, Yonkers is a vibrant urban and suburban community, the largest city in Westchester County and serves as the gateway between New York City and the Hudson Valley. Yonkers Public Schools has a diverse student population of more than 25,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with families from over 100 cultures and nationalities. It is one of the largest employers in Westchester County with over 3,900 full-time employees and an operating budget of over $700 million.

The Yonkers Board of Education is seeking candidates with exceptional credentials and a proven track record of visionary and aspirational leadership. The successful candidate must be prepared to build upon the strong progress made by the current Superintendent over the past eight years in student achievement outcomes and educators’ professional growth. The candidate should demonstrate the ability to provide cutting-edge leadership and strategies that promote student achievement aligned to the District's action-driven diversity, equity, and inclusion belief system.

The successful candidate must have requisite skills to develop and communicate a vision of quality education consistent with the Board of Education’s policies as well as the interests and needs of students, staff, families and the community.
Additional information is available at https://www.yonkerspublicschools.org/superintendent-search or by contacting the Office of the Trustees at 914-376-8095.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and current resume to Trustees@YonkersPublicSchools.org by Thursday, May 18, 2023.

The successful candidate should have the following skills and experience:
• Experience as a Superintendent, Deputy, or Assistant Superintendent, or building principal
with a demonstrated record of improving student achievement.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Inspire trust, have high levels of self-confidence and optimism, and model high standards
of integrity and personal performance.
• Possess the leadership skills required to respond to the opportunities and challenges
presented by an ethnically and culturally diverse community.
• Excellent communication skills - speaking, listening, and writing - with the ability to
effectively respond to the expectations and concerns of students, staff, parents, and the
Board of Education.
• Strongly committed to a "student-first" philosophy in all decisions.
• Experience implementing short and long-term financial strategies and procedures
designed to make the best use of federal, state, and local resources.
• Possess the ability to enhance student performance, especially in identifying and closing
or narrowing gaps in student achievement.
• Promote a positive and professional environment for District employees and the Board of
Education.
• Display and embrace a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Demonstrate a
commitment to community visibility with high interest in a broad range of community
groups and organizations.
• Identify and select building and central administrators capable of advancing the District’s
vision.
• Experience recruiting and maintaining exceptional staff for the District and schools.
• Experience in the preparation of an annual school budget in accordance with the best
estimate of costs and available revenue and resources. The budget must have
recommendations for the introduction, continuation or expansion of programs and
services which meet the educational needs and priorities of the learning community.
At the time of appointment, the successful candidate must possess:
• a Masters Degree (Doctoral degree preferred).
• a New York State School Business Administrator (SBA), School District Business Leader
(SDBL), School District Administrator (SDA), or School District Leader (SDL) certificate.