Greenwood School District 50 Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Director of Secondary Education

Department: Instruction

Reports To: Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

SUMMARY: Ensures that each secondary school student is provided with the richest educational experience the district can provide.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.

Þ Assists in the development of administrative rules and policies to ensure compliance with state and federal legislation.

Þ Conducts analyses of instructional programs and materials, and works to assure that courses are designed with adequate attention to scope and sequence for effective learning.

Þ Stimulates experimentation, intervisitation, scrutiny of objectives, and enrichment of curricula and teaching methods by secondary school instructional staff.

Þ Assists principals with observing the performance of teachers and confers and consults with them regarding their professional development.

Þ Serves as a resource person for curriculum studies and workshops.

Þ Keep informed about current trends and practices in the various subject matter fields and disseminates professional information and materials to secondary school staff.

Þ Schedules and directs inservice workshops for secondary school staff and participates in department meetings.

Þ Guides research, textbook selection, examination procedures, the setting of grading standards, and the effective utilization of facilities and equipment for the secondary schools.

Þ Assists with the selection of district media materials for the secondary schools.

Þ Cooperate with the library services personnel in establishing and maintaining a professional library for secondary school teachers.

Þ Coordinates and maintains such record keeping as is necessary and ensures district's compliance with appropriate standards, regulations, and laws.

Þ Assists in the recruitment, screening, hiring, and assignments of secondary school instructional personnel upon request.

Þ Assists with the preparation and administration of the secondary education budget, exclusive of salaries.

Þ Also serves as School Accountability Liaison, Comprehensive Health Coordinator, Secondary and Middle School Sacs Coordinator, and Dropout Prevention Coordinator.

Þ Coordinates all School-To-Work activities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises assigned coordinators and program areas. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Master's degree (MA) with intensive course work and/or experience in teaching, evaluation/testing, and educational research or administration. A valid teaching certificate and at least five years successful experience in public school work, either as a teacher or in research, guidance, testing or administration. Must be able to effectively deal with the public and staff both in person and on the phone.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to apply basic concepts of algebra and geometry. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to develop effective working relationships with staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stand. The employee must be able to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to drive. The employee frequently communicates through speech.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. The employee is continuously interacting with the public and staff.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.