CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

POSITION TITLE: Lower School Director of Studies DEPARTMENT: Lower School REPORTS TO: Head of Lower School, Assistant Head of School FLSA: Exempt TERM: 12 Months

Position Purpose:  Ensure that the school’s JK-12 curriculum is continuously under review relative to fulfillment of the school’s mission.

Responsible for:

• Leadership in fostering a vibrant, joyful, academically strong and developmentally appropriate mission-aligned elementary program, 2nd-4th grades
• Working with teachers and LS administrative team to refine curricular programming to meet the needs of students.
• Working with teachers and LS administrative team to help teachers refine their instructional craft.

Development and supervision of elementary faculty

• Serve as a master teacher/instructional coach in 2nd-4th grades
• Work with individual faculty in their goal setting and professional development (oversee PD budget for elementary program)
• Develop and implement a schedule to visit classrooms regularly.
• Assist Lower School Head in evaluating faculty
• Assist Lower School Head in assignment of faculty
• Visit classrooms regularly
• Work with Lower School admin team and Director of Studies team to lead the following meetings:
  • Lower School staff meetings
  • Grade Coordinator Meetings

Curriculum/Program

• Review schedule annually and refine as necessary
• Recommend program improvements and formulate strategic plans for implementation of changes
• Keep abreast of educational trends/best practices
• Oversee implementation and analysis of ERBs annually and use data as one tool to evaluate program
• Work with Director of Studies team to ensure philosophical and vertical alignment across all divisions
• Work with teachers to integrate DEIB and SEL work into the program
• Ensure smooth transition between early childhood and elementary, and elementary and middle school program
• Work closely with administrative colleagues and faculty members to ensure a successful transition to new literacy program

Parent and Student Support

• Work with teachers, counselors and ERP to support student growth and learning (on both ends)
• Work on sectioning of students annually
• Attend parent teacher conferences as needed
• Attend ERP/Parent meetings with outside specialists as needed
• Track student data to ensure program is meeting needs of all learners
• Work with Lower School admin team and counselors to provide rich, meaningful parent education programs in 2nd-4th grades
• Be a resource for families

Admissions

• Serves on the admissions committee
• Serves as a marketer for the elementary program, including speaking at admissions events

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree preferred with focus in curriculum development
• Classroom experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Experience with curriculum development and programmatic implementation

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to relate and interact with a varied group of people
• Energetic and eager to engage actively with students, colleagues and parents
• Ability to work in a highly interactive environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges and deadlines

It is the policy of Charlotte Country Day School not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. This policy extends to recruitment, employment, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, compensation, training, benefits and all other terms and conditions of employment.