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Professional Learning Specialist (PLS)

Employer
Douglas County School District
Location
Castle Rock, CO, US
Salary
Competitive
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Job Posting Title:
Professional Learning Specialist (PLS)

Job Description:
The Professional Learning Specialist acts as a professional learning coordinator, mentor/coach, facilitator, and member of the leadership team. Douglas County School District (DCSD) is aware - and responding to the challenges in American education. As a district with strong traditions - innovation, excellence and economic efficiency, we are the ideal organization to design and implement a new system that responds to the convergence - recommendations for change in education. DCSD, in the spirit - servant leadership, has collaboratively defined its commitments to students, employees, parents, and our community. Next, we have identified three District-level priorities - Choice, World-Class Education and System Performance. These will keep us true to our Commitments, align our work, and facilitate the transition from an excellent 20th century school district to a world-class 21st century school district. If you would like to join this revolutionary team and are excited to pursue excellence with us, please apply to positions where your knowledge, experience and leadership, will contribute to the success - our students.

Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

Responsibilities:
Professional Learning Coordinator:

Coordinate, plan, implement and evaluate professional development aligned with DCSD PD Standards

Arrange peer observations

Lesson Study Design

Facilitate and coordinate Professional Learning Communities

Train mentors, departmentment heads and teacher leaders

Implement job embedded professional learning

Evaluate and provide high quality resources

Liaison between district and site

Mentor/Coach:

Create personalized induction opportunities

Provide support for inductees

Ongoing mentoring of all teachers

Model, co-teach, and Cognitive Coach teachers

Create Differentiated Induction Plans for inductees

Support staff in attaining goals

Facilitate data analysis opportunities

21st Century Skills Leader

Facilitator:

Facilitate team, school or feeder meetings to enhance shared responsibility when appropriate

Provide ongoing training to facilitate meaningful Learning Community Work

Enhance dialogue opportunities while building professional community

Facilitate the creation of a supportive, restorative, and inclusive building culture

Collaborative Member of the Building Leadership Team:

Lead school initiatives

Collaborate with leadership to build World Class Education opportunities for staff

Work with principal to create Unified Improvement Plan and Professional Development Plan

Backward Plan, implement, evaluate and support professional development to support Site

Certifications: Teaching License - Colorado Department of Education

Education: Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Position Type: Regular

Primary Location: ROXBOROUGH PRIMARY

One Year Only (Yes or No): No

Minimum Starting Rate:
(Based off a full-time FTE; if applicable, part time salaries will be prorated)
$48,000.00 USD Annual

Maximum Starting Rate:
(Based off a full-time FTE; if applicable, part time salaries will be prorated)
$62,000.00 USD Annual

Scheduled Hours Per Week: 20

FTE: 0.5

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:
(260 days indicatesa year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are thengranted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)
200 Work Days

Closing Date (Ongoingif No Date Specified):
Please note that the posting will be closed as of 12:01 am on the day specified (if applicable).

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