Department Chair - World Language

The Department Chairperson is responsible for overseeing the respective departments function and efficiency coordinating and leading department meetings and completing required paperwork such as budget and course addition the Department Chair will work closely with the principals guidance special education MLL ILT and teachers in their departments central office personnel and parents. EXEMPLARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Works as an educational support and maintains a classroom that reflects a high quality of instruction and serves as a model for other teachers. Serves as curriculum expert in the department and keeps abreast of related instructional innovations materials and teaching regularly organizes and facilitates common planning time meetings and shares results with the building principals and /or central the implementation of the departments curriculum through the CPT process and data a wide variety of written materials for the purpose of documenting activities providing written reference and/or conveying use the assessment date to adapt curriculum and instructional practices to help students meet the schools performance standards. Such use of data includes reteach weeks spiraling skills and changing daily instruction to meet student be open to using innovative approaches to teaching and receive feedback from colleagues and school staff development efforts to promote instructional expertise within the department through CPT leadership team and/or faculty with the central office and teachers to assess evaluate and make recommendations to modify the departments curriculum program. Works with teachers to monitor the departments academic standards in implementing standardsbased curriculum units grading homework and and supports teachers in classroom management strategies lesson planning and researchbased instructional with administration at the building and central office to support substitute teachers by ensuring classroom materials and class lists are available and maintaining a check on their classroom effectiveness. Advocates for professional development and access to student information systems and timely Chromebooks for longterm school and districtlevel meetings such as ILT Meetings School Improvement Team Meetings and district initiatives submits reports and completes other related activities required by the in the building of class schedules. Prepares a departmental budget in accordance with directives and timelines established by the principals and/or central an updated inventory of textbooks departmental equipment and instructional supplies on standard written requests to the principal to repair and maintain departmental equipment and books magazines audiovisual material and other instructional resources be purchased for the department and school with guidance counselors by suggesting appropriate courses for as a communication link between the school administration and the teachers in the as a communication link with the middle schools and other high schools to align and increase vertical articulation as the central office facilitates. Experience and willingness to be trained in facilitation skills.A clearly articulated vision for improvement in student performance and department other duties assigned by the building principal/assistant principal related to the content area and departmental IN: Curriculum Assessment and Area State Instructional Management Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).RTI (Response to intervention)/ and the Student Information related laws of Rhode Island the BEP and the policies regulations and procedures of the Pawtucket School Department and the Rhode Island Department of AT:Public speaking; writing; listening; problemsolving; dispute resolution and providing to communicate with other professionals in a respectful and productive sensitive and professional communication with family and to work as a team with building faculty and district in problemsolving and organization completion of tasks and paperwork in solutions to problems and in the development of service models to meet the needs of the requirements of the job in a fastpaced and data of and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of RI Teaching License in the area and grade level three (3) years of teaching experience at the high school level. Experience in a leadership of or ability to obtain a valid State of Rhode Island drivers license with a driving record acceptable to the AND BENEFITS:Salary and benefits will be per Pawtucket Teachers JOB SPECIFICATION SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE THE EXCLUSIVE STANDARDS OF THE POSITION. INCUMBENTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND TO PERFORM ANY OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE SUPERVISOR.