Spring Branch Independent School District
Job Description
Coordinator of Elementary - Humanities K-5
Job Title:
Coordinator of Elementary - Humanities K-5
Reports To:
Director of Humanities K-12
Classification:
Administrative
Salary:
See Compensation Plan for Administrative/Professional Pay Plan, Pay Grade 106
Contract:
Probationary/Term
Primary Purpose:
Lead the development, revision, implementation, and continuous quality improvement of a comprehensive and cohesive K-5 program, including K-12 vertical progression in language arts and social studies in the context of all Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Qualifications/Skills:
Education/Experience:-
Master's degree required.
- Valid Texas education certificate in teaching required.
- At least five (5) years of successful teaching in the areas of Reading, Language Arts, and/or Social Studies.
- Reading Academy Certificate required.
- Campus or district leadership experience, preferred.
- Certified in State Appraisal System (T-TESS), preferred.
- English as a Second Language certification, preferred.
- Gifted and Talented certification, preferred.
- Certification must meet requirements for becoming and remaining qualified for this position in a manner required by Federal and/or State law.
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Ability to lead, and supervise a K-5 language arts and social studies instructional program to achieve the district’s mission, vision, and goals
- Ability to plan a comprehensive and integrated professional development program for ELAR/SS which supports the direction of the district
- Ability to evaluate instructional program and teaching effectiveness
- Ability to implement and interpret policy, procedures, and data
- Ability to train and support principals and teachers in interpreting and analyzing data to impact teaching practices and student achievement
- Ability to work with the Teacher Development Leads and campus literacy leads with coaching techniques to support teaching and learning with administration and teachers
Major Duties and
Responsibilities:
Program Management:
- Organize, implement, and supervise all aspects of the K-5 Humanities instructional program (English Language Arts and Social Studies) to ensure each student meets and exceeds instructional goals of the district.
- Assist in improvement of the instructional program through regular cycles of classroom observation, feedback, demonstration, and staff training, in conjunction with other departments
- Utilize multiple data sources and continuous quality improvement efforts to drive program area decisions and support related to curriculum and instruction
- Identify and evaluate current research, content knowledge, and trends in language arts and communicate to internal and external audiences as appropriate.
- Manage partnerships with professional learning providers that result in high-quality training for teachers and principals.
- Establish clear outcomes to measure the success of training provided by professional learning providers.
- Lead a process for evaluating, selecting, and adjusting instructional resources and curriculum guides to support instruction of the language arts TEKS
- Provide timely and quality service to principals and teachers to ensure the district curricula is implemented with fidelity.
- Oversee the development, implementation and evaluation of pre-service and in-service training programs for English Language Arts and Social Studies personnel.
Communication and Community Relations:
- Communicate district curriculum, instructional practices, district accomplishments, and goals to all stakeholders
- Plan and lead in collaboration with principals and departments to develop clear and coherent support for schools that strategically aligns to the districts’ mission, vision, and goals.
- Encourage and promote parental and community involvement in the educational process.
- Actively seek and utilize evaluative feedback with appropriate administrative staff, subordinates and immediate supervisor regarding job performance.
- Cultivate partnerships with local, state, and national leaders in the field (including business and community representatives, institutions of higher education, etc.) to ensure the continued growth of the department.
- Establish and maintain an environment which is conducive to positive staff morale and directed towards achievement of the district’s mission, values, and goals.
- Project a positive image to the community.
Budget, Supervision and Legal:
- Monitor curriculum updates from TEA and communicate to internal and external audiences as appropriate.
- Train, support, supervise, and evaluate personnel under the direction of the Director Humanities K-12
- Manage and direct the department’s annual budget in a fiscally responsible manner that supports the initiatives, priorities and goals of the department, division, and district.
- Review and propose policies and procedures related to the language arts program.
- Assist Human Resources with recruitment, as needed.
Other:
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory
Responsibilities:
Supervise and evaluate staff.
Equipment Used:
Computer and various office equipment.
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands:-
Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Work with frequent interruptions.
- This position requires regular in-person interaction with the public.
Physical Demands:
- Repetitive hand motions.
- Prolonged use of the computer.
Application Procedure:
Click Apply then Login. To complete your application, please visit our website at http://www.springbranchisd.com and click on JOIN OUR TEAM / APPLICATION PROCEDURES / ADMINISTRATOR.
Spring Branch Independent School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title IX and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status or disability.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. By applying for this position, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the job description listed above.