Superintendent of Schools - Eliot and South Berwick, ME

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Maine School Administrative District #35 (MSAD #35/RSU #35)

Position Title:  Superintendent of Schools

Reports to:  Maine School Administrative District #35 Board of Directors

Prepared by: Maine School Administrative District #35 Board of Directors

Date Reviewed: January 5, 2026

Posting open until March 15, 2026

Start date is July 1, 2026

Statement of Purpose

As a school district board of directors, we endeavor to hire and support the Superintendent, develop and adopt policies, and approve the allocation of a fiscally-responsible budget in order to forward the mission of the school district.

Mission

The mission of Marshwood School District is to provide a place where students, parents, staff and community members work together to foster a life-long passion for learning and engage all students in developing the skills and knowledge they need to be successful; live healthy lives; and become ethical, kind, compassionate, responsible citizens who thrive in an ever-changing world.

Our school community strives to:

• Create a safe, inclusive, differentiated learning environment in which all students feel safe, heard, and supported in the development of their whole selves - social, emotional, physical and cognitive.
• Ensure all students are challenged, motivated and inspired by innovative learning opportunities that meet or exceed standards.
• Advance sustainability practices and programs in district operations and infrastructure, and encourage environmental stewardship.
• Empower students to become strong, independent, growth-minded, critical thinkers who have the courage to act on their own beliefs.
• Create a districtwide culture of kindness in which students develop compassion for others and a commitment to practicing good citizenship.

Maine School Administrative District #35 (MSAD #35/RSU #35) serves the two rural communities of Eliot and South Berwick, ME. Students from nearby Rollinsford NH also join us for grades 7-12. The district consists of five school buildings (Grades PK-3, 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12) with a student enrollment of approximately 2,100.  Located on the southern Maine border, our towns are approximately 50 miles North of Boston and adjacent to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The communities are able to maintain their rural character while having access to facilities and technology normally only available in larger urban areas.

Position Summary:

Supervises directly and indirectly all District Employees

Qualifications:

1. Minimum of five years of experience in a Superintendent’s position
2. Master’s Degree or higher in education
3. Valid Superintendent Certification
4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the School Board may find 

            appropriate and acceptable

Salary commensurate with experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:  

The responsibilities outlined below are representative and do not encompass or define all tasks that may be required by this position.

School Board Relations

1. Attends all Board meetings, prepares recommendations, prepares materials and reports on issues coming before the board, informs the Board about school district operations including programs, practices, and issues of the schools, implements all policies or directives voted by the Board.
2. Manages enrollment, attendance and discipline policies of the schools and takes action as necessary to insure equitable and consistent application.
3. Assures the provision of transportation of students consistent with Board policy and safety.
4. Acts on own discretion if action is necessary on any matter not covered by Board policy, reports such actions promptly to the Board and recommends policy to cover similar situations in the future.
5. Performs other tasks as may be arranged from time to time by the Board.
6. Maintains records as necessary for the operation of the school district consistent with State Regulation.

Instructional Leadership

1. Conducts a periodic audit of the school program and advises the Board on recommendations for the educational advancement of schools, initiates new programs, modifies existing programs, and discontinues programs as necessary within the staff limitation established by the Board.
2. Maintains the effectiveness of the instructional program, directs the supervision of instruction, supervises the coordination of district curriculum, and oversees staff development activities.
3. Identifies short and long-range needs within the school district, develops proposals to respond and identifies such issues for the Board.
4. Keeps informed of modern educational thought and practice through study, attendance at meetings, and conferences and participation in professional activities.

Personnel Management

1. Secures and nominates for Board Approval the best qualified and most competent staff available, assigns the duties of personnel subject to Board approval, assumes final responsibility for the evaluation of all staff and dismisses staff for cause, when necessary, administers personnel policies and procedures established by the Board.
2. Advises the Board of Directors on collective bargaining issues and practices, advises the Board on other issues relative to salaries and benefits, represents the Board or arranges representation in all disputes arising from labor relations or agreements.
3. Delegates to other employees of the Board the exercise of any power or the discharge of any duties with the knowledge that such delegation does not relieve the Superintendent of final responsibility for the action taken.

Fiscal Responsibilities

1. Prepares the annual operating budget recommendations and implements the Board approved budget; serves as the chief financial officer of the district, procures supplies, material and equipment as required by the budget, reports on the financial status of the district to the Board on a regular basis, invests funds of the district as practical, maintains an effective system of cost accounting.
2. Directs the utilization of facilities, manages the maintenance of building and grounds, plans and recommends to the Board projects necessary for continued maintenance, repair of or safety within the schools.

Community Relations

1. Represents the schools before the public and maintains, through cooperative leadership within and without the schools, a program to provide information about the successes, needs and activities of the schools.