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Winchester Public Schools is Hiring a Multi-Classroom Leader- Elementary - 2024-2025 Near Winchester, VA
Summary: The multi-classroom leader (MCL) leads a small team of teachers, paraprofessionals, and teaching residents in the same grade or subject to meet the MCL's standards of excellence. MCLs establish each team member's roles and goals at least annually, determine how students spend time, and organize teaching roles to fit each teacher's strengths, content knowledge, and professional development goals. The team uses the MCL's methods and tools. The MCL co-plans, co-teaches, models, coaches, and gives feedback. The MCL also teaches students part of the time, in most cases. The MCL organizes the team to analyze student learning data and change instruction to ensure high-growth learning for every child. The MCL collaborates with the team, using the team's ideas and innovations that the MCL agrees may improve learning. The MCL is fully accountable for learning and development of all students taught by the team members. Responsibilities: Planning and Preparation
Set high expectations of achievement that are ambitious and measurable for all students taught by team
Establish methods and create instructional tools and materials that team teachers use in all classrooms
Set direction, verbally and with tools and materials, that clarify content and teaching process
Lead team to:
plan backward to align all lessons, activities, and assessments
design instruction that is enriched (developing higher-order thinking skills) and personalized (reflecting learning levels and interests of individual students)
design assessments that accurately assess student progress
Classroom Environment Lead team to:
hold students accountable for high expectations of behavior and engagement that are ambitious and measurable
create physical classroom environments conducive to collaborative and individual learning
establish a culture of respect, enthusiasm, and rapport
Instruction Lead team to:
hold students accountable for ambitious, measurable standards of academic achievement
identify and address individual students' social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers
identify and address individual students' development of organizational and time-management skills
invest students in their learning using a variety of influence techniques
incorporate questioning and discussion in teaching
incorporate small-group and individual instruction to personalize and tailor instruction to individual needs
monitor and analyze student assessment data to inform enriched instruction by teacher
communicate with students and keep them informed of their progress
5th through 12th Grade positions English & Math content areas
Professional Responsibilities
Solicit and eagerly receive feedback from supervisor and team members to improve professional skills
Lead team to maintain regular communication with families, and work collaboratively with them to design learning both at home and at school, and to encourage a home life conducive to learning success
Organize and schedule team time to ensure alignment of instructional vision and delivery in all classrooms, and to troubleshoot students' persistent learning challenges
Determine how students spend instructional time based on instructional skills and content knowledge of teachers in team
Allocate instructional process elements (lesson planning, large-group instruction, small-group instruction, individual interventions, data analysis, grading, etc.) among team of teachers based on teacher strengths, content knowledge, and professional development goals
Allocate noninstructional administrative duties among team of teachers
Model instructional tasks to aid team development
Clarify and adjust team members' roles and provide feedback, developmental advice, and assignments to develop their effectiveness
Participate in professional development opportunities at school
MCL Application Requirements click here Salary: Range based on the 2023-2024 Teacher Salary Scale is $51,000 - $75,887 with additional supplemental pay for a graduate degree. The salary range may be adjusted based on the 2024-2025 school year budget. In addition, $12,000 - $18,000 VRS qualifying stipend (based on the number of team members) Workday: Full-time/ 10 month/ 200 Days Location: Elementary Level Position Start: 2024-2025 school year