Job Title:Coordinator II - Gifted Education
Department: Strategy and Innovation
Pay Grade: P130
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Principal Gifted Education
GENERAL PURPOSE
This position is responsible for supporting the instructional program by assisting with the
management of the Gifted Education programs and services; promote and advance appropriate
gifted curriculum; coordinate school activities; and address issues situations and/or problems
that arise with enrolled students.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Collaborates with staff and community partners improving the overall quality of studentoutcomes and achieving established classroom objectives.
- Facilitate and participate in a variety of meetings convening and/or gathering
- information; coordinating activities; and/or ensuring that outcomes achieve schooldistrict and/or state objectives.
- Facilitates the development communication implementation and evaluation of qualitylearning enhancing excellence equality and equity for staff and students.
- Implements policies procedures new programs and/or processes providing directionand/or complying with mandated requirements to help ensure a safe and effectivelearning climate for students.
- Maintains accurate complete and correct records as required by law district policy andadministrative regulations meeting regulatory and other requirements.
- Manages a variety of school administrative functions as assigned by the Director III -
- Gifted Education maintaining safe and efficient school operations within district
- Observes classroom instruction coaching teachers and evaluating the implementationof established curriculum instructional techniques and classroom management.
- Participates in meetings workshops and seminars conveying and/or gatheringinformation required to perform functions.
- Prepares a wide variety of written materials documenting activities providing writtenreference and/or conveying information.
- Reports incidents maintaining personal safety of students providing a positive learningenvironment and adhering to applicable laws and/orregulations.
- Responds to a variety of inquires resolving problems providing information and/orreferring to appropriate personnel.
- Provides connection and clear gifted service information to internal and external
- Provides district state and national gifted learning opportunities to families of gifted
- Analyzes appropriate levels and resource materials for faculty to differentiate
- Approves gifted curriculum materials produced at building level.
- Communicates with kindergarten teachers regarding the referral and screening processfor kindergarten-gifted services.
- Support communication/contact with local Universities regarding staff preparation andspecific certification requirements.
- Communicate with tech support to provide individual student testing informationstudent schedules and update K-12 state and gifted status in the district database.
- Design and maintain grade specific websites and facilitate communication of curriculum
- information calendar and event information and links to specific documents.
- Collaborate to create and disseminate student TLC (Teacher Liaison Connection) communication.
- Performs other related duties as required/assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Education and Experience
- Masters Degree in job-related area from an accredited college or university required.
- Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.
Certificates Licenses and Other Special Requirements
- Missouri Administrators Education Certification required.
- Gifted Education Certification required.
- Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance the results of which must be satisfactory to the District required.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of perform algebra and/or geometry; read technical information compose a variety of documents and/or facilitate group discussions; and solve practical problems.
- Knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include strong analytic performance management accountability and systems-thinking to inform strategic planning and execution.
- Skill to perform multiple technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
- Skill based competencies required to perform the functions of the job including excellent communication influencing and negotiation skills with a keen ability to navigate among all levels of the organization the school network and with external stakeholders.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with others to support the operational objectives of the District.
- Demonstrates cultural competency and a deep understanding of and empathy for students families staff and the community.
- Ability to analyze situations to define issues draw conclusions and create action plans.
- Ability to schedule a number of activities meetings and/or events; gather collate and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment.
- Ability to work with others under a wide variety of circumstances; working with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using defined methods.
- Ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of widely varied types and/or purposes; and utilize job-related equipment.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving to improve work processes.
- Ability to convey technical information to non-technical audiences.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.
- Ability to work as part of a team; adapt to changing priorities; and apply logical processes and analytical skills.
- Ability to set high expectations for self and others; set and monitor progress toward goals; and utilize and offer effective feedback for continuous improvement.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- Work environment is primarily inside where the noise and temperature levels are moderate.
- The work is light work that requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
- Must possess the physical ability to perceive the nature of sounds make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes express or exchange ideas by the spoken word substantial movements (motions) with the hands wrists and/or fingers and discern letters or numbers at a given distance.
- Additionally the following physical abilities are required: balancing climbing crawling crouching feeling grasping handling hearing kneeling manual dexterity mental acuity reaching repetitive motion speaking standing stooping talking visual acuity and walking.
Required Experience:
IC