Casa Grande Elementary School District Looking for Director of Teaching & Learning at Casa Grande, AZ Full Time

Position Summary: Reporting directly to the Superintendent, the Director of Teaching & Learning sets the strategic vision and direction for the instructional framework and pedagogical approach to the Casa Grande Elementary School District’s academic programs and is a key leader in helping to accomplish the District’s strategic goals. The Director of Teaching & Learning is the leader, spokesperson, and resident expert on curriculum, instruction, assessment, and learning. This role develops the short- and long-term instructional vision and works to establish a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility for equitable access to high quality instruction. The Director of Teaching & Learning works to create authentic partnerships between District offices and schools to ensure closer alignment of District resources with school needs, to implement an instructional plan for the District that ensures effective teaching in every classroom, and to create conditions that ensure systemic improvement of practice over time in every classroom. The Director of Teaching & Learning is responsible for all instructional functions including PK-8 curriculum and instruction, professional development, and assessment.

• The Director of Teaching & Learning shall hold a Master’s Degree with an emphasis in curriculum, instruction and school leadership or related field, and s/he shall have at least five years of successful related experience as a school principal. The Superintendent may alter any of the above requirements, as deemed appropriate and acceptable.

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  Line of Authority. The Director of Teaching & Learning shall report directly to the Superintendent.

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  Performance Responsibilities. The Director of Teaching & Learning shall have performance responsibilities in the following areas:

Essential Functions

• Participates in the development of long-range strategic plans, governance structure, and objectives for academic improvement, a learning focused culture, and strong community engagement.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of Arizona State Statutes related to teaching and learning.
• Leads curriculum development, implementation, and assessment through an equity lens for the District.
• Develops, with others, a strategic plan inclusive of goals and strategies to ensure equitable standards-aligned instruction for every student.
• Directs and evaluates District efforts related to instructional improvement, curriculum and instruction, professional learning, English learning, assessment, accountability, and grant related programming.
• Delivers written and oral presentations on academic accountability to various stakeholders, (i.e., Governing Board, principals, teachers, families, and community groups).
• Supervises, coaches and facilitates professional learning for coordinators in the teaching and learning department.
• Partners in the selection and evaluation of school-based instructional coaches.
• Collaborates with other District Directors in all academic areas to evaluate existing curricular programs based on observations and student outcomes to assist with updates to school Integrated Action Plans.
• Coordinates with others to ensure a strong implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.
• Analyzes data to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning methods.
• Collaborates with other school districts, local colleges, and the community to promote shared learning.
• Establishes direction for school improvement efforts by monitoring the progress of Integrated Action Plans to align strategies geared toward improved student outcomes.
• Plans, develops, and implements professional learning for teachers and staff, ensuring a robust, systemic approach that meets student needs.
• Works cross-functionally with others to support individual student needs.
• Performs other duties as required by Superintendent and/or Governing Board.

In addition, the Director of Teaching & Learning is required to exhibit the following dispositions that transformational school leaders must bring to their work (Professional Standards for Educational Leaders, 2015). These dispositions are threaded throughout the job responsibilities and maintain the focus on students:

• Growth-oriented: Transformational education leaders believe that students, education professionals, educational organizations and the community can continuously grow and improve to realize a shared vision for student success through dedication and hard work.
• Collaborative: Transformational education leaders share the responsibility and the work for realizing a shared vision of student success.
• Innovative: Transformational education leaders break from established ways of doing things to pursue fundamentally new and more effective approaches when needed.
• Analytical: Transformational education leaders gather evidence and engage in rigorous data analysis to develop, manage, refine and evaluate new and more effective approaches.
• Ethical: Transformational education leaders explicitly and consciously follow laws, policies, and principles of right and wrong in everything they do.
• Perseverant: Transformational education leaders are courageous, and persevere in doing what is best for students even when challenged by fear, risk and doubt.
• Reflective: Transformational education leaders re-examine their practices and dispositions habitually in order to develop the “wisdom of practice” needed to succeed in pursuing new and more effective approaches.
• Equity-minded: Transformational education leaders ensure that all students are treated fairly, equitably, and have access to excellent teachers and necessary resources.
• Systems-focused: Transformational education leaders are committed to developing systems and solutions that are sustainable and effective district-wide and that generate equitable outcomes for all schools and stakeholders.

Other Duties – Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as assigned or requested, including but not limited to:

• District Leadership Development
• School/District Engagement
• Accountability and Grants Services
• Professional Learning
• Language Learning Services
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
• On-boarding and Induction
• Cross-Curricular Content Expertise
• McKinney Vento Programming
• Textbook Adoption

This is a full time/exempt position for the 2022-2023 school year.