Coordinator of Curriculum - Elementary ELA
- Employer
- Clarke County School District
- Location
- Athens, GA, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Administrator, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment & PD, Specialist / Coordinator, Teaching, Elementary Education Teacher, English / Reading / Language Arts Teacher, Reading / Language Arts Teacher, Product, Services & Policy, Curriculum / Instructional Design
- Grade Level
- Elementary School
Job Details
The job of Coordinator of Curriculum is done for the purpose/s of implementing and improving a cohesive program in the context of the Georgia Standards for Excellence in the Clarke County School District. The coordinator will focus on enhancing teachers' abilities to provide instruction that builds students' skills and content knowledge, is academically rigorous, addresses the curriculum standards, and enhances students' engagement and ownership of their learning.
Direct Supervisor
Executive Director of Teaching and Learning
Essential Functions
- Develops, reviews, and revises the content curriculums.
- Implements a process for continuous improvement of the content curricula based on student achievement data and feedback from the schools.
- Assures alignment of the CCSD content curriculum with the Georgia Standards for Excellence, District adopted instructional materials and resources, assessment measures, and other exemplars as appropriate.
- Leads a team in the selection of instructional resources, to support implementation of the district's content curriculum.
- Identifies and assists teachers with the implementation of instructional practices and programs to increase student achievement in content area.
- Coordinates with the assessment office to identify, develop, and maintain appropriate systems for monitoring student achievement in content area.
- Facilitates instruction in the content area curriculum through work with teachers, site-based instructional coaches, department chairs, school administrators, and other staff as appropriate.
- Implements a comprehensive and integrated model of professional development for teachers and administrators, based on our district goals, research, data, and customer feedback.
- Identifies and evaluates current research, content knowledge, and trends in content area and communicates to internal and external audiences as appropriate.
- Provides support to school administrators, department chairs, and instructional coaches in the development and delivery of appropriate professional development in content area.
- Visits schools regularly. Works with building administrators and teachers in the effective implementation of the content curriculum.
- Provides teachers with job-embedded professional development opportunities through a focused coaching model .
Marginal Functions
- Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
- Skills-based Competencies
- Knowledge-based Competencies
- Ability-based Competencies
Requirements
Master's degree in education or related field
T-5 content certification
Leadership or instructional supervision endorsement preferred
Five (5) years' teaching experience
Valid Georgia driver's license and reliable transportation
Physical Requirements
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity.
Generally, the job requires 40% sitting, 30% walking, and 30% standing.
Continuing Education/Training
Maintains all licenses and certifications
Clearances
Criminal Justice Fingerprint
Background Clearance
Fair Labor Standards Act
Exempt
Company
Our Vision: Building a culture of high expectations and equity in which all students grow
academically and socially to improve our community and our world.
Our Mission: The Clarke County School District is an ambitious community of learners in a diverse and culturally rich county. We are committed to equity and excellence through the implementation of rigorous standards in a safe and supportive environment — on every campus, in every classroom and for every child.
Our Core Beliefs: Public education is central to our democracy. To fulfill the promise of public education, the Clarke County School District has a fundamental set of beliefs that serves as a lens through which every decision is made and every action is taken.These beliefs are the backbone of our organization. CCSD believes that:
Equity, access and progress towards excellence are basic rights that must be afforded to every individual in our system.
Mission-driven, diverse and creative staff make the critical difference in student achievement, and they must be successfully recruited and retained.
Students, families, staff and the broader community benefit mutually from active engagement with one another.
Safe, nurturing and well-maintained schools/campuses are required for optimal learning.
- Website
- https://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/
- Telephone
- 706-546-7721
- Location
-
595 Prince Avenue
Athens
GA
30601
US
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