Director of Business Operations

Responsible for: Planning, developing and coordinating fiscal, business, and operating services required to provide school personnel with facilities, materials, and other resources needed to support vocational and academic instruction of students. Major Responsibilities: • Assist the Superintendent-Director in the development, preparation, presentation and approval of the annual budget through the School Committee, including visits to member Select Boards, Finance Committees, and City /Town Meetings • Establish and maintain adequate systems to control the approved budget. • Provide the Superintendent-Director and other Administrators with appropriate financial data. • Supervise the preparation of school financial reporting activities. • Be designated as the Chief Procurement Officer under the provisions of MGL Chapter 30B and comply with the law and all regulations pertaining to the procurement of goods and services and disposal of surplus property. • Be responsible for the certification of all accounts payable and prompt payment. • Manage all district funds to include but not limited to the general fund, grants, activity accounts, revolving funds, trust funds, reserve funds, capital project funds. • Supervise the deposit of funds into correct accounts, and supervise the billing and collection of accounts receivable. • Supervise the expenditures and record keeping for federal, state, and private grants. • Administer the contracted transportation program for the District. • Work with the Asst. Principal's Office to ensure students are assigned to proper bus routes, balance routes as necessary during the first 10 days of school and negotiate necessary route change(s) required by changes in enrollment. In conjunction with the Assistant Principal's office, notify, in writing, contractors and drivers of deviations from regular time schedule for after school bus routes (late bus, sports bus). • Supervise coordination with the Director of Special Education to provide for all special transportation (field trips, etc.) • Manage, supervise and evaluate the Business Office staff. • Administer, through the Food Service Manager, the Food Service Program. • Administer, through the Director of Educational Technology and Digital Literacy all information technology services and equipment to provide for management of technology service. • Administer Coordinator of Facility and Grounds, the care and maintenance of school grounds, facilities, and equipment. • Develop and administer the insurance programs and procure bonds for staff. • Maintain equipment inventory and serve as equipment coordinator. • Administer equipment depreciation schedules. • Maintain and control warehousing facility (central supply). • Place and supervise service contracts. • Develop and maintain supply inventories. • Administer building security systems. • Administer and maintain telephone system. • Recommend to the Superintendent-Director alterations and changes to the physical plant and grounds and provide budget estimates. • Supervise construction and renovation projects. • Administer the rental of the plant and grounds, and the acquisition, use and maintenance of school vehicles. • Supervise the acquisition of state or federal surplus property. • Participate in and maintain professional development in accordance with the School Business Administrator licensure. • Perform all other duties assigned by the Superintendent-Director.

Created: 2026-03-17