QUALIFICATIONS
:
1.
Illinois type 75
administration certification.
2.
Secondary certification and
highly qualified in one or more areas in division, multiple
endorsements preferred.
3.
Minimum five successful
years of teaching experience at the secondary level.
4.
Demonstrated ability to work
with and lead adults.
RESPONSIBILITIES
:
1.
Leads the division staff in
the assessment of the educational needs of students, the design
of programs, interventions and strategies to meet such needs and
the assessment of the effectiveness of such programs.
2.
Assists the administration
in the selection and assignment of all division members.
3.
Observes, evaluates, mentors
and coaches all teachers and support staff within the division,
each division member shall be observed a minimum of once per
month.
4.
Assists the administration
in the development of the Master Schedule. Coordinates with
counselors and other divisions in matters related to student
scheduling and student learning.
5.
Prepares a professional
development plan for the division and provides accountability and
supervision during professional development events; evaluates
effectiveness of professional development programs and
events.
6.
Leads professional learning
communities and workshops for teachers and support staff within
the division.
7.
Inventories and organizes
textbooks, equipment and supplies
8.
Facilitates textbook
selection and new course proposal process for division
courses.
9.
Prepares and monitors
division budgets.
10.
Ensures that the division is in compliance
with state standards, rules and regulations
11.
Assists administration in student assessment
program, analyzes results, and makes instructional and curricular
modifications based on results.
12.
In conjunction with administration, develops
department and individual teacher goals that are aligned with
overall school improvement goals.
13.
Collects and uses student and school data to
guide instruction and programming within the division.
14.
Provides curriculum leadership for alignment
to Common Core standards, for designing course sequence flow of
content in the division, and for ensuring that all division
members understand and adhere to the approved curriculum.
15.
Facilitates division meetings and disseminate
information to all division members.
16.
Promptly addresses inappropriate faculty and
staff behavior and ineffective teaching within division; takes a
proactive approach to preventing and solving division issues and
challenges.
17.
Continues own professional growth and
awareness of best practices and current research.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
:
District Administrators require
the following items for their review. Submit files
electronically. To have a complete application these documents
must be received up to 4:00 pm on May 3, 2012.
A.
Online application -
www.d131.org
B.
Letter of
Interest
C.
Three letters of
recommendation
D.
Copies of all
certificates, endorsements, etc.
E.
Copies of all
transcripts