Itinerant Principal - Early Childhood Education Programs - Nome
Bering Strait School District is now accepting applications an Itinerant Counselor for the 2012-13 school year. This
position will require travel to all 15 of BSSD's villages, but be
based out of Nome. We are currently doing
interviews by Skype, video conference and other means.
Being comfortable using technology to track student progress, and to
prepare documentation would be a significant advantage. BSSD utilizes a
comprehenisve web database for tracking student progress called DART,
technology is used for most day-to-day tasks. The district has an
employee purchase program for computers, and an excellent technology
infrastructure. All classrooms are wirelessly connected to the Internet.
Our district offers very competitive salaries, many strong
opportunities for staff development, and an innovative professional
climate. When it comes to unique living and work experiences, we have
some of the best. Check our website for details about our district, as
well as video clips of our villages, and even a forum for posting
questions.
You can learn more about BSSD on these websites:
http://www.bssd.org
http://wiki.bssd.org/index.php/Main_Page
http://wiki.bssd.org/index.php/District_Overview
The BSSD iCommunity website is what we use for distance learning, staff
development, and the official documents and forms that staff use on a
day-to-day basis.
http://www.bssdonline.org/
We also have two on-line New Teacher Orientation Guides that use a wiki
engine, and are written directly by teachers. One is mostly advice for
new teachers moving to our area, and the other is a general overview of
how our standards-based Bering Strait Instructional Model works:
http://wiki.bssd.org/index.php/Moving_to_BSSD
http://wiki.bssd.org/index.php/New_Hire_Information
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Itinerant
Principal
- Early
Childhood Education Programs
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Type
"B" Alaska Administrative Certificate required.
2.
Minimum of three years of administrative experience at the district
office or principal level preferred.
3.
Administrative experience in rural Alaska preferred.
4.
Early Childhood Education experience preferred.
5. Ability
to travel to villages within the Bering Strait School District.
6.
Experience providing staff development preferred.
ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS:
1.
Collaborate with existing Early Childhood Education programs and
Head Start.
2.
Travel to each BSSD ECE site for supervision, collaboration and
support of the programs.
3. Evaluate
ECE teacher performance as prescribed in BSSD negotiated agreement.
4. Aid
staff with professional and instructional training support including
modeling of best practice.
5. Monitor
compliance with grant requirements.
6.
Communicate regularly and work with site principals and district
office
personnel.
7.
Perform other duties as assigned.
REPORTS
TO:
Coordinator of GAINS Grant
SALARY:
Placement on the Administrator's salary schedule
LOCATION:
Bering Strait School District – Nome,
Alaska
LENGTH
OF EMPLOYMENT:
205 days (This
is a one year position.)
Send initial letter of application with resume, or ATP Job Bank eApplication to:
recruiting@bssd.org
Written correspondence or mailed applications should be addressed to:
Ted Van Bronkhorst, Personnel Director
Bering Strait School District
P.O. Box 225
Unalakleet, Alaska 99684
NOTE: Bering Strait School district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.
The District Title IX ,504 and ADA contact person is:
Ted Van Bronkhorst
Bering Strait School District
P.O. Box 225
Unalakleet, Alaska 99684