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Director of Academics

ACCEL Schools · Beaux Arts, WA · 2 days ago
Education$50k–$55k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the Team? Actually the posting includes "About The Team" and "About the Opportunity" and "About You" and "About Us". We need to use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The instructions: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content to those headings. The posting includes sections: About The Team (maybe not needed), About the Opportunity (responsibilities), About You (requirements/qualifications/skills), About Us (maybe not needed), Benefits, Compensation (Pay). Also maybe we need to include "About the role"? Not present. We should only include sections when posting has real specific content. So we can have: -

Responsibilities

with list from "About the Opportunity:" bullet points (the long paragraph with colon-separated items). Need to parse into list items. -

Requirements

maybe combine "About You:" bullet points (qualifications). Could also have

Qualifications

and

Skills

but we should prefer few substantive sections. Could combine requirements and qualifications into one

Requirements

or

Qualifications

. The instruction says use those headings as examples; we can choose which to include. Probably better to have

Requirements

for education/experience etc, and

Skills

for communication, computer literacy, etc. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see content: About You includes Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred, certification, 5 years teaching, 2 years instructional coach, track record, knowledge of standards, data collection, communication skills, computer literacy, attention to detail, background checks, urban/turnaround plus, work under pressure, manage confidential info, exemplary communication. That's a mix of qualifications and skills. Could split into Requirements (education, experience, certification) and Skills (communication, computer literacy, etc). That seems reasonable. Benefits: The posting lists benefits under "We offer the following benefits:" then bullet list: Compensation (salary range), Life benefits – time & peace of mind (Paid time off, Retirement contributions, Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance, Voluntary life insurance, Discounted childcare), Health benefits – stay well & thrive (Medical, dental, vision insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Voluntary short-term disability, Voluntary long-term disability), Career benefits – keep growing (Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals). So we can have

Benefits

with sub-items maybe nested? But we just need
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Could flatten. Pay: The compensation section includes salary range $50,000 - 55,000. That's pay info. So we need a

    Pay

    with that info (maybe as

    ). According to rule: include Pay section only if posting actually states them. Yes. Schedule: Not mentioned, so omit. About the role: Not present, omit. About the Team: Not needed as heading; we could incorporate into a short

    maybe but not required. The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. So we could include a short

    for About The Team? It's not minor metadata; it's descriptive. But we could incorporate into a

    before sections. However they said prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could include an introductory

    summarizing the team and opportunity? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot drop details. So we need to include all info from the posting somewhere. If we omit About The Team paragraph, we lose info about the school establishment, ranking, etc. That's substantive. So we need to include it somewhere, perhaps as a

    before sections, not as a heading. That's allowed. Similarly About Us paragraph about ACCEL Schools mission etc is substantive; we need to include it. Could be a

    after benefits or before. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove that. Thus final HTML: start with maybe a

    for About The Team description, then

    Responsibilities

    with
    • items, then

      Requirements

      with
      • items (education/experience/certification etc), then

        Skills

        with
        • items (communication, computer literacy, attention to detail, background check, urban/turnaround plus, work under pressure, manage confidential info), then

