Curriculum Content Director

Position Type:
Administration/Director

Date Posted:
7/25/2024

Location:
Central Office

Date Available:
ASAP

2024 - 2025 School Year
Curriculum Content Director

Position definition: The Curriculum Content Director is responsible for the development, review, and alignment of Pre-K through 6 curriculum and instruction. The Curriculum Content Director provides educational guidance, support, coaching, and leadership to administrators and teachers to ensure the District's educational goals are being met. The Curriculum Content Director will not typically participate in the evaluation of classroom teachers except in unique professional support plans, but may be asked to participate in the evaluation of administrators.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Explicitly model through communication and actions the core values and beliefs in the District's goals and mission.
• Align work with the D300 Strategic Plan.
• Develop department goals, tasks, and action items that are tied to the District Strategic Plan; execute action steps to actualize the strategic plan goals.
• Provide curriculum leadership for alignment to national, state and District learning standards (where available), for sequencing a developmentally appropriate, rigorous flow of content in the division, and for ensuring that all department members understand and adhere to the approved curriculum frameworks;
• Maintain a current and detailed understanding of all state laws and curriculum requirements, and ensure that the D300 programs in this division are in alignment with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements;
• Use the District's online curriculum management system to maintain and update curriculum documents and instructional unit plans in alignment with PLC practices;
• Ensure curriculum and instructional articulation between grade levels;
• Collect and use data to guide instruction and programming within the division;
• Monitor fidelity of implementation of all District supported programs within the division;
• In consultation with the Director of Professional Development, prepare a professional development plan for the division and provide accountability and supervision during professional development times;
• In consultation with the Assessment department, prepare and implement an assessment plan for the division to include formative assessments, summative assessments, and district common assessments where applicable;
• In collaboration with the Assessment department, provide district-level and school-level direction for implementation of standardized assessments such as i-Ready, IAR, SAT, and others;
• Oversee division area use of the district assessment platform, including support for exam item entry, attaching standards, and data usage;
• Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, coordinate instructional materials adoptions and ensure adoption cycle is implemented;
• Oversee physical/digital textbooks and physical/digital instructional materials in division areas;
• Disseminate division information and ensure consistent communication between buildings and grade levels;
• Work with, and provide leadership and support to department representatives and division heads;
• Collaborate and provide support as needed with Interventionists
• Collaborate with Assistant Superintendents, other Directors and Coordinators (Data, Assessment and Accountability; Academic MTSS; Professional Development; Curriculum Content Director; Literacy; Science; Social Studies, College and Career Readiness; PE/Health/Driver Education; Fine and Performing Arts, etc.);
• Oversee academic extracurricular activities;
• Annually update curriculum information resources including the parent-friendly curriculum guide, department flowcharts, etc.;
• Assist principals (as needed) to recruit and hire new teachers in their divisions;
• Support implementation of Professional Learning Communities in the district and at school sites;
• Model and integrate modern instructional strategies including blended, competency-based, and other models for learning;
• Design and deliver professional development in the division for all job groups including administrators, teachers, paraeducators, and support staff.
• Provide leadership for enrichment and intervention programs in the division area.
• Be the primary communicator for division programs, initiatives, and departmental topics.
• Provide guidance to principals (as needed) on best practices in teacher evaluation utilizing the Danielson Framework for the teaching area(s) that fall under this role;
• Actively participate in District job-alike committees, in the District instructional leadership team meetings, in other meetings and committees as directed, and in one's own professional development for this role;
• Assesses and responds to the needs and concerns of district leadership by collaborating with other District Curriculum to align the work with the district's strategic goals.
• Attend or chair various meetings outside of the District; represent the District in collaborative partnerships, task forces, committees, businesses, and human service agencies.
• Develop and oversee the District budget for this division and research grant opportunities;
• Develop and oversee the District Individual Problem Solving process related to the division;
• Attain personal proficiency in District-supported technology platforms, applications, and tools, including but not limited to the Learning Management System, ChromeOS, Student Information System, Lawson, Google Drive, assessment platform, etc.;
• Serves as a member of the Academic Team and Superintendent Cabinet;
• Attends School Board meetings as requested;
• Participate in evening and weekend events; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Illinois Professional Education License with General Administrative or Principal Endorsement through ISBE
• Minimum of five years teaching experience and previous administrative experience.

Knowledge

• Knowledge state and national standards.
• Extensive knowledge of professional development best practices.
• Extensive knowledge of concrete-representational-abstract approaches and the effective use of best practices and use of manipulatives.
• Extensive knowledge in Curriculum Content Director interventions including diagnostics, intervention processes, intervention materials, and intervention criteria.
• Extensive knowledge of trends in the area of Curriculum Content Director including evidence-based practices, scholarly research, state and federal position papers, professional organization guidance, etc.
• Experience in the development and implementation of progress monitoring including data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of the Professional Learning Community process and foundational concepts.
• Knowledge of innovation in education.
• Knowledge of modern pedagogical approaches including tiered and scaffolded instruction.
• Understanding of continuous improvement processes.
• Knowledge of IL School Code requirements and all applicable Federal and State education requirements.

Abilities

• Ability to effectively contribute to the accomplishment of organization and department goals as outlined in the district strategic plan;
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of individuals, ranging from employees to parents of students;
• Ability to effectively lead/facilitate group processes;
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with administrators, faculty, staff, students and external entities to raise academic performance;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performing, and at times, unpredictable environment;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Demonstrate strong work ethic, accept responsibility, and demonstrate the ability to be self-motivated;
• Ability to take the initiative to resolve problems without direction;
• Ability to process large amounts of information and organize the information to present it to various individuals who do not possess firsthand knowledge of the situation;
• Ability to work well with other people in a team oriented environment;
• Ability to analyze and interpret data for decision making;
• Ability to incorporate and translate organizational and department missions into day-to-day practices;
• Ability to effectively supervise and evaluate administrators and certified staff members;
• Ability to use effective instructional strategies and techniques;
• Ability to assess the effectiveness of programs and activities;
• Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from them;
• Ability to use computer-driven word processing, spreadsheet, and file maintenance programs and software;
• Ability to interpret educational policies and procedures;
• Ability to effectively lead a group of people in day-to-day activities, contributing to the accomplishment of organization and department goals;
• Ability to review and analyze assessment data collected by the District and Illinois State Board of Education.

Skills

• Possess excellent leadership skills.
• Possess enthusiasm and positive interpersonal skills.
• Possess excellent documentation skills.
• Possess excellent organizational skills.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess practical problem solving skills and solid troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively and efficiently utilize technology.
• Possess a desire to learn new things.
• Exhibit self-motivation and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Possess a growth mindset.
• Ability to seek and implement constructive feedback.

Performance Evaluation/Accountability:

• Performance evaluated annually in accordance with Illinois School Code and D300 Administrative Procedures

Disclaimer: The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Salary and Benefits:
• 261 days
• 12 sick days
• 25 vacation days
• 2 personal days
• Monthly mileage stipend of $225
• Medical, dental, optical insurance-employee choice of high deductible PPO/HSA, PPO or HMO
• Life insurance
• Doctoral tuition reimbursement
• Level D - Administrator Salary Schedule, Annual $123,299 - $133,461
• Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education

Application Procedure:

Apply online.

Please Submit Supporting documents online:
• Resume transcripts (copies acceptable)
• Three current letters of recommendation
• Proof of Illinois Professional Educator License with General Administrative Endorsement

Selection Procedure:

Applicants will be reviewed by district administrators.

Attachment(s):

• Curriculum Content Director.pdf