Curriculum Administrator-- Humanities/ELA

Danbury Public Schools is a diverse community located in the western part of Connecticut and serving more than 11,000 students spread across the City of Danbury, Connecticut. We are committed to cultivating equity and excellence for all of our students, closing the opportunity gaps, and preparing students for post-secondary success. The mission of Danbury Public Schools, in partnership with families and the community, is to provide transformational learning experiences, designed to nurture thoughtful and prepared graduates. We have set very ambitious and rigorous goals to assure that our students graduate prepared to transform our world, and we are always searching for staff who are committed to our mission and the success of our students. Our schools range from 13 different and unique elementary schools including an interdistrict magnet school for International Studies, to three middle schools, including an intradistrict magnet school focused on STEM and World Studies, to our flagship Danbury Career Academies that are transforming how we deliver education to students with a wide range of interests taught by a faculty with real world and academic experiences. DPS recruits and commits to educators with passion, who are committed to our vision to aspire to advance all learners to their highest potential.

Overview: The position of Humanities/ELA Curriculum Administrator joins three additional K-12 Curriculum Administrators in the areas of STEM/Applied Art, World Language/Bilingual, and SRBI and School Support, who together perform in a variety of supervisory and administrative roles to oversee successful program implementation and assessment monitoring for programming across all sites and schools districtwide. This Curriculum Administrators sits on the District's Curriculum Development Team (CDT) and, as such, facilitates communication between building level Administrators and staff to ensure effective curriculum implementation. Additionally, this Administrators vertically articulates and collaborates under the direction of the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Academy Programming, and with other Curriculum Administrators, building level administrators, Supervisors, Coaches, Department Heads and district student services departments in an effort to continuously improve programs of study and strengthen services to students and families, with particular focus on meeting District needs in alignment with K-12 programs.

Reports to: Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Academy Programming

Direct reports: Content Department Heads & Coordinators (primary), Instructional Coaches (secondary)

Duties and Responsibilities: As a member of CDT, provides leadership to assure correlation between district Humanities/ELA curriculum, the District's coherence plan, Portrait of the Graduate and state/national standards.

• Develops, coordinates and monitors assessment, programs, and instructional priorities for Humanities/ELA academic programs and oversees implementation of existing and new curriculum initiatives district wide.
• Develops professional learning opportunities related to standards based content and related best practice pedagogical delivery.
• Assists in the evaluation and assessment of the effectiveness of current Humanities/ELA academic programs, and their effect on student achievement across the K-12 programs. Assists in conceptualizing, initiating and implementing new programs in identified, targeted areas as needed.
• Works closely to supervise effective coaching and support from Humanities/ELA Department Heads, and evaluates Department Heads and coaching effectiveness with attention to fidelity across all schools.
• Acts as liaison for program implementation to K-8 art, music and physical education departments.
• Collaborates with building Administrators to assess need for individualized planning to meet particularly identified building needs.
• Coordinates with other curriculum coordinators, program support staff, and administrators to provide vertically aligned instruction that meets the goals of the District coherence plan, with particular focus on Humanities/ELA instruction.
• Works closely with the Administrator for Data, Assessment & Research, content based Curriculum Administrators who impact Humanities/ELA instruction, and building Administrators to review data, assess plan and implementation effectiveness, and provide strategies for targeted improvement.
• Coordinates and maintains the Humanities/ELA Intervention Programs and assures consistency in our SRBI model.
• Monitors District and building intervention programs.
• Assists in the observation and evaluation of certified staff members using the District's Teacher Evaluation Plan.
• Provides input and coordination in the development of differentiated and meaningful Professional Development for certified staff.
• Such other assignments as directed by the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Academy Programming.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in education, doctorate preferred. Graduate work in literacy, curriculum development, instruction and assessment preferred.
• Certificates: 092 Intermediate Administration and Supervision.
• Two to three years of demonstrated leadership experience, including but not limited to one or more of the following: data team, instructional leadership team, group leader, lead teacher or similar, building administrator.
• Demonstrated commitment to implementation of humanities programming.
• Two to three years of experience in conducting walk-throughs, formal and informal observations and evaluations for certified staff members.
• Two to three years of experience in student data analysis. Familiarity with DataWise or similar model preferred.
• Experience with budgeting at the department level or higher.
• Ability to communicate effectively, and to problem solve and resolve conflicts between leaders of academic priorities.
• Commitment to Systems Based approaches to organizational change
  
  

Terms And Conditions

Salary range as per DSAA Administrative Contract - 214-day work year.

Terms and conditions of employment as further described in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Danbury School Administrators Association and the Danbury Board of Education, a copy of which can be found on the District website at www.danbury.k12.ct.us under the District/Human Resources tabs.