Curriculum Director

Arp ISD

Overview:

š Plan, implement, and evaluate staff development with teachers & principals for instructional strategies, learning objectives, and assessment techniques.

š Apply research and district studies to improve the content, sequence, and outcomes of the teaching-learning process.

š Work with appropriate staff to develop, maintain, and revise curriculum documents based on systematic review and analysis.

š Involve instructional staff in evaluating and selecting instructional materials to meet student learning needs.

š Facilitate the use of technology in the teaching-learning process.

š Plan the necessary time, resources, and materials to support accomplishment of district educational goals

š Ensure that the district goals and objectives are developed using a collaborative process and problem-solving technique when appropriate.

š Actively support the efforts of others to achieve district goals and objectives and the campus performance objectives

š Obtain and use evaluation findings, including student achievement data to examine curriculum/instructional program effectiveness.

š Secure consultants, specialists, and other community resources for principals and supervised instructional staff to assist in attaining objectives.

š Provide effective staff development activities by using the mission of the district, program evaluation outcomes, and input from teachers and others.

š Monitor teaching practices and help principals with professional growth plans when appropriate.

š Make sound recommendations relative to personnel placement, transfer, retention, and dismissal

š Implement the policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and the local board policy in the area of curriculum and instruction.

š Implement the policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rule, and the local board policy in the area of curriculum and instruction.

š Ensure the programs are cost effective and funds are managed prudently

š Compile budgets and cost estimates based upon documented program needs.

š Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required.

š Demonstrate support for the district’s student management policies and expected student behavior related to instructional programs.

š Help identify areas of need and implement new strategies for improving staff student management.

š Disseminate new information to other professionals

š Develop needed professional skills appropriate to job assignments

š Demonstrate behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible and serve as a role model for all district staff.

š Articulate the district’s mission, instructional philosophy, and curriculum implementation strategies to the community and solicit their support in realizing the mission.

š Demonstrate awareness of district-community needs and initiate activities to meet those identified needs.

š Demonstrate the use of appropriate and effective techniques for community and parent involvement.

Specific Duties:

š Supply Texas Education Agency with documents for programs, waivers, reports, and evaluations

š Supply the Federal Government with documents for programs, reports, and evaluations

š Create policies for district implementation in curriculum, inservice, technology, and discipline management

š Assist the district in creation of the school calendar, master schedules, assessment calendars, and inservice calendars

š Create the inservice agendas and maintain documentation for staff development according to Senate Bill 1.

š Provide public access to district course description documents and syllabi for all district courses

š Develop inservice agendas & rubrics for certification of all training done in the district

š Train teacher in technology & curriculum integration techniques

š Assist the district in the selection and implementation of curriculum software

š Supply each teacher with policies and procedures manuals and TEKS

š Develop District Improvement Plan with District committee

š Arrange Articulation Agreements of high school courses with colleges and universities for dual credit

š Manage the District Web site with curriculum resources

š Actively write grants to secure funding for district curriculum projects

š Work with University of Texas at Tyler on pre-service teacher requirements

š Schedule pre-service teachers into Arp ISD classrooms for student teaching experiences

š Assist GT, AP, and Eisenhower teachers to gain staff development through district agreements

š Develop coherent sequence of courses for the K-12 curriculum

š Assist students in attending state and national conferences for the development of outstanding skills and a high district profile