Educator Development Specialist
Educator Development Specialist
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Background on Southbridge Public Schools:
Southbridge Public Schools serve approximately 2200 students in six schools. The district is presently undergoing extensive turnaround at all levels with the assistance of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. This creates unique opportunities for teachers and students. One example is a recently announced longterm partnership with the University of Connecticut to develop Southbridge Schools to be a national demonstration site for successful implementation of PBIS strategies. Additionally our district is the recipient of a number of significant grants that are allowing us to creatively redesign Secondary School curriculum enhancements improved culture and climate and afterschool opportunities for students. If you feel strongly about improving the educational experience for students and have a commitment to social justice Southbridge Public Schools welcomes you.
More information about the districts turnaround efforts can be found here.
The Educator Development Specialist will work under the direction of the Director of Elementary Education and collaborate with the Elementary Curriculum Specialist to design deliver and assess the impact of targeted professional development programming for K5 elementary teachers.
The following responsibilities apply to this school year position:
- Collaborate regularly with the Director of Elementary Education and other department colleagues to assess teacher performance in classroom management and effective instructional practices. Analyze various sources of teacher performance data to determine professional development needs.
- Develop comprehensive responsive professional development programming to address determined areas of need for educator development.
- Create lookfor documents to support building leaderships ability to monitor effective implementation of targeted effective instructional practices.
- In collaboration with the Director of Elementary Education and building leadership establish a calendar of professional development to support educators at all levels of experience.
- Provide various levels of teacher coaching both in small groups and in 1:1 format.
- Regularly monitor data to determine efficacy of professional development programming and make adjustments as needed.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and characteristics:
- Bachelors degree (required); Masters degree (preferred)
- MA DESE Elementary Education 16 and/or Early Childhood Education (PK3 license(required); MA DESE Principal/Assistant Principal License 16 (preferred)
- Minimum of 10 years of teaching experience with a track record of success improving the academic achievement of disadvantaged students
- Experience in providing professional development coaching and feedback to teachers.
- Understanding of adult learning theory and the ability to design training in alignment with core principles.
- Belief in the necessity of high behavior expectations and consistency in upholding those expectations
- Vision for instructional excellence that requires deep thinking and engagement from all students
- Shared dedication to Southbridges mission and values
Equal Opportunity Employer
Southbridge Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color creed national origin sex gender identity disability religion age or sexual orientation.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
