Coordinator of Elementary ELA, Read to Succeed, and Social Studies - Sumter School District

Qualifications

Must hold or be eligible to hold a valid South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Early Childhood or Elementary Education (P-5); Minimum of 5 years successful elementary teaching experience. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and the Sumter Board of Trustees may find appropriate and acceptable.

Job Duties

• Develop and implement a comprehensive curriculum, instruction and formative assessment program.
• Aid teachers and school leaders in organizing and implementing the curriculum for all students.
• Cookordinate and implement professional learning of school-level curriculum, materials and textbooks that support educators and builds capacity for improving teaching and learning.
• Cookordinate and implement professional learning of pedagogy and best practices for teachers to improve teaching and learning in ELA and social studies classes.
• Cookordinate and facilitate regular meetings and professional learning communities to promote collaboration among teachers.
• Cookordinate and implement professional development to improve the use of formative assessment and ongoing monitoring with effective feedback to improve learning.
• Cookordinate the development and implementation of Read to Succeed Act requirements including development and updates to the district reading plan.
• Cookordinate the development and implementation of summer reading camps and coordinate other summer ELA student learning opportunities.
• Cookordinate and implement the instructional programming and professional development for instructional coaches, reading coaches and reading interventionists.
• Support effective use of technology for teaching and learning.
• Provide schools and teachers with guidance for using data to inform instruction.
• Stay well informed about emerging trends, research, and best practices and advocate for necessary resources and support.
• Stay well informed of instructionally-related state statutes.
• Monitor local school compliance and assist schools with compliance as needed.
• Cookordinate the development or selection of formative and/or interim assessments.
• Cookordinate the selection of instructional software and hardware.
• Conduct school visits and provide useful feedback to school leadership and teachers.
• Meet with school-level curriculum support educators and teachers to interpret and help implement the district curriculum.
• Assist teachers in organizing curriculum and utilizing effective teaching strategies at the request of the principal.
• Participate in the district's teacher induction program as a member of the planning team and as advisor and special consultant to beginning teachers as needed.
• Cookordinate the selection of the district's elementary instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and textbooks.
• Cookordinate the selection of instructional software and hardware.
• Assist district leadership in the evaluation of the instructional program, including interpreting assessment results and other data analysis to inform plans for instructional improvement and to focus professional development.
• Identify ways in which the curriculum may be adjusted to meet the special learning needs of students.
• Support district-wide activities such as curriculum writing, assessment development, and certain aspects of strategic planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Knowledgeable of the District's overall curriculum goals, the South Carolina Curriculum Standards for ELA, the South Carolina Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, and the South Carolina Profile of a Graduate.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups.
• Knowledge of instructional technology and formative assessment.
• Ability to organize programs, personnel, and activities required for productive learning in the school.
• Interpersonal skills needed to work effectively with administrators and staff.
• Ability to relate to a wide variety of people and to observe, listen, motivate, and provide leadership which results in the best environment.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills in rendering solutions to various issues.
• Proven ability to make recommendations on various topics, detailed, controversial, simple, or complex.
• Proven ability to develop, monitor, and evaluate program goals and initiatives.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.