Preschool CoordinatorPrincipalPrimary ConsultantRelated Services Coordinator

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Kentucky certification in school administration.

2. Successful experience in teaching and school administration totaling atleast five years.

3. Experience working with teachers as adult learners.

4. Such additional qualifications as the superintendent and/or Board may find appropriate

and acceptable.

REPORTS TO:Superintendent

SUPERVISES:Assigned certified and classified staff

JOB GOALS:To use leadership supervisory and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student in the Early Childhood Program. To support the Early Childhood Program in Henry County to provide the best possible environment for the growth and development of the districts children. To improve the overall primary program in the Henry County schools.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Standard 1: Education leaders build a shared vision of student academic success and wellbeing.

Education leaders build consensus among all stakeholders of what students should know and do as a consequence of their participation in schools as well as what it means for students to become welladjusted contributing members of society. Building such a vision can require reconciling possibly competing perspectives among diverse members of the school community.

Standard 2: Education leaders champion and support instruction and assessment that maximizes student learning and achievement.

Education leaders promote the use of rigorous curricula which set high expectations for students and are aligned to academic to academic standards. They seek to maximize student learning through authentic and differentiated pedagogy systems of support and effective assessment strategies that inform instruction. They develop and coordinate these systems in ways that create opportunities to personalize the academic program to meet individual student needs.

Standard 3: Education leaders manage and develop staff members professional skills and practices in order to drive student learning and achievement.

Education leaders support the professional learning of effective caring teachers and leaders who are able to work with students productively in the classroom and who can collaboratively lead a school or district. Building an effective staff takes careful personnel recruitment selection assignment of responsibilities support evaluation and retention. Developing the professional skills of educators involves such activities as coaching creating supportive conditions and fostering a learning community.

Standard 4: Education leaders cultivate a caring and inclusive school community dedicated to student learning academic success and personal wellbeing of every student.

Education leaders create healthy safe and supportive school environments in which students are known accepted valued and empowered to reach their fullest potential. Leaders do so by fostering a culture defined by high expectations trust and a collective sense of responsibility for the academic social and emotional needs of all students.

Standard 5: Education leaders effectively coordinate resources time structures and roles to build the instructional capacity of teachers and other staff.

Education leaders strive to ensure that staff have the requisite organizational resources time structures and roles to increase student learning and achievement. They think creatively about class schedules student and teacher assignments the use of technology in the classroom and the allocation of time and space for staff to exchange ideas and collaborate.

Standard 6: Education leaders engage families and the outside community to promote and support student success.

Education leaders build and sustain productive relationships with families and other community partners in the government nonprofit and private sectors. They promote understanding appreciation and use of the communitys diverse cultural social and intellectual resources. They communicate regularly and openly with families and community partners and seek their input and support for continuous improvement efforts.

Standard 7: Education leaders administer and manage operations efficiently and effectively.

Education leaders are responsible for the effective efficient equitable and ethical management of schools and districts. Their responsibilities include garnering and allocating resources monitoring and addressing internal and external regulatory requirements developing organizational policies and practices and other administrative duties that maintain the continued viability of the school or district.

RESPONSIBILITIES SPECIFIC TO ADMINISTRATIVE AREA:

Preschool Coordinator/Principal

1. Demonstrates effective skill in the recruitment selection assignment orientation and

supervision of school personnel.

2. Communicates high standards of expected performance.

3. Promotes and maintains a positive school climate.

4. Attends Board meetings and submits requested reports.

5. Informs the superintendent of school activities and problems.

6. Publicizes early childhood services and recruits eligible children.

7. Assists in Child Find efforts for locating early childhood students with disabilities.

8. Organizes and coordinates preschool screening efforts as well as student evaluations as

needed.

9. Assists the Transportation Department in the transportation scheduling for preschool

students.

10. Consults with preschool staff and Family Resource Center Director in the organization of

theparent involvement component of the preschool program.

11. Directs the social/health component of the preschool program in consultation with the

district nurse.

12. Maintains preschool database and provides required reports.

13. Coordinates early childhood staff meetings and professional development sessions.

14. Monitors and uses all special education forms at the school level including referral and

placement forms IEPs data entry forms child count forms and other forms as may be

requiredby district policy or state statute.

15. Coordinates transition program for preschool to kindergarten.

16. Coordinates transition between early intervention (First Steps) and preschool.

17. Represents Henry County Public Schools on the OVEC Community Early Childhood

Council.

18. Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as

appropriate.

19. Conducts annual early childhood program assessments with parents and staff.

20. Attends professional training meetings etc. to remain aware of available resources and

new information.

Primary Consultant

21. Assists preschool and primary staff in analysis and interpretation of student data.

22. Coaches preschool and primary teachers in determining and using developmentally

appropriateinstructional strategies to improve student achievement.

23. Facilitates professional learning and provides preschool and primary teachers with in

classfollowup and feedback.

24. Works with preschool and primary teachers to development curriculum (curriculum

maps unitplans lesson plans) consistent with KCAS.

25. Coaches preschool and primary teachers to develop effective formative assessment

strategies and summative assessments consistent with KCAS.

26. Collaborates with principals and teachers to improve the overall primary

program.

Related Services Coordinator

and supports related service providers (Speech OT PT).

28. Facilitiate related service PLCs.

29. Monitor related service caseloads and collaborates with the DoSE to problem solve.

30. Stays current with Federal and State Special Education Law in regard to Related Services to ensure compliance and best practices.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the Superintendent and

the Board.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of

the Boards policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Required Experience:

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