DIRECTOR OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION
Location: Lincoln Center
2026-2027 School Year
ADMIN Salary Schedule
Year-Round Insurance; TRS Retirement; Discretionary/Sick Days
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Current Montana Administrative Certificate
2. Successful teaching experience
3. Successful administrative experience
4. Successful experience implementing Indian Education for All lessons, units, and presentations
5. Successful experience implementing programs, resources, and interventions to close the American Indian Achievement Gap and increase graduation rates.
SUPERVISES:
1. Support staff - Indigenous Education Mentors and Cultural Specialists
2. BEA Curriculum Coaches and IEFA - Indian Education for All Coaches
3. BEA � Indigenous Education Achievement Specialists
JOB GOAL: To plan, organize, supervise, and utilize the school resources to successfully meet the goals and objectives of the Board in providing quality education for the students of the District.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (may include but not limited to the following):
1. Interpret, communicate, and provide for implementation of School District goals to the school staff, and coordinate the development of established and specific school goals, which meet the Board established guidelines. Aligned to the Indigenous Education Department goals and supporting the BPS Graduate Profile.
2. Plan, organize, and utilize the resources of the school for the development and implementation of curriculum within District guidelines, appropriate for the students served in the school. Communicate with other divisions and departments the educational needs and services required to implement school programs.
3. Act as liaison between teachers, students, parents, administrators, and the community at large.
4. Identify and provide for budgetary needs for program implementation. Establish fiscal procedures for accurate accounting and inventory practices, and coordinate the effective and efficient utilization of budget allocations for the implementation of the various programs.
5. Interpret the structural programs to the community.
6. Establish and follow procedures, which ensure accurate student records and attendance accounting, and efficient management of the school plant and effective utilization of District's resources and facilities.
7. Plan and support summer programming, such as High School 101, Middle School 101 and Elementary/Middle School Indigenous Summer Programs.
8. The formation of an Indian Parent Advisory Committee (IPAC) and that committee must meet regularly with at least one of the fall meetings being an open meeting (all public). Support the bi-laws of the committee and committee organization.
9. Responsible for compliance with District policies, state law, federal regulations, program procedures, and the School District operations.
10. Disseminate and interpret information relative to school and District programs. Establish communication with members of the school community in order to maintain their support and confidence. Identify and make recommendations regarding areas of educational and staff concern which effect pupils, certified, support, and other staff members.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required to do this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Go to www.billingsschools.org and click on "Employment Opportunities" for the internal application (currently employed by BPS in a regular position or a contracted long-term BEA assignment) or the online application for external applicants. "AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: This employer does not knowingly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin."
CLOSES: Open Until Filled
* Please Note: Positions posted as "Open Until Filled" must be posted for a minimum of 10 calendar days and then can close at any time after that.