Secondary ELA Curriculum Specialist I

Job purpose:

• In keeping a tradition of excellence, the purpose of the Curriculum Specialist I is to provide services and resources to administration and teachers that assure state curriculum standards are met while guiding students, regardless of learning styles, with appropriate instruction. 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.

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Provide technical assistance to teachers and administrators, particularly in the areas of reading and mathematics
• Assist teachers with the implementation of the district curriculum, so competencies are adequately covered using best practice strategies
• Provide professional development based on individual school needs, including frameworks/benchmarks, balanced literacy, informal reading assessment procedures, running records and phonemic awareness, and district instructional goals
• Focus on in-class coaching and one-on-one assistance as much as possible
• Keep records of all contacts
• Provide professional development to teachers needing assistance with infusing the use of manipulatives in math and social studies and experimentation in science
• Assist in the development and implementation of the district professional development plan
• Engage in personal professional development to remain informed of current research and practices
• Work with district personnel to update the district curriculum web page, including training opportunities, events, district procedures, district approved integrated units, etc..
• Develop intervention and tutoring programs that will benefit struggling students, assisting teachers with the intervention process
• Address grading policies and practices
• Apply for grants that would benefit students by improving the instructional program
• Assist schools with curriculum mapping efforts
• Assist with establishing extended year and summer school guidelines for instruction, grading and record keeping
• Provide training for teachers and assist with program and material selection
• Coordinate the district assessment program, specifying the text to use, dates of administration for pre and post testing, ordering of materials, and training of teachers for diagnostic testing
• Assist administrators and teachers with analysis of patterns in testing data to ascertain areas of focus for strategic planning
• Conduct individual student testing as needed
• Provide professional development training for all assistant teachers on methods for assisting their assigned teacher and the teaching of reading
• Lead and attend staff meetings/trainings as applicable; serve on staff committees
• Assume responsibility for own professional growth and development, for keeping current with literature, new research findings, for attending appropriate professional meetings and conferences, and to maintain any credits and/or continued education for maintenance of licensure/qualifications required for the position
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, dependable, in person, and punctual attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy
• Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district, state and federal policies, and procedures and protocols as established by RCSD and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct
   

Qualifications:

• Education Level: Master's degree in education or higher
• Certification: Educator license, AA level
• Other requirements: 5+ years of experience
   

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. 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 talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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 work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Terms of Employment:

• Salary, days and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education 

Evaluation:

• Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.