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JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
LOCATION: ORENDA DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
REPORTS TO: SUPERINTENDENT
SUPERVISES: NA
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT POSITION
SALARY RANGE: $73,074.00-$88,309.22 ANNUALLY
COMPETENCIES: VALID TEXAS CERTIFICATE
POSITION SUMMARY:
Work with campus staff, students, and/or parents to coordinate, plan, implement, and evaluate academic, curriculum and instruction programs for the district.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
DISTRICT TESTING COORDINATOR
- Serve as the district testing coordinator for STAAR, TELPAS, SAT, ACT, TSIA, and credit by exam
- Attend annual district testing coordinator training at the Region Service Center
- Conduct campus testing coordinator and principal training
- Conduct technology staff training
- Ensure all oaths are signed prior to accessing secure materials
- Review and confirm testing materials including placing orders through the state testing management site according to state deadlines
- Submit precode testing files by state deadlines
- Receive, verify and distribute test materials to campuses
- Coordinator and plan online test administrations with campus testing coordinators and technology staff
- Create user accounts for campus and technology staff in state testing management site
- Coordinate the review and updating of student records through the state testing management site
- Maintain testing environment and procedures by monitor testing at the campuses
- Direct the collection of materials from campuses
- Verify, pack, and ship scorable and non-scorable materials back to the testing contractor
- Order optional reports, if needed
- Distribute score reports to the campuses and upload file into Student Information System (SIS), Eduphoria, and sped/504/RTI management software
- Maintain all required testing records for five years
- Serve as the district Accountability contact with TEA. Stay up-to-date with accountability changes, communicate the changes staff, provide staff training, and coordinate with the superintendent and program directors for any needed improvement plans.
- Assist with academic accountability data analysis including passing and progress measures
CURRICULUM, TEXTBOOKS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
- Communicate available state-adopted textbook options to campus principals
- Facilitator textbook selections at the campuses
- Order textbooks for the campuses through EMAT or directly through the publishers with a reimbursement through EMAT
- Monitor use of IMA funds
- Inventory and distribute textbooks to the campuses
- Maintain a district inventory of all textbooks including campus location
- Inventory and distribute textbooks to the campuses
- Set up and maintain campuses, teachers, and students eBook subscriptions
- Provide and/or arrange training for district and campus staff
ACADEMIC & INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS
- Serve as AVID District Director or Co-Director
- Serve as the district CTE Coordinator
- Develop and implement PLC processes and expectations
- Serve as district support for TEKS Resource System
- Serve as a district member of the Teacher Leadership Grant. Coordinate visits and ensure implementation of expectations for Data Driven Instruction and Observation and Feedback Cycle
- Provide training on the use of Lead4ward resources
- Provide training on Eduphoria reports for the use of data driven instruction
- Assist Human Resources with teacher certifications and provide and/or arrange test prep opportunities for staff
- Assist with creating Personalized Learning Plan curriculum and ensuring it is used with fidelity at all campuses
- Assist with creating Early Education Plans and how funding will be used
- Assist campuses with college and career preparation activities including dual credit, college applications, Advanced Placement, OnRamps, College Preparatory Math and English Courses, work-based learning, Alumni and National School Clearinghouse data, college and career readiness software (i.e. Xello)
- Assist campuses to ensure College, Career, and Military Readiness goals are met for the district
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE
- Serve as the district administrator for instructional software including LMS, interventions, textbooks, online courses, and supplemental instructional programs
- Assist with creating and maintaining campus, teacher, and student logins including coordinating with the PEIMS Coordinator on instructional software auto-rostering/integrations
- Communicate updates to campus staff
- Resolve campus issues with the software that arise and contact vendor for assistance, if needed
- Complete end-of-year and beginning-of-year tasks for all systems
- Conduct training or schedule training with outside vendors, as needed, for district and campus staff
- Conduct annual evaluation and coordinate renewals of programs
LEP/ESL
- Train campus LPAC committees
- Monitor completion of campus LPAC requirements
- Maintain district LPAC records
- Review records for new LEP students
- Verify LEP students for the district prior to data submissions including 6-week attendance and PEIMS
- Administer and/or coordinator administration of commissioner-approved assessments for identification and exit of LEP students within the established timeline
- Maintain list of current ESL teachers and work with core content teachers to obtain their ESL certification
- Submit ESL waiver and supporting documentation, if needed
- Coordinate Title III program requirements with campuses and Region 12 and maintain required documentation
- Conduct annual program evaluation
- Protects confidentiality of students and their families
MTSS AND ACCELRATED LEARNING
- Develop, implement, and maintain a K-12 district-wide MTSS program in coordination with special education director
- Provides support to staff in use of data and progress monitoring tools/assessments to identify students’ areas of strength and areas for growth
- Supports campuses in identifying students who need additional supports
- Supports campuses in identifying and implementing Tier 2 and 3 interventions
- Oversees data collection and progress monitoring processes
- Assist in selection of MTSS assessments and intervention materials
- Provides training and technical assistance for campuses as needed in support of the MTSS process
- Coordinate with special education staff for referrals to evaluation for special education
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist with summer school and accelerated instruction coordination and implementation
- Work with Administrators and Supervisors to provide training and calibration of evaluation instruments
- Assist with the district Teacher Incentive Allotment plan
- Assist with state and federal grant management and reporting
- Assist with monitoring completion of staff development such as K-3 Reading Academies, AVID, CPE hours, new hire trainings, and substitute trainings
- Coordinate academic and instructional stipends including reviewing amounts, jobs descriptions, and documentation
- Support the mission and vision of the campus and district
- Adheres to policies and procedures of the campus and district
- Comply with policies established by federal and state law, including but not limited to State Board of Education and local Board policy
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES REQUIRED:
Knowledge of:
- Curriculum, LEP/ESL, RTI/MTSS, and state testing preferred.
Ability to:
- Interact effectively with campus staff and parents
- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Operate standard computer and software applications, including, but not limited to electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentations and comfortable learning other online software systems
- Organize and prioritize work responsibilities with attention to details
Experience: Three years as a teacher or related experience. Prior experience and knowledge of curriculum, LEP/ESL, MTSS, and state testing preferred.
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, valid Texas Certificate, and Master’s in curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, or related field.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Duties involve walking, sitting, standing, in-door, and out-of-door activities and some lifting. Must have and maintain a level of general physical/emotional health which permits effective performance of duties. Regularly lifts and carries 1 - 25 pounds. Required high level of mental alertness and requires ability to tolerate high levels of stress.
BENEFITS:
Should you enroll in medical plan, Orenda Education makes a $425 monthly contribution towards employees' premiums.
- Participation in the Texas Teachers Retirement System
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Telehealth
- Basic Life, Term Life, Permanent Life and Accident Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- 403b and 457b Investment Plans
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account Options
- Critical Illness, Cancer Insurance
- Legal Services
