SPECIALIST II, SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY

WEST LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Northwest

Traditional 220 work days - PROTECH/DAEOP

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $25.35 - $30.79 per hour

Essential Functions and Objectives:

- Trains and assists staff with internet and technology usage and services through professional development programs and in-services or by providing one-on-one consulting and support.

- Often is the information specialist in the building.

- Provides senior level instruction and technical consultation to administrators, faculties and staff on state-of-the-art applications of technology.

- Develops implements and coordinates aspects of the District Technology Plan, departmental technology plans, and the technology plans of individual schools and learning centers.

- Instructs and provides technical consulting to administrators, faculties and staff on state-of-the-art applications of technology.

- Communicates operating procedures, including problem solving, for the most complex technology.

- Develops effective working relationships with technical contact persons and the Department of Technology Services (DoTS) to further develop technological skills of teachers.

- Attends regular trainings, as offered by the Department of Technology Services, to assure that knowledge of district systems and procedures is current.

- Develops and maintains a state-of-the-art knowledge of promising new technologies and strategies for which these technologies can be used to enhance instruction.

- Researches, accesses, interprets, produces and manages educational data and information.

- In partnership with teachers and school leaders, develops and implements school-based technology plan.

- Support the planning, purchase, implementation and training related to technology-based interests and resources.

- Responsible for the implementation and use of technologies related to school and instructional management (assessment systems, student information systems, etc.), including but not limited to Schoology, Illuminate, Infinite Campus, and Naviance.

- In partnership with department chairs and school administration, create the school schedule using Infinite Campus and related applications.

Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

- Five (5) or more years of related experience is required.

- A demonstrated experience instructing, teaching and communicating state-of-the-art technology.

- Functional knowledge of the Internet, conducting presentations, workshops (in services), seminars.

- Current knowledge of a variety of computer hardware, software, operating systems and emerging technologies including multimedia, audio and video-based systems.

Education Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in computer science preferred.

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.