Montclair Public
Schools
Personnel Department
JOB DESCRIPTION
Title:
Supervisor: District
Secondary Curriculums
Qualifications
: 1/ Must hold acceptable NJ Administrative
Certification; 2/ Must possess strong communication,
managerial, and leadership skills; 3/
Demonstrated knowledge of effective principles of teaching and
learning in all levels of school programs;
4/ Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a diverse
school community;
5/ Demonstrated aptitude or competence for assigned
responsibilities; 6/ A minimum of five years of successful
experience in working with effective education programs; 7/
Ability to follow directions and work as a productive component
of a highly functioning administrative team; 8/ Required
criminal background check and proof of US citizenship or legal
alien status; 9/ Ability to work on site during the hours
required; 10/ Such alternatives to the above qualifications
as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable;
Responsible to
: Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and
Instruction
Job Goal:
Responsible for
overseeing all aspects of the district's curriculums in grades 6
through 12 and to provide leadership to the professional staff to
plan, implement, articulate and evaluate the effectiveness of
those programs successfully aligning them to district objectives
and state and federal mandates. Particular emphasis will be
on the curriculum effectiveness in Montclair High School.
Performance
Responsibilities
:
1/ Effectively works with principals to analyze student
performance indicators using multiple sources of data, and to
translate the data into specific teaching and program strategies
that will positively impact the learning environment for students
implement; 2/ Revises curriculums as required
by changes in state, federal or district mandates; 3/
Assists with the preparation and administration of the assigned
accounts in the school budget; 4/ Assist professional staff
in learning about the learning styles of the diverse students
they teach and the students' families identifying priorities for
program improvement based upon their needs and performance
indicators; 5/ Monitors the translation of the curriculum into
daily classroom instructional practices; 6/ Oversees and/or
assists with the preparation of drafts for board policies and
administrative rules pertaining to the curriculums assigned;
7/ Interprets and disseminates research, best
practices, and current trends in curriculum and instruction, and
works with staff and parents to restructure programs and
learning communities; 8/ Participates in the selection and
adoption of textbooks and supplementary instructional materials
and delivery systems when requested; 9/ Maintains a
positive liaison with professional, civic, volunteer and other
community agencies and groups having an interest in the schools;
10/ Assists in the recruiting, screening,
hiring, training, assigning, evaluation, and removal when needed
of staff assigned within the district; 11/ Keeps
supervisors and school community informed of curriculum
requirements, events and activities. 12/ Attends board meetings
and prepares such reports for the board as the superintendent or
designee may request. 13/ Evaluates the performance of assigned
personnel in accordance with law, code and board policy.
14/ Oversee and implement assigned diagnostic, formative,
and benchmark assessments (DRA2, Learnia - will be replaced by
State assessments in 2014), Math Mid-Year & End of Year local
assessments, midterms, finals, etc. 15/ Prepare,
implement, and evaluate supplementary instructional programs for
students, occurring outside of the regular school day (e.g.,
after school, Saturday, summer programming); 16/ Develop
and oversee Professional Development activity design and
implementation aligned to the approved District Professional
Development Plan, goals and objectives; 17/
Direct subject specific work with Curriculum Support &
Subject Matter Leaders; 18/ Serve as a working members of
committees such as curriculum, safety, harassment, etc. 19/
Enforces all board policies, administrative directions and state
laws/regulations; 20/ Other unspecified duties as
assigned or as related.
Terms:
12 month, salary and benefits as determined by the
board.
Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be
evaluated annually in accordance with the Board's policy on
evaluation of
certified staff.