Instructional Advisor, Arts

Shelby County Schools; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Shelby County Schools in Memphis seeks an experienced curriculum leader in the Arts to maintain high standards of curriculum and instruction. The role involves guiding teachers, developing assessments, and implementing state standards across K-12 arts disciplines.

You will lead professional learning, disaggregate data, and collaborate with department leaders to ensure rigorous, research-based instructional practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Education or related field with total 9 years education/experience.
• Tennessee teaching license with Administrative Certification.
• At least four years as a classroom teacher.
• Proficiency with video, word processing, databases and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, monitoring and implementation of curriculum to meet system needs.
• Design and disseminate instructional strategies to enhance instruction.
• Coordinate professional growth activities and new-teacher orientation.
• Disaggregate student data and support data-driven instruction.
• Prepare reports and assist with program goals and evaluation.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Educational leadership

Data-driven instruction

Professional growth facilitation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field

Master’s Degree

Tennessee Administrative Certification

Tools

Video presentation software

Word processing

Database

Spreadsheets

Job description

Purpose and Scope

Delivers at a high level of competency in maintaining standards of excellence in the assigned curricular area, so that students may derive the greatest academic and personal benefit for the learning experience. This involves in working on unusually complex problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious, achieving quality and improving work processes.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides leadership in developing, monitoring and implementing appropriate curriculum to meet the identified needs of the system. This requires a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, resourcefulness, and competency in maintaining standards of excellence in curriculum & instruction; is viewed as expert within the field. Serves as an instructional teacher leader in the assigned curricular area, developing and implementing appropriate curriculum and meeting identified needs to address the depth and rigor of Tennessee State Standards. Designs and disseminates instructional strategies that enhance instruction in the assigned curricular area.
• Provides assistance to all professional school-based personal and/or community representatives regarding the assigned curricular area and works collaboratively with other professionals, and management in the development of effective instructional and assessment technique which are research based and achieve a system-wide result. May lead a team in the effort.
• Serves as liaison between the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and teachers and principals on K-12 curriculum and instructional matters and makes recommendations pertaining thereto.
• Assists the Department of Professional Learning and Support by planning and conducting/leading content specific professional growth activities.
• Assists with on-going orientation of new teachers in the areas of Visual Arts and Theatre curriculum and instruction.
• Assists teachers as needed or requested in the development of effective content specific curriculum implementation and instructional and assessment techniques.
• Researches, provides and assists teachers as needed or requested in the development of effective instructional and assessment techniques which are research based in order to increase student mastery of state standards; advances teachers' knowledge of state and district content standards and understanding including teaching strategies, assessments, District and school data driven instruction and lesson demonstrations and pre and post analysis.
• Deals with unusually complex problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious, achieving quality and improves work processes. Ensures that the workgroup’s goals and activities are in sync with and support the broader goals and objectives of the organization; and that the execution of responsibilities is in accordance with lawful and ethical standards.
• Assists the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in disaggregating student data, identifying student needs, selecting textbooks and materials, and establishing program goals. Also, assists the Humanities Manager by planning and conducting programs, workshops and other in-service activities.
• Directs the preparation and maintenance of a variety of narrative and statistical reports, records, correspondence, and files related to assigned service, activities, and operations; provides for appropriate research and compiles reports, as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a related area plus an additional 5 years related experience, or equivalent for a total education/experience of 9 years. Tennessee teaching license with Administrative Certification. A minimum of four years of successful experience as a classroom teacher. Proficient in the use of technology to include video presentation, word processing, database and spreadsheet applications. (PROOF OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND/OR EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED).

Degree Equivalency Formula:

Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master’s Degree= 2 years plus required years of experience. Where Master’s degrees are required, years for Bachelor’s Degrees must be included.

Additional Job Details

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