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Letcher County Public School District

Director of Technology (DWDT0726)

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TitleDirector of Technology
Posting IDDWDT0726
Description

TITLE:DISTRICT DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY               

 

PRIMARY SUPERVISOR:SUPERINTENDENT   

 

DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT: 240 days            

 

APPOINTMENT: District Director shall be appointed annually by the Superintendent.             

 

QUALIFICATIONS:        

1.Shall hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the required Kentucky certificate for the assigned  position.         

2.Shall demonstrate the ability to work effectively with students, peers and adults.  

3.Shall demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and faculty.             

 

PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS:        

Shall have the ability to sit, lift, stoop, push, pull, any and all body movements as relates to the  job description.                   

 

JOB GOAL:           

To coordinate and facilitate the integration of technology-based learning into district, school and  classroom activities and practices.                             

 

GENERAL DUTIES and PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:  

1.Shall determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.   

2.Shall present a positive image of the school to parents, and convey to them the school's genuine concern with the education, growth and development of each student.   

3.Shall seek to establish friendly and cooperative partnerships between home and school. 

4.Shall work to develop a positive public relationship between the school district and the community.

5.Shall carry out assignments in a timely manner without undue checking.   

6.Shall react positively to directives.      

7.Shall have a willingness to cooperate with the superintendent, district administrators, principals and staff.

8.Shall maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form, of each student's educational record.

9.Shall strive to maintain and improve professional competence.   

10.Shall take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities. 

11.Shall adhere to School Board of Education Policies and Procedures.                              

 

SPECIFIC DUTIES and PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:   

1.Shall supervise School Technology Coordinators and Student Teacher Leadership Program  Coordinators at each school.      

2.Shall design, install, maintain, upgrade and implement all networks - both software and hardware, including NT, Novel and AIX (Munis).     

3.Shall assist in the development of policies for security, access, deployment, implementation and use.

4.Shall design and maintenance of cable management in wire closets, including documentation   of cable and equipment specifications and locations.             

5.Shall design, installation, coordination and maintenance of backup strategies for all networks. 

6.Shall monitor usage of system resources and make recommendations for efficient operations. 

7.Shall analysis, validation and compilation of data and written reports based on the analysis of the data.

8.Shall conduct problem-solving research to solve technology related problems, such as printed problems, network interface problems, etc.      

9.Shall design, maintenance, upgrade and implementation of all Telco Networks.  

10.Shall act as liaison between the district/schools and state, federal programs, vendors, local area  businesses, community, and the Board of Education.    

11.Shall coordinate with School Technology Coordinators and other personnel, the purchase installation, maintenance, upgrades, and implementation of workstations and school level software. 

12.Shall coordinate with School Technology Coordinators the development and maintenance of all  approved hardware and software inventories.     

13.Shall coordinate with school personnel, professional development training with outside agencies when necessary.        

14.Shall assist in the troubleshooting of hardware/software problems.   

15.Shall coordinate and/or provide the training of School Technology Coordinators.  

16.Shall provide technical information and assistance to School technology Coordinators. 

17.Shall coordinate with the School Technology coordinator and School Technology Committee the moving and installation of hardware.      

18.Shall attend KETS conference and coordinate other staff participation.   

19.Shall coordinate with contractors in design, development, installation and deployment of system for Voice, Data and Video.       

20.Shall develop KETS and non-KETS budget.     

21.Shall develop budgets for school and district level consolidated plans.   

22.Shall work with the District Technology Committee to develop a plan for distribution of funds. 

23.Shall track all expenditures within the specified areas of fiscal responsibility.  

24.Shall maintain bid specifications for KETS related purchases.  

25.Shall assist in the location, quote and/or bid process of non-KETS related purchases. 

26.Shall maintain records for hardware and software for an audit of inventories.  

27.Shall develop and maintain the tracking of all approved hardware and software inventories. 

28.Shall develop and maintain cable and hardware location diagrams.   

29.Shall coordinate with School Technology Coordinators the selection of software/hardware, maintenance of curriculum software, installation of software and training in selected software.  

30.Shall perform other duties related to the position as assigned by the Superintendent.                          

 

TECHNICAL DUTIES:       

1.Shall be responsible for all fileserver hardware/software.    

2.Shall be responsible for all application software that is maintained on the fileservers.  

3.Shall be responsible for all management software that is maintained on the fileservers.                     

5.Shall be responsible for all installation of workstation hardware upgrades.  

6.Shall be responsible for all installation of networking software for access to the schools network.

7.Shall be responsible for all school-level hardware/software, after school personnel have attempted to resolve the problem and the KETS Help Desk or Vendor has been contacted.  

8.Shall be responsible for all contracting with technicians to provide school/district sites with assistance in adding workstations to the local and wide area network.                                             

 

SALARY:

Commensurate with the school district's Certified Salary Schedule.                                            

 

adopted:6/25/2007

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Shift TypeFull-Time
Salary Range$56,669.84 - $69,059.03 / Per Year
LocationDISTRICT WIDE
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Start Date07/22/2026