District Professional Development Coordinator

ALBANY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ONE

Laramie Wyoming

JOB DESCRIPTION: Professional Development Coordinator

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Under the direction of the Chief Academic Officer the District Coordinator of Professional Development will lead the Districts effort to train and develop teachers and support staff. The Coordinator is responsible for setting the vision strategy and priorities for the professional development of teachers and working closely with the Chief Academic Officer to implement professional learning related to the district strategic plan program implementation and current best practices anchored in research. The Coordinator is responsible for designing implementing and/or facilitating professional learning for teachers and building-level facilitators in a variety of settings including one-on-one coaching as well as small and large group training.
• The Professional Development Coordinator position is a ten-month position. The position is paid on the Certified Salary Schedule and is provided additional compensation for work outside of the normal certified schedule.
• This position is posted for the 2026/2027 school year.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Professional Development Coordinator:

1. Facilitates the collaborative creation of a strategic professional learning plan for the District which includes a continuum of professional development and support services for a range of leaders and teachers from emerging to experienced staff. *
2. Designs implements and facilitates teacher professional development. *
3. Works strategically with the Chief Academic Officer and facilitator team to develop new teacher support with blended professional development opportunities. *
4. Designs implements and coordinates professional development sessions and activities as well as a mentorship program for teachers and emerging teachers in collaboration with the Chief Academic Officer and University of Wyoming partners. *
5. Conducts various needs assessments to determine training needs at the school and District levels; deliver specific professional development aligned with the District strategic plan goals and objectives; assess the effectiveness of training. *
6. Coordinates with internal and external principal/leadership professional development providers; identify and prepare internal and external facilitators for teacher development and meetings. *
7. Coordinates the planning and implementation of the annual Teacher Professional Development days each school year. *
8. Designs and implements a year-long instructional facilitator professional development plan that allows facilitators to learn to facilitate learning in one-on-one small group and large group settings. *
9. Improves leadership and facilitation skills through self-initiated professional development. *
10. Follows the policies and procedures of the school(s) and the District. *
11. Participates in professional growth (such as professional organizations coursework workshops and conferences) and other professional activities (such as school and/or District committees taskforces in-depth studies or councils). *
12. Demonstrates a sense of professional responsibility such as demonstrating ethical behavior; providing accurate data and reports when needed; meeting deadlines; maintaining confidentiality; caring for the equipment and materials; and dressing appropriately; exhibiting sensitivity to those with special needs; maintaining good professional relationships with parents and community members; and presenting a good role model. *
13. Other duties as assigned.

* Denotes essential functions

(The tasks listed under the heading of Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities are examples of the variety and general nature of duties performed by employees in positions allocated to the classification. This specification should not be interpreted to describe all the duties which may be assigned to an employee at this level.)

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Prior facilitation and coaching experience.
• Knowledge of PLC structures goal setting and instructional design.
• Ability to plan and conduct small and large professional development training.
• Ability to communicate with multiple and varied District stakeholders and plan implement and evaluate professional learning experiences for leadership staff effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure and effectively manage and complete multiple tasks with competing deadlines and priorities.
• Ability to assess system-wide staff development needs.
• Ability to set high goals and develop long-range plans.
• Ability to develop implement and evaluate training programs.
• Ability to simultaneously plan for long-term and short-term goals.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with district staff and administrators students and community partners.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Masters degree in curriculum instruction education leadership or commensurate experience.

Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of successful experience as a classroom teacher.

Preferred: Doctorate degree in curriculum instruction or educational leadership or a related field and successful experience as a District Professional Development Coordinator.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The Physical Abilities and Working Conditions listed in this section are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of Physical Abilities and Working Conditions which may be required for this position. Albany County School District #1 encourages persons with disabilities who are interested in employment for this position and need reasonable accommodation of those disabilities to contact the Chief Human Resources Officer for further information.

• Vision: (which may be corrected) to read small print; view a computer screen for prolonged periods.

• Hearing: (which may be corrected) to answer telephones and tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.

• Speech: to be understood in face-to-face communications; to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone.

• Upper Body Mobility: use hands and fingers to feel grasp and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers twist and bend at the wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn raise and lower the head.

• Strength: to lift push pull and/or carry objects which weigh as much as 15 or more pounds on a frequent basis.

• Environmental Requirements: encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors and outdoors.

• Mental Requirements: read write understand interpret and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgement and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy compare compile and coordinate information and records.

• Additional Work Conditions and Physical Abilities: Requires travel to multiple sites.

EVALUATION

• Evaluation of this position shall be by the Chief Academic Officer.

Required Experience:

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