Director of Curriculum & Instruction and Professional Development bei Southeast Delco School District

Southeast Delco School District 

Director of Curriculum & Instruction and Professional Development

Educational Service Center

Reports to: Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning

Job Summary: 

To work effectively with professional and administrative personnel on the development, implementation, articulation and evaluation of the curriculum; and to coordinate ongoing staff development programs, teacher coaching and supports, and innovative pilot projects.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The Southeast Delco School District will adhere to all applicable laws and regulations in assessing an employee's ability to carry out or otherwise meet the job requirements set forth herein in a satisfactory manner.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the School District’s curriculum:

• Coordinate curriculum projects through the principals and teacher committees; and conduct grade level and subject area meetings to provide curriculum articulation for the K-12 program.

• Supervise the preparation and revision of curriculum guides and materials for the appropriate grade levels.

• Develop the proposed annual curriculum budget.

• Work with principals and teachers to assure that the written curriculum guides reflect actual course content.

• Provide research summaries relating to textbook reviews and research findings on instruction in specific content areas.

• Work with teacher task forces to prioritize district textbook needs in relation to the target population.

• Coordinate teacher training in textbook and/or curriculum material selection.

• Implement the Board’s textbook adoption process.

• Develop materials for dissemination to parents/community, identifying skills and attitudes the district curriculum endeavors to foster.

• Direct curricular interaction with the technology program and review new software.

• Keep informed of state board curriculum mandates; assists in assessing their impact on district programs; and works with Assistant Superintendent Teaching and Learning, principals and teachers to make necessary adjustments

• Complete necessary local, state and federal reports.

• Manage and conduct the evaluation process for the School District’s curriculum:

• Administer the curriculum review cycle for targeted subjects each year; including the following:

  • Evaluation process
  • Parent-student surveys
  • Textbook inventories
  • Planned courses of study
  • K-12 articulation, scope and sequence
  • Alignment to tools of assessment
• Program quality control
•  Organize teacher task forces to identify the match between the written curriculum, standardized and district tests, and implement adjustments where necessary.

• Coordinate review of current textbooks for relationship to curriculum and instructional goals.

• Coordinate standardized testing and work with staff to utilize test results in program evaluation and planning.

• Conduct opinion surveys of parents and students to provide supplementary data to identify program priorities.

• Prepare reports based on the data collected and analyzed during the district’s curriculum evaluation process, and make recommendations for changes.

• Identify appropriate criteria for use in curricular self-studies.

• District liaison with textbook companies and professional development providers.

• Serve as a proactive resource provider for Teachers, Principals and Administrators

• Research curriculum and instruction related questions referred by principals, administrators and staff.

• Provide resource materials to principals and teachers in a systematic manner.

• Design and conduct staff development programs in accordance with District/School goals:

• Serve as co-chair for district’s Act 48 Continuing Education Planning Committee.

• Assist in planning and conducting professional development programs (i.e., Act 178 or Act 48, induction plan, District-wide and subject area in-service needs and professional orientation and mentoring).

• Conduct needs assessments for staff development for teachers and administrators.

• Locate resources to support staff development activities.

• Design and implement new teacher Induction and staff development.

• Conduct follow-up activities and evaluations of staff development.

• Assist in teacher interviews, application screening, staffing, assignments, supervision and evaluation.

• Prepare state-mandated, long-range plans in concert with District priorities and action plans:

• Direct needs assessments related to long-range planning including:

  • goal setting and priorities
  • assessing strengths and weaknesses of programs and services
  • collecting, analyzing and summarizing data on student performance and on staff and community perceptions of goal importance and level of attainment.
• Work with the superintendent, staff and community in the specification of needs in particular programs and services and district management goal areas.

• Supervise the preparation of action plans to maintain strengths and to address challenges.

   

• Encourage participation and document community and staff participation in professional development.

• Assist principals in monitoring implementation and adjusting the plan.

• Prepare mid-point progress reports and final evaluation summaries.

• Coordination and evaluation of New Teacher Coaches.

• Coordination of School Based Instructional Specialists.

• Direct and monitor the ESOL department, including but not limited to ACCESS assessment coordination, student caseload distribution guidance, curricular materials selection process coordination, professional development organizer, and data collection monitor.

• Provide oversight of home school students including reviewing affidavits, textbook/materials distribution, correspondence, and reviewing evaluations.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students and patrons of the District
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage
• Knowledge of PA Core Standards and eligible content
• Knowledge of Instructional Planning Guides as it relates to the instructional block
• Knowledge of Digital Curriculum components
• Ability to courageously lead conversations focused on equity, closing opportunity gaps, and equal access to technology-infused lessons of rigor
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with District staff and administrators, students, parentsor guardians, outside agencies, and the public, in a multi-ethnic, multicultural, multilingual environment
• Ability to receive and implement feedback to improve practice and system
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to organize tasks
• Ability to handle multiple tasks
• Ability to exercise good judgment
• Ability to operate office equipment including a telephone, copy machine, fax machine and calculator

Education & Experience:

• Doctoral degree in education with five (5) years of experience serving as a building administrator is required.
• Experience teaching in the development, implementation and supervision of curriculum, preferred.

• Required: Pennsylvania certified in at least one of these certification areas:

  1. Elementary Principal (K –6)
  2. Secondary Principal (7 – 12)
  3. Principal (K –12)
  4. Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction
  5. Assistant Superintendent
  6. Letter of Eligibility for Superintendent
• Experience with planning, leading and coordinating professional development and experience with program management.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries and complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style.  Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups and board of directors.

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts and apply mathematical operations to tasks.

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism and deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

• Proficiency in the use of personal computer technology and the ability to operate a variety of office equipment including a telephone, copy machine, fax machine, calculator.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all administrators and the management team, the Board of School Directors, parents, students, professional staff and the community.

• Effective organizational and supervisory skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to reach above and below the wais
• Ability to use fingers to pick, feel and grasp object
• Ability to use both hands for repetitive motion
• Considerable bending and twisting of the body required
• Some stooping and squatting required
• Ability to lift and/or carry supplies and/or papers weighing no more than 25 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time of the workday

• Visual acuity

• Auditory acuity

Terms of Employment:

• 12 months, 261 days.
• Salary and benefits in accordance to the Act 93 agreement with the Board of School Directors.

Disclaimer:

The preceding list is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principle functions of this job, the scope of responsibility, and the level of knowledge and skills typically required, but should not be considered an inclusive listing of work requirements, skills or duties so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time as needed. 

All employment open positions are made available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability, or veteran status. 

Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee