Technology Director

Job Description       

The Technology Director is responsible for strategically planning for the school’s technology, managing the daily operations of the school’s tech platforms, and providing professional development to faculty, staff and students in support of both in-person and distance learning instructional environments.  This includes short and long-term planning, maintaining technology infrastructure, purchasing, data management, and management of the school's internet and internal community websites. The Technology Director advises and assists all staff in maintenance  and support for all computing devices including computers, servers, networking hardware, tablets, and peripherals, and advises on educational technology, software, and curriculum. The Technology Director reports to the Heads of School. The Technology Director contributes support, problem-solving, collaboration and planning as needed on major school-wide efforts such as enrollment, special events, and special projects.  

Specifically, the Technology Director is responsible to:

• Collaborate with leadership to assess, improve, and further develop the Co-op’s existing distance learning platforms

• Create and maintain both short and long term strategic technology plans, including:

  • Physical equipment needs of teachers, students, and administrative staff

  • The school's web presence

  • Maintenance, growth and enhancement of our network 

  • Data management and security 

  • Teacher and staff technology professional development (both workshops and self-help documentation and instructions.

• Ensure that all infrastructure technology is functioning and useful to the staff, including: 

  • Support at home connectivity for staff and faculty

  • Physical network and internet connectivity in school building

  • Network software and network devices such as servers and connected printers

  • Administrative computers, software, and peripherals including remote support

  • Security Systems and Platforms

  • Phone system

  • A/V

• Manage the school's G Suite for Education infrastructure, including user management, training, optimization, and support.

• Manage and support the school administration’s data information systems in support of admissions, development, and finance functions.

• Oversee purchasing and documentation of technology resources - utilizing both school budget and non-public funding.

• Manage the external website at www.montclaircoop.org through Wordpress to support Admissions, Development, and other content owners. 

• Maintain and support the internal school community websites, such as information portal for parents.

• Manage the re-enrollment process in terms of data management and third party student registration system to ensure enrollment data are appropriately updated and accurately maintained each spring/summer.

• Manage vendor relationships and services, including issuing RFPs and obtaining quotes.

• Take leadership in providing ongoing research on technical trends and issues in technology education and security for the independent school sector.

The Montclair Cooperative School seeks an experienced professional who possesses a range of technical capacities from network hardware to staff training to systems implementation. The successful Director of Technology will be a self-starter, pay attention to detail, have an affinity for building systems, manage projects, and be able to support varied levels of tech expertise among faculty and staff with affability.  Experience with databases, network administration including wireless and firewalls, G Suite for Education administration, and information technology resources and services is important.  Strong familiarity with typical school hardware (desktops, laptops, printers, SMART boards, projects and so on) and typical software (Apple platform, G Suite including Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides, Microsoft Suite, web-based applications, licensing, databases, etc.) is also very important. The Technology Director should demonstrate experience with business process management in order to drive ongoing process improvement initiatives. The Technology Director should be committed to the school’s mission and its progressive educational philosophy.