*** This position is a stipended position and is only open to current employees at the school and whose current job status allows them to participate in this opportunity.***

Location: Ellis, Timilty, Umana, Edwards, Greenwood, Irving, Higginson-Lewis, Frederick, Mission Hill, Orchard Gardens
Rate : $1,500 flat stipend
($500 paid after retreat in Aug/Sept, $500 paid at end of December, $500 paid after retreat in May/June)

General Description and Goals:
The Transformation Plan Coordinator will serve as a project manager for the school's Transformation Plan and support communication between the school and the Office of Turnaround and Transformation. This position will be responsible for accessing a designated technology platform, soliciting status updates from various school-based teams and the school leader, and providing periodic reports to the school leader and the Office of Turnaround and Transformation.

Terms:
Any time allocated to the responsibilities of this position will occur outside of contract time, before or after school. The coordinator will not be expected to use prep period, Common Planning Time or TFT time for work related to this position. This role is not an hourly paid position but rather is based upon successful management of below responsibilities. The role is expected to require approximately 30-60 minutes per week for the entirety of the school year as well as two retreats (one on August 26th from 1-4pm and one on June 3rd from 4-7pm). Selected applicants will receive full onboarding regarding these responsibilities at the retreat in August.

NOTE: This role is not intended to be supervisory in any way. Nor is it intended to make the coordinator responsible for implementation/execution of any action steps within the plan (though the coordinator may have responsibility of action steps as part of general role within the school). This position is intended to provide technical capacity to the school in relation to managing the Transformation Plan.
Responsibilities:

• Maintain school's Transformation Plan and MAGs Tracker, including weekly updates that incorporate status reports from other school teams or staff, flagging any tasks behind schedule, and indicating any requested/required support from central office.
• Collaborate with school leader and other teacher leaders to update the Transformation Plan as new strategies, approaches or action steps are developed throughout the year.
• Liaison with the Office of Turnaround and Transformation to ensure accurate insight of central office into the work of the school related to the Transformation Plan.
• Participate in an August/September Retreat to receive training on the designated tracking platform for the Transformation Plan, learn about sound project management principles, and establish an update schedule for the fall.
• Participate in once a month, 30 minute status checks with the Office of Turnaround and Transformation (via Google meet) to clarify any Transformation Plan updates, receive feedback on implementation of this role, and problem solve any challenges.
• Participate in a May/June Retreat to debrief the role throughout the year, participate in a Transformation Reflection process and close out the Transformation Plan.
• Assist the school leader in communicating about the content of the plan with other staff members and stakeholder groups as requested.

Qualifications Required:

• Staff member at the school

• Stated strong motivation to contribute to whole school improvement
• Demonstrated proficient use of leveraging technology for increasing efficiency (new and existing technology platform use will be required for this position with some training provided)
• Robust understanding of existing strategies, programs and stakeholders at the school, especially Transformation Plan
• Strong relationships with multiple school staff, including school leader, and ability to leverage those relationships to access information and updates needed for the Transformation Plan
• Strong communication skills, including oral and written proficiency in English

Report to: Program Manager, Office of Turnaround and Transformation

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