Director, Professional Learning

Job Title: Director, Professional Learning Program

Work Year: 261 Days

Department: Division of Equity in Learning/Teaching and Learning

Reports To: Director, Teaching and Learning

Salary Range: APT 7Tips: Provide a summary of the role, what success in the position looks like, and how this role fits into the organization overall.

Summary:

Responsible for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring high quality and research-based professional learning for district staff that results in improved classroom and site practices which result in increased student learning and achievement and achieve the goals set out in the district's strategic plan. This role will facilitate high quality professional learning at the district level that focuses on practices and structures determined by a district level analysis of student data for the coming year’s centralized offerings. This role will orchestrate and monitor quality professional learning for localized (ie. Learning Community and Site-based) learning as well as personalized, job-embedded learning that integrates both online, blended and in-seat experiences. All professional learning experiences will have dynamic communication, evaluation and metrics connected to ensure performance improvement by educators and leaders as a result of participating. This role will hire and supervise Instructional Coaches and will plan and implement the professional development of building-based Teaching Partners.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Daily 20%

Create and message vision for professional learning that is data driven

and measured for effectiveness in student learning. Communication plan

to build capacity in district and site leaders in strategies to plan,

implement and monitor professional learning utilizing a variety of

experiences and platforms, including personalized/virtual learning.

Processes that will ensure alignment between district and site UIP goals,

the Strategic Plan, and a response to student data. Processes will also

ensure collaborative and efficient planning and funding of professional

learning trends.

Daily 20%

Participate as a creative and empowered member of the Curriculum and

Instruction team to coordinate resources and professional learning for

P20 Learning Community needs, based on student data and evaluation

feedback from Educator Effectiveness results and district surveys. These

learning experiences will enhance the district’s annual focus areas as

well as support localized and personalized learning needs. Organize and

monitor Article 20 process and Linguistically Diverse Education (LDE)

courses of study as part of ongoing centralized professional learning

structures. Collaborate with Director of Educator Development to

manage events for pre-service residency relationships with universities

(e.g., Boettcher and UCD) and New Teacher Induction. Work with the

team Project Manager and the Directors of Equity in Learning to support

the monthly APSSL meetings, including in-seat and virtual cohort

learning for leaders throughout the year.

Weekly 15%

Facilitate the data analysis that determines annual professional learning

focus areas for the District (to be noted in the UIP), Learning

Communities (in collaboration with P20 Directors and noted in

Reciprocal Agreements) and Sites (in collaboration with P20 Directors,

principals and Elementary Learning TOSA and noted in site Reciprocal

Agreements) By carefully analyzing trends for needs across Learning

Communities and sites, develop centralized and personalized

professional learning opportunities in collaboration with Executive

Director Curriculum and Instruction and Chief Academic Officer so that

professional learning is effectively and efficiently provided to district

personnel. Develop annual metrics and outcomes for professional

learning and facilitate monitoring conversations with stakeholders at all

levels to ensure the impact of adult learning on student achievement.

Collaborate with the Program Director of Educator Development to

calibrate all professional learning and observation of implementation

with Quality Standards for Educator Effectiveness.

Weekly 15%

Collaboratively work with members of the Curriculum and Instruction

team to develop Instructional Model strategy professional learning

experiences that focus on the Phases of Instructional Strategies and

content knowledge in the core content areas. Develop a project

management timeline and communication system so that the entire

library of digital professional learning is complete no later than June

2019. Develop a process by which personalized and blended coursework

for administrators and educators is developed, piloted, and published on

a consistent and responsive timeframe.

Weekly 10%

Develop a process to input courses and monitor the quality of the

Performance Matters system. Facilitate the expansion of utilization of

the Performance Matters system to ensure a consistent use of

communication and evaluation after all professional learning

experiences (centralized, localized, personalized). Navigate the data

system to monitor localized and personalized professional learning

courses and participation. Develop an automated certification system for

induction, re-licensing, and Educator Effectiveness portfolio

development. Serve as liaison with Performance Matters technical

resources.

Yearly 5%

Coordinate with the Executive Director Curriculum and Instruction to

develop, administer, and monitor the professional learning budget. Lead

grant writing efforts or specific focus areas of innovative learning

experiences identified in current trends, district, and site data, and by

the Division of Equity in Learning.

Daily 5%

Supervise PLCC technical support classified position to support course

catalog software, professional support of meetings and events, create

induction certificates via learning systems platform.

Weekly 9%

Develop professional relationships with local, state, and national thinkers

in education and professional learning (education and business) in order

to enhance and strengthen the transition model.

Daily 1% Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND

TRAINING: Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction or Administration.

EXPERIENCE: Over 5 years of experience in professional learning, curriculum

and instruction. Experience in school leadership.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE,

EQUIPMENT & OTHER:

Knowledge of content and pedagogy in Instruction. Excellent

written and oral communication skills. Demonstrate skills for

long range planning and coordination of multiple initiatives. Use

of technology, knowledge of curriculum and instruction to meet

a diverse group of learners.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, &

REGISTRATIONS: CDE Teaching License and Principal License required.

SUPERVISION/TECHNICAL

RESPONSIBILITY:

Directly supervises Instructional Coaches and professional

learning staff. Aligns work of Instructional Coaches and the

development of Teaching Partners. Carries out supervisory

responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and

applicable laws. Responsibilities include assigning and directing

work; facilitating the professional learning of employees and

addressing complaints and resolving problems.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly

required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear. The

employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with

hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is

occasionally required to climb or balance, taste or smell. The

employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds and

occasionally lifts and/or moves more than 100 pounds. No

specific vision abilities required by this job.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MENTAL FUNCTIONS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly

required to compare, analyze, communicate, coordinate,

instruct, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile,

and negotiate. Frequently required to copy and compute.Responsibilities

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Qualifications

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