EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as a Grade Level Instructional Leader:

Schedules, plans, coordinate and facilitate grade level team meetings. Ensures that notes and information are disseminated to all staff

Collaborates with other MS teacher leaders to facilitates team instructional planning to ensure:
o A balanced and challenging instructional program for all students
o Coordination and timing of assignments to help students succeed
o The development of interdisciplinary connections in thinking and academic skills
o Student engagement in authentic instruction

Serves as a grade level liaison between team and grade-level administrator and collaborates with administrators and colleagues on team, grade level and instructional issues

Provides strategies and implements programs/practices for improving student achievement, classroom organization and management.

Participates in the school leadership team in planning a school-wide instructional and assessment program that provides consistency, continuity, and varied approaches to curriculum implementation appropriate for the strengths and needs of students:
o Ensure grading and reporting procedures determined by the team aligns to the grading and reporting policy
o Assists with hiring new teachers.
o Provides input in the development of the master schedule to meet student needs.

Works with the administration, school finance staff to manage the team budget and with teachers to order and distribute materials if there is a team budget

Promotes Success for Every Student:

Monitors and analyzes individual student and grade level data for instructional implications and student engagement in collaboration with the principal to distinguish between department and team level data responsibilities

Schedules, plans, coordinates and facilitates student/teacher and parent/teacher conferences as needed

Participates in the design, implementation and monitoring of the local school improvement plan with grade level teams

Provides strategies and implements programs and practices for improving student engagement and school climate.

Collaborates with teachers and administrators to communicate student grade information

Collaborates with teachers, counselors and others using multiple data sources to determine best placements for students

Assists in the distribution and collection of magnet and special program applications and recommendations

Collaborates with other teacher leaders and administrators to support articulation within the school and between the elementary feeder and cluster or consortium high schools

Coordinates team efforts to celebrate and recognize student success

Promotes Professionalism and Continuous Professional Development:

Keeps current on instructional best practices, provides modeling and supports classroom teachers in the instructional program

Dialogues with mentors and consulting teachers assigned to teachers regarding student or behavioral concerns

Supports professional development initiatives of the school.