Position Available:
Superintendent, Grosse Pointe Public School System
Address:
389 St. Clair, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
Communities Served:
The District serves students from Grosse Pointe Park, city of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Woods, Grosse Pointe Shores, a portion of the city of Harper Woods.
Qualifications:
- Hold or be eligible for the Michigan school administrative certificate
- Successful and significant administrative experience
Advisors Assisting the Board:
- Dr. Kevin O’Mara, 708-516-0793, kevin.omara@schoolexecconnect.com
- Larry Lobert, 313-303-3727, larry.lobert@schoolexecconnect.com
- Dr. Steve Matthews, 517-488-5621, steve.matthews@schoolexecconnect.com
Highlights:
- Vision: One GP – where everyone learns, every day
- Mission: Promote innovation, maximize potential, embrace community
- Guiding principles: Collaboration, compassion, embracing diversity, innovation, integrity, global awareness, perseverance
- Niche Ranking A+, 8th rated school district in Michigan
- Highly rated academic programs
- Competitive athletic programs
- Award winning fine arts programs
- Wide variety of after-school activities at all levels
- Supportive community – rich tradition and history
Bond:
- $111 million dollar bond approved in 2018
- Keep our kids safe, warm, dry
- Improve technology
Schools:
- Barnes Early Childhood Center
- Defer Elementary School
- Ferry Elementary School
- Kerby Elementary School
- Maire Elementary School
- Mason Elementary School
- Monteith Elementary School
- Richard Elementary School
- Brownell Middle School
- Parcells Middle School
- Pierce Middle School
- North High School
- South High School
- One GP Virtual
- Total Enrollment (Grades Prek-12): 7,477 (2019-20 mischooldata.org)
Student Profile (2019 School Report Card):
- Demographics:
- White: 73.9%
- African-American: 16.1%
- Two or more races: 4.3%
- Hispanic: 3.4%
- Asian: 1.7%
- Special Education Students: 13.4%
- English Language Learners: 1.1%
- Students Qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunch: 20.1%
- Attendance Rate: 97%
- 4-year graduation rate: 94.9%
- High School Dropout Rate: 2.06%
Student Performance (Data Based on 2019 Results):
- 3rd – 7th State Assessments:
- ELA: Advanced and Proficient:
- 3rd – 61.3%
- 4th – 56.7%
- 5th – 64.0%
- 6th – 52.7%
- 7th – 53.5%
- ELA: Advanced and Proficient:
- 8th: ELA PSAT Advanced and Proficient
- 82.9%
- Math: Advanced and Proficient:
- 3rd – 64.0%
- 4th – 60.2%
- 5th – 54.5%
- 6th – 45.6%
- 7th – 47.8%
- High School College Readiness Benchmark Assessments
- SAT Evidence-based reading and writing – Met benchmark
- 80.7%
- SAT Math – Met benchmark
- 65.8%
- SAT Evidence-based reading and writing – Met benchmark
Staff Information: (from mischooldata.org)
- Total All Employees: 1518
- Teachers: 626
- Administrators: 39
- Paraprofessional: 155
- Non-instructional: 698
- Teachers with Master’s Degrees or higher: 83.4%
- Average Teacher Salary (2017-18): $72,803
Financial Information (2020 financial audit)
- Total expenditures: $101,273,106
- Total revenue: $104,666,798
Total Budgeted Revenue:
- Local Revenues: 27.4%
- State Revenues: 66.2%
- Federal Revenues: 3.3%
- Inter-district sources: 3.1%
Total Budgeted Expenditures by Fund (or as otherwise categorized by the district)
- Instruction: 60.6%
- Pupil Instructional Services: 13.1%
- School Administration: 6.3%
- Operations & Maintenance: 9.9%
- Business, general, central operation: $14,196,651
Budget (FY21 Pending):
- 2020-2021 Total Budget in revenue: $90,816,901
- FY21 Total Budget in expenses: $95,025,417
Union Affiliation:
- Grosse Pointe Education Association (MEA/NEA)
- Grosse Pointe Association of Educational Office Personnel (MEA)
- Grosse Pointe Educational Paraprofessional Association (MEA)
- Grosse Pointe Plant Association (MEA)
Salary Offered:
Regionally Competitive
District Website:
www.gpschools.org
Search Calendar: (The Board reserves the right to extend all dates)
- The position is open until an acceptable candidate is identified however to be guaranteed consideration please submit all required application materials not later than March 25, 2021
- Superintendent Named: By June 2021
- Superintendent Start: July 1, 2021
Application Process:
- Apply for the position through the School Exec Connect Website (http://www.schoolexecconnect.com) if you are interested in this position.
- Please submit all required documentation