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Founded in 1995, Orenda Education currently operates five public, tuition-free charter school campuses in Central Texas with a total district enrollment of 1,900. Our mission is to create new and innovative school choice opportunities in Central Texas for families seeking an alternative to the large, more traditional public school system. Each of our campuses serves a community educational niche that differs from the large traditional school model in several ways, from the smaller school size and project based learning to integration of twenty first century learning technology in all classes. With its existing assets, infrastructure, and systems in place, the organization is poised to grow to seven campuses and a total district enrollment of 2,500 over the next several years.
JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
REPORTS TO: SUPERINTENDENT
FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT POSITION
COMPETENCIES: VALID TEXAS CERTIFICATE
LOCATION: DISTRICT
SALARY: $67,846 - $80,724
POSITION SUMMARY:
Work with campus staff, students, and/or parents to plan, implement, and evaluate the following programs for the district: testing, textbooks, instructional software, dyslexia, RTI, ESL, and federal programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
DYSLEXIA COORDINATOR
- Coordinate dyslexia requirements with campuses including teacher training, parent information, progress reports, student evaluations, program evaluations, etc.
- Maintain an inventory and check-out of dyslexia test kits
- Verify dyslexic students for the district prior to data submissions including 6-week attendance and PEIMS
- Protects confidentiality of students and their families
DISTRICT TESTING COORDINATOR
- Serve as the district testing coordinator for STAAR, TELPAS, SAT, ACT, TSI, 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
- Assist with academic accountability data analysis related to state testing data (passing and progress measures)
TEXTBOOK COORDINATOR
- 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
INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE COORDINATOR
- 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 COORDINATOR
- 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 development a plan, if needed, to increase the number of ESL teachers to meet compliance
- 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
RTI COORDINATOR
- Develop, implement, and maintain a K-12 district-wide RTI 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 1 and 2 interventions
- Oversees data collection and progress monitoring processes
- Assist in selection of RTI assessments and intervention materials
- Provides training and technical assistance for campuses as needed in support of the RTI process
- Coordinate with special education staff for referrals to evaluation for special education
FEDERAL PROGRAMS COORDINATOR
- Coordinate program requirements with the Title I campuses
- Maintain required documentation for Title I compliance
- Coordinate and lead the district improvement plan committee at least three times per year
- Coordinate collection and posting of campus improvement plans
- Assist with arranging translation of needed documents
- Assist federal program director with ESSA application, compliance report, and any other reporting requirements
- Provide training and support as needed to Title I campuses
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- 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
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and valid Texas Certificate.
- Three years as a teacher or related experience.
- Prior experience and knowledge of LEP/ESL, RTI, dyslexia, and state testing preferred.
- 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
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 TRS medical, Orenda Education makes a $378 monthly contribution towards employees' premiums.
- Participation in the Texas Teachers Retirement System
- 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
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