Director of Curriculum & Instruction

Pay Grade: AJ

Starting Salary: $83,797 (experienced is considered for salary placement)

Department: Academic Services

Accountable To: Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services

FLSA Status: Exempt

Creation/Revision Date: December 1, 2019

Summary:

The incumbent will set the vision and goals of the District’s curriculum and instruction with the collaboration and agreement of District stakeholders.

Essential Functions:

• Supervises and evaluates personnel in the curriculum and instruction department.
• Determines the roles and responsibilities of district and school-based instructional coaches and oversees professional development and training of district and campus instructional coaches
• Determines the curricula and instructional needs of the District and schools.
• Provides direction and expectations for professional learning community (PLC) and professional development.
• Sets PLC expectations and training for all staff involved.
• Ensures alignment of professional development for administration, instructional coaches and teachers
• Oversees the development and implementation of the District’s curriculum program guide.
• Develops user-friendly, standards based curriculum guide.
• Seeks input from District stakeholders.
• Ensures alignment and considers various data.
• Determines and provides professional development to effectively use the guide.
• Monitors its implementation.
• Establishes expectations for using guide, adopted materials and supplementals for planning purposes. Establishes guardrails for using data to drive instruction.
• Ensures all assessments are aligned to standards.
• Provides training on the rationale for assessments to all stakeholders.
• Uses similar formats for each content guide.
• Develops quarterly plan for professional development based on most recent data for all stakeholders. Acts as project manager to ensure individuals, schools and the District have their professional development needs met.
• Determines metrics (measures of success) and rationale in 90-day action plan prior to implementing the plan. Seeks input and agreement by all stakeholders.
• Determines the purpose of all meetings then decides who will attend, when the meeting will be, what will be accomplished, and what will be the follow up to each meeting.
• Completes program evaluation each 90 days to determine the (keep, modify, remove) criteria.
• Ensures and verifies that all standards and critical elements are addressed and updated annually based on assessment data and principal, teacher, and other input.

Required Qualifications:

To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications. In addition, verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

• Master’s degree in education.
• Teaching experience.
• Leadership experience in public schools.
• Valid Arizona Department of Transportation driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

It is preferred that applicant possesses the following preferred qualifications; however, the following qualifications are not required to be eligible for this position.

• Master’s degree in educational leadership or related field.
• Project management experience.
• School administrative experience in public schools.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications for this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills required, but not limited to, for this position include:

• Knowing current techniques and procedures used in the design and development of curriculum.
• Encouraging involvement of parents, community and other stakeholders.
• Researching and understanding of current literature, trends, and developments in the field.
• Knowing principles of supervision, organization and administration.
• Developing short and long term goals and objectives.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of programs and make recommendations for improvements.
• Leading the planning, development and establishment of new, modified and/or improved programs.
• Mentoring, coaching, and training adminsitrators and teachers.
• Maintaining high standards and expectations.
• Maintaining positive relationships.
• Intrepreting various data and determining next steps.
• Applying project management principles.
• Applying policies, procedures, rules and regulations established for the District;
• Knowing Governing Board meeting procedures and protocol;
• Handling confidentiality regarding sensitive issues;
• Establishing rapport with Board Members, administrative officials and other employees;
• Analyzing data and compiling and presenting materials;
• Working with the general public, administrators, directors and other elected officials;
• Making independent decisions;
• Managing budget, personnel and resources.
• Composing, writing and editing reports and other correspondence;
• Knowing local, state, and federal guidelines governing area of assignment;
• Creating and delivering presentations;
• Promoting positive public relations;
• Using computer software related programs, including Microsoft Office applications;
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.