          Benefits

          with
          • items (list all benefits), then

            Pay

            with

            salary range. We must ensure we don't create sections with filler like "not specified". All sections have content. Now parse the responsibilities list from the posting: "About the Opportunity: Assume ownership and responsibility for developing and supporting the school’s instructional staff by:Guiding teachers in the effective use of instructional and support materials for full implementation of all areas of the curriculum.Guiding teachers in adapting materials and methods across the curriculum to the needs of individual students, using multiple appropriate differentiation strategies, including but not limited to instructional grouping.Reviewing lesson plans weeklyPerforming frequent teacher observations and debriefsModeling effective instructional practices, including delivery of instruction using effective teaching strategies.Providing effective feedback, professional development and coaching for teachers in mastering instructional practices.Offering continuous and targeted professional development that directly supports the school curriculum and instruction that ensures continuous student achievement of the school’s academic standards.Using multiple sources of data collection to analyze barriers to student achievement and to access, identify and apply to instructional improvement.Monitoring the use of student achievement data from multiple sources (including standardized tests, ILS data, curriculum-based assessments, classroom assessments and other data) to inform instruction.Providing support for intervention programs based on students’ needs and monitor program effectiveness based on data.Working cooperatively with parents to generate parents’ confidence in the teacher and instructional program.Coordinating special projects, such as peer mentoring, service learning and community involvement. Performing other duties as assigned" We need to split into list items. Each sentence after colon seems to be a duty. Let's list: - Guiding teachers in the effective use of instructional and support materials for full implementation of all areas of the curriculum. - Guiding teachers in adapting materials and methods across the curriculum to the needs of individual students, using multiple appropriate differentiation strategies, including but not limited to instructional grouping. - Reviewing lesson plans weekly - Performing frequent teacher observations and debriefs - Modeling effective instructional practices, including delivery of instruction using effective teaching strategies. - Providing effective feedback, professional development and coaching for teachers in mastering instructional practices. - Offering continuous and targeted professional development that directly supports the school curriculum and instruction that ensures continuous student achievement of the school’s academic standards. - Using multiple sources of data collection to analyze barriers to student achievement and to access, identify and apply to instructional improvement. - Monitoring the use of student achievement data from multiple sources (including standardized tests, ILS data, curriculum-based assessments, classroom assessments and other data) to inform instruction. - Providing support for intervention programs based on students’ needs and monitor program effectiveness based on data. - Working cooperatively with parents to generate parents’ confidence in the teacher and instructional program. - Coordinating special projects, such as peer mentoring, service learning and community involvement. - Performing other duties as assigned Now Requirements: from About You bullet points (but it's a paragraph). Let's extract: - Bachelor’s degree in education, Master’s preferred - Active professional teacher certification - Minimum of five years’ experience as a successful teacher - Two years’ experience as an Instructional Coach, Teacher Leader, or other related position strongly preferred - Track record of building positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders including staff members, students, parents, Board members, and authorizers - Demonstrated results in increasing student achievement on relevant state test measures - Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards - Experience using multiple sources of data collection including standardized tests, portfolios, observations, conferences and grades to assess student performance and to plan instruction - Strong written and verbal communication skills that reflect professionalism and tact at all times - Computer literacy and proficiency - Attention to detail - Successful completion of federal and state criminal background checks - Experience in an urban and/or school turnaround setting is a plus - Ability to work well under pressure as well as effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently - Understanding of and ability to manage confidential information - Exemplary written and verbal communication skills (duplicate of strong communication? but we can keep as skill) We might split: Requirements (education, experience, certification, etc) and Skills (communication, computer literacy, attention to detail, background check, urban/turnaround, work under pressure, manage confidential info). But we also have "Track record of building positive working relationships" maybe a skill/requirement. Could be either. Let's decide:

            Requirements

            list: - Bachelor’s degree in education (Master’s preferred) - Active professional teacher certification - Minimum of five years’ experience as a successful teacher - Two years’ experience as an Instructional Coach, Teacher Leader, or other related position (strongly preferred) - Track record of building positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders (staff, students, parents, Board members, authorizers) - Demonstrated results in increasing student achievement on relevant state test measures - Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards - Experience using multiple sources of data collection including standardized tests, portfolios, observations, conferences and grades to assess student performance and to plan instruction

            Skills

            list: - Strong written and verbal communication skills that reflect professionalism and tact at all times - Computer literacy and proficiency - Attention to detail - Successful completion of federal and state criminal background checks - Experience in an urban and/or school turnaround setting is a plus - Ability to work well under pressure and effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently - Understanding of and ability to manage confidential information - Exemplary written and verbal communication skills (maybe redundant; we could omit duplicate) We could combine communication skills into one item: "Strong written and verbal communication skills reflecting professionalism and tact; exemplary communication abilities". But we must preserve all info; we can combine but not lose meaning. It's okay to rephrase as long as we keep substance. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Combining similar items might be okay if we don't lose detail. Safer to keep both but note duplication. Could keep both separate; it's fine. Now Benefits: need to list each benefit. From text: "We offer the following benefits: Compensation The salary range for this position is $50,000 - 55,000. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Life benefits – time & peace of mind Paid time offRetirement contributionsOptional Basic Life and AD&D insuranceVoluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations Health benefits – stay well & thrive Medical, dental, and vision insuranceEmployee Assistance ProgramVoluntary short-term disability insuranceVoluntary long-term disability insurance Career benefits – keep growing Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals" We need to separate Compensation as Pay section. So Benefits section includes Life benefits, Health benefits, Career benefits. List items: - Paid time off -

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