ELL Curriculum Coordinator - Year Round

Qualifications:

• Five (5) or more years of English Language Learning teaching and/or ELL program, or related, leadership experience.
• Commitment to supporting the growth of others and the belief that adult learning is essential to student learning.
• Extensive knowledge and experience within the area of curriculum, instruction and assessment, including specific knowledge of the Iowa Core and applicable federal/state guidance and regulations.
• Experience designing, presenting and facilitating adult professional learning experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to use data to make decisions about curriculum and instruction.
• Knowledge and experience using district technology resources.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated involvement in professional growth opportunities and experience working collaboratively as a member of a professional development planning team.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the District may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports To:

• Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Supervises:

• While the position does assist in the coordination of evaluative components of the Teacher Leadership Program and the overall effectiveness of the ELL Program, Curriculum Coordinators will not hire, supervise or evaluate teachers or District staff.

Job Goal(s):

Provides district level leadership, support and professional development for teachers, administrators, Instructional Design Strategists and various school leadership teams in the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with the Iowa Core Curriculum and other content area standards. Works collaboratively to enhance student learning, promote the overall efficiency of the school system, and maximize the educational opportunities available to each child.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provides direction and leadership for curricular area programs consistent with District initiatives.
• Collaborates with the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment and building administrators to plan and provide professional learning to content-area teachers.
• Supports collaborative teams and individual teachers in the process of aligning content, instruction, and assessments with the Iowa Core and other content standards through
• developing common understandings that align with state and local standards;
• designing and delivering effective instruction that aligns with the agreed upon understandings, engages all students, and is differentiated to meet student needs;
• assessing, both formatively and summatively, to measure student learning, and sharing these assessments with collaborative teams to improve as teachers and as a system;
• working together to ensure all students are provided equitable educational experiences and achieve high levels of learning.
• Guides implementation of state requirements in the content area.
• Provides direction and leadership for the curriculum review process in accordance with the district review cycle.
• Guides implementation of the school improvement plan for the curricular area.
• Manages and provides relevant resources, textbooks, and online subscriptions for schools and teachers in the content area related to instruction and assessment.
• Collects and analyzes district and federal/state required assessment data to support the planning, implementation and evaluation of content standards and student achievement progress.
• Maintains up to date information on the district website for the content area.
• Responds to content area inquiries by staff, parents, community and public.
• Additional responsibilities unique to position, as necessitated by the content area
• Other duties as assigned to the specific curricular discipline.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Contract Days: 258 Contract Days. Salary and calendar year to be established by the Board of Education.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the District’s policy on Evaluation, State Statute, and applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.