Director of Teaching and Learning

General Information

TITLE: Director of Teaching and Learning

DEPARTMENT: Administration

LICENSURE: Professional Educators Licensure (PEL);
Meets all certification, administrative licensure standards and qualification requirements as set forth by state and federal law

CONTRACT: 12-Month

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Instructional Coaches, Administrative Assistant

EVALUATION: Evaluated annually by the Superintendent

The Director of Teaching and Learning provides vision and leadership in the ongoing establishment of goals, planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and staff development to ensure that each student is provided with a rich and rigorous educational experience.

• Valid Illinois Professional Educators License with General Administrative or Principal Endorsement
• Master's degree in education or related field
• Previous successful leadership experience as a Principal and/or District Administrator
• Successful teaching and learning experience in a public school system
• Demonstrated experience leading or implementing competency-based, mastery-based, or personalized learning systems
• Deep knowledge of curriculum, assessment, grading, and instructional leadership

• Strong organization, communication, and interpersonal skills, both oral and written
• Demonstrated skills in writing and public speaking
• Possess problem solving skills and reasoning ability
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholder groups
• Ability to adapt to emerging technologies
• Ability to work with students, staff, parents & community members in a positive manner
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues that supports a cooperative work environment
• Ability to handle all district information with confidentiality
• Exhibits ethical behavior
• Competencies in Google Drive

The criteria indicated below are intended to describe various types of work that may be performed. The exclusion of specific responsibilities does not prohibit them if the work is similar, related, or a logical task of the position.

• Curriculum pilots and adoptions
• Ordering and management of instructional materials (print and digital)
• Scope and sequence development and curriculum mapping
• Overseeing the District's curriculum implementations and review cycles and providing adequate curriculum materials, resources, training, and equipment for all schools and relevant personnel.
• Curriculum documents and communication for families
• Backwards planning and unit development
• Instructional minutes and commitments
• Oversight of instructional coaches
• PLC and district wide articulation leader meetings
• Collaboration across all four schools to develop, provide support for, and to implement data-driven district and school improvement plans to ensure continued student growth and increased student achievement.
• Utilizing effective leadership to facilitate assessment data collection and analyses, professional development and facilitate integration of technology to enhance instruction, innovation and student learning.

• Oversight of all district wide testing
• State testing coordination
• Local formative and summative assessments
• Benchmarking systems
• Districtwide data analysis and reporting
• Developing and implementing educational activities, both strategic and operational, including metrics to track and evaluate progress, and monitoring the collection and analysis of data to improve the instructional program.
• Analyzing and interpreting results of district and state assessment, determining trends and making recommendations to the Superintendent.
• Presentation of assessment data, goals, and outcomes to the Superintendent and Board of Education
• Oversight of all district wide strategic planning initiatives related to Goal Area:
  Student Achievement and Growth

• Organizing and executing all professional development (SIP, Institute Days)
• Working with District staff to develop, oversee, and evaluate the effectiveness of a professional development program to improve learning for staff and administrators.
• New staff orientation and mentoring program oversight
• Oversight of the Professional Evaluation Committee
• ISBE compliance (PD requirements, 5
  
  Essentials, IWAS reporting)
• AI Committee Chair
• Coordination, planning and execution of all summer programming for students and staff

• Oversight of MTSS in collaboration with specialists (alignment, intervention selection, protocols) and Student Services
• Coordination of MTSS systems and Coordination with District Specialists
• Articulation between elementary, middle school, and high school for successful transition of students

• Writing, overseeing, and submitting grants (Title I, Title II, State Literacy Grants, Community Grants such as CITGO)
• Conducting needs assessments and monitoring…