Job Details

Job Class: 0230 Certificated Executive Director

Salary Range: $164,038 - $213,383/annually

Length of Appointment: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

Calendar: Full Time / Full Year

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD's Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by ourCore Values:
• Student-centered: We put students' needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other's strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District's strategic plan. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and goals.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children's potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

As a member of the Student and Family Services Division Executive Leadership Team, you will provide strategic leadership for division-wide programs and initiatives, including Health Services, Expanded Learning, Wellness and Health Education, Athletics, Student and Family Services, Compliance, Operations, and other key projects. You will partner with leaders to shape division priorities, guide policy and organizational strategy, and ensure high-quality support for students, families, and schools.

In this role, you will advance SFUSD's Vision, Values, Goals, and Guardrails, with a particular focus on Guardrail 2, Serving the Whole Child, strengthening students' sense of belonging and improving attendance. You will lead through collaboration, human-centered design, and continuous improvement, while fostering an inclusive culture grounded in equity, cultural humility, and anti-racist practices.

Essential Duties

The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to the job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive or exhaustive list.

As the Executive Director you will:
• Create, refine, and guide development of an integrated division wide identity
• Increase communication, clarity and connection across the division to reduce silos and streamline services
• Develop capacity of Program Team Leads and work teams, organized in service to students and families
• Guide division wide work supporting Guardrail 2 to inform design and implementation of coordinated care approach including coordinated care team structure and processes
• Identify gaps in the division wide structures and generate solutions in partners and feedback loops
• Work collaboratively with a collective mindset
• Create infrastructure for operational systems and structures for resource management, professional development and training resources, tracking tools and communication templates to strengthen capacity and coordination across
• Division and strengthen the capacity of all employees to give and receive feedback
• Build a deep understanding of the Division's budget and the District's budget development process partnering with the Business Services Department as needed.
• Develop and lead Division wide communication systems that support transparency, coordination, alignment and learning.
• Map and align Division and District evaluation and data tracking systems, identify gaps and reduce duplication to monitor student outcomes.
• Monitor compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations, including California Labor Code and Board of Education policies and resolutions; oversee the preparation and submission of State and Federal mandated reports.
• Lead, supervise, evaluate and guide SFSD Team Leads building capacity and holding staff accountable towards meeting division short and long-term goals.
• Identify and implement program and operational improvements that ensure the highest level of customer service for all employees.

The strongest candidates will have:
• Knowledge of San Francisco's public schools/urban public schools and a passionate belief in SFUSD's commitment to instructional leadership as a lever toward delivering on the SFUSD Graduate Profile
• Experience demonstrating shared accountability to prioritize service to students & families, with clear focus on the experiences of students and families historically under-served by us: African American, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, and English Learner students and families; students receiving Special Education Services,LGBTQ+ identified students,youth in foster care, including honoring the intersection of these identities
• Experience leading major change management efforts with regard to both operational and communication systems
• Strong analytics and systems thinking necessary to interpret data to inform goals and strategy, as well as build infrastructure where none exists
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and roles within a complex organization
• A proven record of effectively planning, organizing and using resources to take action and achieve goals
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt as needed in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
• A flexible, "can do" work ethic with a focus on identifying challenges and proactively working to find solutions while maintaining a bigger picture lens and focus on what can be delivered instead of what cannot be done
• Excellent data analysis skills and experience synthesizing data to drive action steps
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior level district staff and colleagues
• Effective written and verbal communication and the ability to clearly communicate complex, bureaucratic processes to a variety of audiences
• Ability to define and implement effective HR business practices
• Ability to work effectively in difficult situations that involve confidential and sensitive matters
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and GSuite (Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms)

Minimum Qualifications
• Possession of a valid California Administrative credential or eligibility for a California Administrative Credential
• Five (5) years of experience as a site administrator or three (3) years of experience supervising site leaders

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $164,038 - $213,383/annually commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

How to Apply
• Visit and create a new account to begin your application.
• You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references

and any applicable credentials or licenses
• Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status

and contact you directly should you move forward in the process
• Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from SFUSD and CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept SFUSD and CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfusd.edu, @sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at

Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy or lactation, including medical conditions or recovery, parental, marital, and family status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, or genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.

Any person may report discrimination, including sex discrimination, sexual harassment, or discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the reporting person is alleged to be the victim of the discriminatory conduct) in person, by mail, by telephone, or by email, using the contact information for the District's Title IX Coordinator.

District Title IX Coordinator:

Eva Kellogg

Office of Equity

555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor

San Francisco, CA, 94102

415-355-7334 or equity@sfusd.edu

For more information and the District's nondiscrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030. For more information about the District's Sexual Harassment policy, please review Board Policy 4034.