Exhibit A - Grade 5 Instructional Team Leader

Sylvania; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvania seeks an instructional team leader to coordinate grade-level teams, guiding collaboration on PLC questions and data use to drive student learning.

You will chair meetings, support professional development, and partner with administration to align practices with district goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Michigan teaching certificate with endorsements applicable to grade level/content area of the position.
• Lifelong learner with a collaborative spirit.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the capacity of their team to work interdependently to achieve common goals with mutual accountability.
• Lead norms, planning agendas, and chair meetings for the team.
• Serve as a direct communication link between the administration and the staff.
• Lead the team in analyzing and improving student data.
• Research and apply best practices in education.
• Lead collaborative development and attainment of learning improvement goals.
• Identify and communicate professional development needs.
• Attend ITL Learning Sessions and study PLC-related topics.
• Engage as a learner and share team products publicly, giving and receiving feedback.
• Serve on the building leadership team to develop and monitor school improvement efforts.
• Plan and lead action steps based on data reviews (co-planning, co-facilitating PD, action research).

Skills

Team leadership

Planning skills

Collaboration

Data analysis

Communication

Relationship building

Effective teaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Michigan teaching certificate

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Position Summary

The educators who serve as instructional team leaders are expected to coordinate and lead the work of their grade level/content area team, ensuring that the team engages in meaningful collaboration on all four PLC questions: 1.) What do we want students to learn? 2.) How will we know when they’ve learned it? 3.) What will we do when they don’t learn it? 4.) What will we’ve already learned it?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Enhance the capacity of their team to work interdependently to achieve common goals for which team members hold themselves mutually accountable.
• Leads team in preparing and utilizing norms, planning agendas, and chairing meetings.
• Serves as a direct communication link between the administration and the staff.
• Leads work of the team in analyzing and improving student data.
• Researches and experiments with best practices in education.
• Leads the collaborative development and attainment of learning improvement goals.
• Identifies and communicates professional development needs.
• Attends all ITL Learning Sessions, where they will study and topics related to PLC work, meeting facilitation, and coaching
• Show up as learners, engaging in professional reading, discussion, and reflection, public sharing of team products, and giving and receiving feedback
• Serve on the building leadership team, charged with developing, facilitating, and monitoring school improvement efforts
• Help plan and lead identified action steps based on data reviews, which may include activities such as: co-planning and/or co-facilitating professional development, conducting action research, and building systems of mutual support and accountability

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• A demonstrated record of effectiveness of their own teaching
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work well with others, which includes creating and maintaining a team culture that is both positive and inclusive
• Experience helping teams navigate cognitive dissonance and team conflict productively. In order to enhance the leadership capacity and effectiveness of others
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse constituent base, including but not limited to students, parents, staff and community partners
• Ability to delegate responsibilities and meet timelines

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university
• Valid Michigan teaching certificate with endorsements applicable to grade level/content area of the position
• Lifelong learner with a collaborative spirit

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s Degree preferred
• Experience working with students in a diverse, multicultural academic setting
• Bilingual preferred but not required

EOE