Grants Pass High School Extra-Duty Core Leader Language Arts- IN-DISTRICT

Grants Pass School District No. 7 is now accepting in-district applications for the following positions for the2026-2027 school year:

GRANTS PASS HIGH SCHOOL

Language Arts Core Leader

Pay: $2000

A valid Oregon Teaching License is required.

Department Leader Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Serve as the direct communication between administration and the department
2. Facilitate collaboration within the department
3. Run department meetings (usually one per month) that include norms and an agenda to department members and administration
4. Manage department budget approve requisitions and warehouse requests
5. Provide input for the department on master scheduling
6. Ensure course team time (usually scheduled once a month) has clear outcomes for each group
7. Attend 8^th grade parent night (or delegate to someone else who is willing)
8. Support new staff to the department start with August meeting
1. Ensure new staff have an understanding of course content for subjects they are assigned (provide planned course statements scope and sequence information etc.)
2. Sharing like course grading practices for the department and assist the new staff members understanding of how to set up PowerTeacher Pro
3. Ensure they know how to get information about students from the intranet and PowerSchool
4. Support questions related to Canvas and district expectations related to having courses set up in Canvas
5. Review field trip request and guest speaker request forms
6. Answer any questions new staff have related to printshop or getting tech support
7. Review the department budget and how new staff would request funds
8. Let them know who to call at the school for what.
9. Check in with new staff frequently (i.e. every week or every other week)
9. Attend department leader meetings as needed (usually 4 to 6 times per year)
10. Facilitate textbook adoption processes in collaboration with the Director of Secondary Education.
11. Ensure course planned course statements are current and that scope and sequence information is available.
12. Serves on committees as needed that need department representation (example- scheduling committees dress-code/cell-phone etc.)
13. Bilingual and bi-literate in Spanish preferred.

Application materials will be accepted online untilposition is filled.

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Grants Pass School District 7 strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness equity and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position or how this would be determined please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application.

The Grants Pass School District No. 7 will provide reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Disabled persons may contact the Director of Personnel at 474-5700 for additional information or assistance. Speech/Hearing impaired persons may contact the District for assistance through the Oregon Relay at 1-.

Funding for all District positions for the 2026-2027 school year are subject to state funding.