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Provide leadership and supervision in Teaching and Learning, (K-12) in the following broad areas:
· Program Management Leadership
· Leadership for Quality Teaching and Learning
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· Provide instructional leadership and facilitate staff development in best practices as delineated in The Framework for Excellence in Teaching.
· Participate in recruitment and hiring, coaching, evaluation and supervision of staff in the Teaching and Learning department.
· Participate in the coaching and evaluation of Eastern Carver County teachers.
· Communicate with the Director of Teaching and Learning in planning program and staff development activities, budget development and management, student and staff initiatives, and ongoing best practices.
· Collaborate with Directors of Teaching and Learning and the Director of Information Systems with the transition to a digital learning environment.
· Other duties as assigned |
· Strong organizational skills
· Ability to work well with others
· Excellent oral and written communication skills
· Regular attendance
· Personal dependability
· Maintain attention to detail
· Confidentiality rights of students and staff
· Evidence of an understanding of the school culture and environment, and a commitment to carrying out the vision, mission, and belief statements of District 112
· Knowledge of budgeting principles and practices
· Ability to evaluate staff competencies in the provision of instruction
· Ability to complete data-based decision-making by utilizing a systematic approach to reporting and organizing information
· Outstanding interpersonal skills which will facilitate joint problem solving and innovative planning
· Understanding of principles of the financing of education in the state of Minnesota; and ability to project revenue and expenditure to facilitate program decision-making
· Understand a variety of evidence based instructional strategies
· Knowledge and experience with the Minnesota GRAD requirements, the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments and NWEA (MAP) tests |
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Provide leadership in secondary curriculum and instruction programs to determine improvements in curriculum and instruction based on assessment data and best practices.
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· Initiate and monitor curricular improvement at the secondary level.
· Coordinate secondary curriculum reviews through a model for rapid prototyping.
· Supervise the implementation of standards-based instruction.
· Observe, evaluate and coach teachers.
· Support professional learning community groups.
· Receive training relevant to curriculum and instruction and the professional development program. |
· Ability to facilitate evaluation and change process
· Knowledge of secondary curriculum and instruction
· Knowledge of pedagogy and instructional best practices
· Understand state and local systems for recording and reporting assessments
· Knowledge of teacher observation systems, especially McRel
· Knowledge of evaluation systems |
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Provide leadership in professional development systems aligned with identified student, staff, site, and district needs. |
· Identify professional standards and best practices to support curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
· Develop systems to assess student, staff, site, and district needs in line with professional standards and best practices.
· Design systems for evaluating the effectiveness of our professional development efforts in meeting identified needs and growth targets.
· Serve as a resource for Building Administrators and District Staff.
· Serve as a resource/coach for teachers in meeting their professional/instructional goals.
· Support the evaluation of professional development plans.
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· Ability to design systems to assess and identify needs for professional development
· Effective communication skills
· Ability to align and facilitate the work of a variety of people
· Knowledge and experience in professional development |
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Supervise Induction Program –district-wide.
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· Share responsibilities for implementation of mentorship programs at the building level and district-wide.
· Plan, organize, implement, and provide ongoing evaluation of induction program.
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· Knowledge of coaching models
· Presentation skills |
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Improve instructional practices by consulting, modeling, and collaborating with building principals and teachers. |
§ Provide professional development opportunities.
§ Support building principals and teachers in the use of data to create goals for improvement of student learning.
§ Consult with curriculum writing teams.
§ Collaborate to design tools to evaluate success of initiatives.
§ Serve on the District Professional Development Committee. |
§ Classroom teaching experience and licensure
§ Training skills/ability to work with adults and students
§ Listening skills
§ Knowledge of exemplary tech/curriculum instructional practices
§ Knowledge of professional development and pedagogy
§ Fluent in utilizing the “train the trainer” model |
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Advance communication with and between students, parents, teachers, and the world through 21<SUP>st</SUP> century technologies.
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§ Collaborate in the selection and design of web sites and tools.
§ Design professional development opportunities for use of electronic communication tools.
§ Support supervision of staff in use of identified communication tools. |
§ Strong written and oral communication skills
§ Collaboration on design of web sites |