Iowa City Community School District
L.E.A.D Project Director

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. 5 years prior work experience in education
2. Bachelor's degree. Preferred: Early childhood education, elementary education, or a related field
3. Prior leadership experience preferred.
4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the District may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Teaching & Learning

JOB GOAL: Responsible for developing a plan to create a plan for students to engage in wrap-around services to achieve both personal and academic success. The Project Director will also create a program that will focus on helping children develop social-emotional skills, character, leadership, positive identity, persistence, belief in oneself, internal motivation, and community engagement. The Project Director will deliver a highly engaging program built to provide students with the skills and resources needed to achieve academic success while becoming an active member of the local community.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Lead a team of educators and/or assistant teachers to ensure the delivery of engaging, interactive educational experiences and curriculum.

1. Develop strong relationships with students, parents, staff, administrators, and external partners.
2. Maintain excellent communication with varied audience including children, parents, staff and administration.
3. A passion and drive that inspire a love for learning & the ability to engage children in learning activities in a fun and interactive way.
4. Outstanding customer service and relationship building skills.
5. Develop full-scale project plans refining as necessary to meet changing needs and requirements.
6. Facilitate the definition of project scopes, goals and deliverables.
7. Define project tasks and resource requirements.
8. Constantly monitor and report on the progress of assigned projects to all stakeholders at all levels across the organization.
9. Assemble and coordinate project teams.
10. Works well in a team environment.
11. Maintain professional competence through participation in applicable staff development activities.
12. Assume other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Work year as established by the Board of Directors. Salary established by district adopted salary schedules. This is a year round position.

EVALUATION: Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.