Position Type:
Administration Certified Non-Principal/Director Of Professional Learning

Date Posted:
1/5/2022

Location:
ITS ABOUT KIDS SUPPT SERVICES

Date Available:
July 1, 2022

Closing Date:
02/15/2022

TITLE: Director of Professional Learning REPORTS TO: Superintendent's Designee SUPERVISES: Assigned Staff JOB FUNCTION: Focuseson the development, implementation, and effectiveness of professional learning based on needs assessments with school and district leaders. Measures of Success:

• Increase student achievement through professional learning of certified and classified personnel.
• Close achievement and opportunity gaps through providing effective professional learning based on needs assessments.
• Data on provided professional learning opportunities substantiates effectiveness of that learning.
• Needs of assessments for professional learning are consistently utilized by school and district leaders.
• Improvement in functioning of SBDM Councils as indicated by reports by principals and council members.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the administrators, educators, staff, and SBDM Councils in the coordination of academic professional development efforts across the district.
• Manage local budget for professional development.
• Work directly with school and district leaders and SBDM Councils on providing professional learning needs assessments.
• Communicate the professional learning needs of the district based on needs assessments.
• Coordinate professional learning that provides instructional approaches, resources, and tools to support teachers in design and implementation of instruction.
• Assume a leadership role in the development, implementation, and monitoring of professional learning across the district.
• Ensure that professional learning opportunities are aligned to school and district improvement plans.
• Create and maintain effective systems to determine professional learning needs based on student achievement.
• Supervise professional development and improvement efforts of SBDM Councils.
• Research, model, and implement best practices in professional learning to help ensure effectiveness.
• Represent the district at appropriate association meetings and conferences.
• Conduct annual evaluations of direct reports.
• Work cooperatively with leaders in coordinating and integrating a unified professional learning plan for the district.
• Keep informed of and interprets all laws, regulations, statutes, Board policies, and procedures relating to professional learning.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance.

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree in Education.
• At least five (5) years of successful teaching experience at the elementary or secondary level with a broad background in a variety of assignments.
• Prefer three (3) years prior administrative/supervisory experience at the elementary or secondary school level.

Licenses and other requirements:

• KY Certification in School Administration
• Valid Kentucky teaching certification
• Bilingual preferred

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights

Application Procedure:
Apply online

Contact: Julie Farris (julie.farris@fayette.kyschools.us)