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10-Month Position
Charter School of Inquiry (CSI) Vision
Our children are empowered to value themselves, their heritage and others, while uplifting our community and cultivating curiosity.
Charter School of Inquiry (CSI) Mission
The Charter School of Inquiry promotes a safe and supportive community for children and families by infusing the heritage and culture of people of African descent, embracing the concept of Ubuntu and promoting academic growth through challenging student-led investigations.

About the Charter School of Inquiry (CSI)
The Charter School of Inquiry (CSI) is a vibrant school community that is responding to the academic and social needs of approximately 300 students in grades K-6, primarily from Buffalo's Eastside. CSI is a unique community-based school that has emerged as a trusted institution for families in its Eastside neighborhood.
CSI successfully implements its unique, ground-breaking key design elements. Most notably, the school-wide use of the Inquiry Learning Model that fosters critical thinking and problem solving, and African and African-American infusion into all curricular areas, which allows all children to benefit from a better understanding of the history, culture, and contributions of African and African-American peoples.
Parents are overwhelmingly pleased with CSI, as evidenced by an 90% student retention rate, 100% of parents indicating that they are either highly satisfied or satisfied on an independent survey administered by Daemen College, an overall increase in enrollment of 31%, and waiting lists in most grades.
CSI recognizes the urgency of educating the whole child, and that the social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum if students are to achieve at high levels. CSI offers a wide-range of extra-curricular programs, values field trips and in-school presentations, and offers a free extended-day program. The school-wide implementation of the Responsive Classroom approach and Restorative Justice practices has significantly reduced student suspension in the last two years.

Required Qualifications

1. Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience in an elementary or secondary educational environment.
2. Minimum of two years of supervisory/leadership or instructional coaching experience in an educational setting.
3. Training in the administration of NYS CBT.
4. General knowledge of NYS Assessments and the transition from PBT to CBT.
5. Proven success collecting, analyzing, and utilizing data for instructional purposes.
6. Proven success using technology for instruction and assessment
7. Experience with remote instruction
8. Experience with eDoctrina
9. Excel Experience Using Technology As an Instructional Tool
10. Experience with Google Apps for Education, Google Docs, iPad Keyboard, Microsoft Office, MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Promethean Boards and Smart Boards
11. Proven success using EngageNY
12. Excellent interpersonal skills
13. Excellent written and oral communication skills.
14. Three professional references.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience in an urban educational setting.
2. Experience in a charter school setting
3. Experience using Star Assessments and Plus and Fountas and Pinnell for the purpose of gathering data to support high-quality teaching and learning.
4. Experience using eSchool student data management system.
5. Experience using eDoctrina and GoGuardian
6. Experience creating and presenting data reports
7. Experience working with teachers on the effective use of data to drive instruction.
8. New York State SAS or SDA certification
9. Knowledge of charter school law and oversight requirements

Performance Responsibilities

• Director of Data and Instructional Technology
  Is responsible for gathering assessment data, coordinating benchmark assessments, and overseeing the technical components of progress monitoring and checkpoint assessments; ensures that all students have access to instructional technology; generates proficiency and data reports; coordinates the transition to and administration of NYS CBT; ensures that teachers and members of the leadership team have the necessary data to monitor student progress and assess the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction

The Charter School of Inquiry promotes a collaborative model of leadership. The Director of Data and Instructional Technology reports directly to the Head of School and works in collaboration with directors, coordinators, and teacher-leaders in the school community.
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Itinerant Location : 404 Edison St. Buffalo, NY 14215
Salary: From : 45000.00
Salary: To : 52000.00
Salary Competitive : Y
Appointment Status : Probationary
Position Status : Full time
Technology Literacy : iPad, eDoctrina, Experience Using Technology As An Instructional Tool, Google Apps for Education, MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Promethean Boards and Smart Boards, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, PC
Contact Person's Name : John Sheffield
Contact Person's Title : Head of School
Contact Person's Phone : 7168333250
Contact Person's Email : jsheffield@csicharter.org