POSITION SUMMARY:
Under
the direction of the Principal, the Instructional Specialist – Middle College will
oversee instructional programs and provide educational leadership for the
faculty, staff and students. The Instructional Specialist - Middle College will
collaborate with administrators, teachers, parents, students and community
partners to ensure that all students are successful and develop skills to help
them succeed.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Provides
leadership in the planning, monitoring and use of effective best practices in
increasing student college graduation rates;
Maintains
communication and collaboration with college and MOU partners;
Coordinates
pathway planning and student scheduling with college partners;
Works
with PGCPS and college partners to develop a tracking system to document the
number of students served (graduation, college acceptance, scholarships,
employment), and conducts pathway evaluations to determine the success of the
program;
Engages
families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal and mutually beneficial
ways to promote each student’s academic success;
Fosters a
professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each
student’s academic success and well-being;
Works
with the Principal and stakeholders to design and run high-quality professional
development sessions for faculty and staff;
Works
with the Principal and stakeholders to regularly analyze school-wide data, plan
interventions and make curricular adjustments;
Works
with the Principal and stakeholders to share and implement the vision of the
instructional program;
Conducts
formal and informal observations and provides targeted and actionable feedback
to faculty and staff;
Oversees
the organizing, managing and implementing of all standardized testing within
the building, including training of staff, maintaining accurate and complete
records, coordinating distribution and collection of secure test materials,
administering tests in accordance; and
Performs
other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Knowledge of school organization, goals
and objectives, student support principles, curriculum, teaching and learning,
research, materials of instruction, and current trends in instruction and supervision;
Proven track record of meeting extremely
high standards for student achievement;
Successful experience
providing professional development to faculty and staff;
Strong instructional and classroom
management skills;
Ability to analyze student
performance and participation data for instructional implication;
Ability to utilize technology; including proficiency with School
Max, Google Suite, Canvas, etc.;
Excellent oral and written communication
skills, as well as effective human relations and interpersonal skills to work
effectively with students, parents, administrators, school partners, and other
school system staff; and
Ability to keep abreast of new
guidelines, emerging trends and best practices related to early/middle college
programs.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with
an emphasis in supervision, educational administration and secondary school
curriculum required. A minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience
required. Three (3) years administrative/supervisory experience preferred.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Maryland Professional Certificate with Administrator I
endorsement required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Evaluates
and supervises school staff and operations in the absence of the Principal.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 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 frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.