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Director Of Student Conduct And Safety

The Director of Student Conduct and Safety is a key district leader responsible for establishing consistent systems, expectations, and practices for student conduct, school safety, emergency preparedness, and alternative programming across all EVSC schools. Reporting to the Chief Officer of School Culture, this position supports schools in creating safe, supportive, and productive learning environments that prioritize both accountability and student success. The Director provides leadership and support to principals, assistant principals, and district leaders related to student discipline, restorative practices, crisis response, and student transitions to and from alternative educational placements. This position also leads districtwide school safety efforts, coordinates emergency preparedness systems, oversees student expulsion proceedings, and collaborates closely with district departments and community partners to ensure safe and effective school operations.

Essential duties and responsibilities include coordinating and supporting district behavioral threat assessment practices, ensuring schools maintain updated safety plans, emergency procedures, and crisis response protocols, and working collaboratively with the EVSC Chief of Police, Director of Behavioral Support, building leaders, Chief Administrative Officers, and other district leaders to ensure schools are prepared to respond effectively to emergencies and safety concerns.

The Director ensures communication with students, families, schools, and community partners is clear, timely, professional, and supportive. They provide bi-monthly reports for the Superintendent, Chief Administrative Officers, and Administrator/Principal PLCs regarding trends and essential data related to discipline, expulsions, safety concerns, and incidents. They oversee management, updates, revisions, and implementation support related to the Code of Student Conduct and discipline matrix and Student Rules document.

The Director analyzes district-wide behavior and safety data to identify trends and support continuous improvement. They provide district leadership and oversight of all student expulsion proceedings and serve as the district Expulsion Examiner for conduct and expulsion meetings. They conduct investigations related to student disciplinary incidents that elevate to the district level and facilitate return-to-school, contract, support, and review meetings for expelled students.

The Director establishes district norms and expectations for student removal from school settings and readiness for return from alternative placements while partnering with Chief Administrative Officers to ensure alignment in decision-making. They provide guidance and support to schools regarding student behavior and discipline matters that do not rise to the level of expulsion. They ensure disciplinary procedures are implemented consistently, fairly, and in alignment with Board policy, state law, and district expectations.

The Director leads and coordinates the Vanderburgh County Safety Commission and makes regular school visits to audit safety matters including active supervision. They attend School Staff meetings to offer regular safety training.

Job-specific skills and abilities include a commitment to restorative and student-centered approaches to behavior and discipline, the ability to remain calm and decisive in high-pressure situations, strong leadership presence and ability to support administrators through challenging situations, ability to balance accountability with relationship-centered leadership, strong attention to detail, confidentiality, and legal compliance, ability to lead collaboratively across departments and schools.

Qualification requirements include a Master's degree, minimum of five (5) years of successful school leadership experience required, including experience as an assistant principal or principal. Experience with student discipline, restorative practices, school safety, crisis response, and/or alternative education preferred. Strong knowledge of student discipline laws, due process requirements, school safety regulations, and student support systems. Demonstrated ability to lead difficult conversations and navigate complex student situations with professionalism and sound judgment. Strong communication, organization, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. Ability to build positive relationships with students, families, staff, community partners, and district leaders. Valid Indiana administrator license required.