City and County of San Francisco

Under the administrative direction of the Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, the Executive Director of Parent Relations has oversight responsibility for creating, implementing, directing, managing, and coordinating the multiple district-wide Parent Relations and Involvement initiatives; interpreting legislation and administrative policies and procedures relating to parent relations and involvement programs.  The Executive Director of Parent Relations, S.F.U.S.D. performs a broad range of duties and responsibilities for project planning and reporting to the Superintendent, the Superintendent's cabinet and the Governing Board. The purpose of this program is to directly involve parents and motivate them to become involved in special school and community programs, which are being continuously developed, to promote school readiness and curriculum enrichment (college preparedness) in order to improve student academic achievement.

The 9981 Executive Director of Parent Relations, S.F.U.S.D., is a Superintendent's Cabinet Member who reports directly to the Superintendent of Schools.  It is distinguished from Class 9977 Parent and Community Involvement Coordinator, SFUSD, in that it has overall responsibility for all Parent and Community Involvement/Relations functions; and exercises independent decision making while directing the work of subordinate staff. 

Class 9981 Executive Director of Parent Relations directs and supervises staff including subordinate-level Directors and Coordinators at various school site locations.

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 9, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Researches, analyzes, and interprets federal & state legislation to make policy recommendations to the Superintendent and Cabinet for the creation and implementation of a District-wide Parent Involvement program.

2. Develops, manages, and monitors the budget, grant, and contract administration of a District department for five (5) school sites/community based Parent Centers.

3. Plans, develops, and implements innovative District-wide support programs and establishes new program components to increase parent/student involvement in a multi-cultural environment.

4. Communicates plans, goals and objectives to all levels of management within the District, i.e., the Superintendent, Governing Board, Research and Evaluation Department, multi-lingual parents and community groups.

5. Develops and maintains working relationships with community resources programs in the Bay Area, State and National Education Community to review plans, programs and shared objectives.

6. Directs and supervises staff analyzing complex statistical and quantitative data generated by district programs and other jurisdictions.

7. Analyzes highly complex statistical and quantitative data related to student performance, and evaluates program effectiveness and makes recommendations for program changes within the budget provided by state and local funding.

Knowledge of:  federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to educational programs; Early Childhood Education and Parenting Education programs; educational structure, functions, services, and curriculum development; community resources including their programs and policies relating to parent-student involvement; development and administration of grants and educational budgets; and quantitative statistical and analytical methodologies of data collection, research, and reporting.

Ability to:  analyze complex statistical data to determine deficiencies in parent training and to measure program effectiveness; develop innovative and creative programs to solicit parent program involvement and to train parents in enhancing student academic achievement; direct work assignments of subordinates; obtain, collect, organize, and evaluate relevant information; present facts in the proper report format; communicate effectively in writing in a clear and convincing manner; direct and supervise a diverse staff throughout District work sites; coordinate, organize, and facilitate meetings with management, state and local social service agencies, and others in order to present information on projects and make recommendations for improvement; establish and maintain effective communication with District management and staff, Governing Board and elected officials, and diverse community groups and/or parents of varying ethnicities and socioeconomic status on complex issues as they relate to the improvement of student academic achievement.

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, AND five (5) years professional experience working in an academic achievement program(s) in an educational setting.  Experience must include legislative/administrative policy analysis, budget development and contract administration.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.