Scholars Bowl Sponsor - Code 117

Turner Unified School District 202; United States; On-site; USD 43,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution is seeking a Quiz Bowl Sponsor to promote scholarship and sportsmanship among bright high school students. The role involves supervising Quiz Bowl activities and ensuring compliance with KSHSAA guidelines. Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree and a Kansas State Teaching Certificate. This is an academic year position, requiring flexibility and excellent communication skills to work with students and administrative staff.

Qualifications

• Current Kansas State Teaching Certificate on file in the central office.
• Ability to obtain first aid, CPR, and AED certifications.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the central office.
• Ability to work well and motivate bright senior high students.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Quiz Bowl activities at District, league, and state level.
• Promote scholarship and sportsmanship among students.
• Ensure Quiz Bowl activities conform to KSHSAA guidelines.
• Communicate and work effectively with district staff, students, parents, and community.
• Schedule practices before and after school hours and during Seminar time.
• Organize tournaments, arrange transportation, and manage supplies for events.
• Obtain approvals and manage budget-related expenditures for activities.

Skills

Ability to work well with students

Coordination and supervision

Communication skills

Flexibility in managing change

Education

Bachelors Degree from an accredited college/university

Current Kansas State Teaching Certificate

Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the central office

Job description

Purpose

The Quiz Bowl Sponsor promotes scholarship and sportsmanship among students. The Sponsor supervises Quiz Bowl Activities and works closely with other staff and administration of the District.

Reporting To

High School Principal

Compensation

According to negotiated agreement

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college/university.
• Current Kansas State Teaching Certificate on file in the central office.
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the central office (after employment offer is made).
• Ability to work well and motivate bright senior high students.

Essential Functions

• Ability to obtain and maintain current first aid, CPR and AED certifications.
• Ability to coordinate and supervise Quiz Bowl activities at the District, league, and state level.
• Ability to promote scholarship and sportsmanship.
• Ability to ensure all Quiz Bowl activities conform to KSHSAA guidelines.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district, students, parents, and community.
• Ability to be flexible in dealing with change and student reactions and responses.
• Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the District.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions

• Requires extensive travel, especially on Saturdays.
• Ability to work well with bright students, their schedules, and their temperaments.
• Ability to organize and work in noisy, fairly chaotic environments, with frequent interruptions.

General Responsibilities

• Ability to submit KSHSAA registration, fees, and entry cards for general participation, and regional and state tournaments by required deadlines.
• Ability to prepare and submit required KSHSAA questions for tournaments by required deadlines.
• Ability to supervise current team members' participation in Club Fair during seminar at the high school to find and enroll new team members each year.
• Ability to ensure all members meet eligibility rules.
• Ability to schedule practices before and after school hours and during Seminar time. Teach students tournament rules and strategies during practices.
• Ability to obtain questions for the practice times.
• Ability to contact other coaches to gain invitations to tournaments. Register teams for tournaments and see that fees are paid.
• Ability to fill out forms and submit in a timely fashion to obtain transportation from the high school to tournament sights.
• Ability to host invitational tournament. Set a date to avoid conflicts with school calendar. Send out invitations to other schools for the tournament. Develop or pay for questions for a tournament. Find judges, moderators, timekeepers, and score-keepers for a tournament. Plan out and schedule rooms for the tournament. Plan and provide refreshments for tournament participants, coaches, and judges, moderators, timekeepers, and score-keepers, and helpers for the tournament. Obtain medals and trophy for tournament. Supervise and run the tournament.
• Ability to obtain advance approval from the Principal for all activities and expenditures according to the current budget.
• Observe and follow all school district policies during all activities.
• Observe and follow all District health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal or other Administrative Staff.

Term of Employment

Academic year as assigned.

Evaluation

Performance effectiveness evaluated in accordance with provisions of Kansas Statutes and Board of Education Policy.