About this role
1.0 SCHOOL VISION - Sets ambitious, data driven goals and a vision for achievement; invests teachers, students, and other stakeholders in that vision.
• Uses vision and analysis of multiple types of data to set goals.
• Keeps schoolwide goals present for staff and various stakeholders by referencing them in all meetings and planning sessions.
• Actively engages stakeholders in the school's vision for achievement.
• Shares specific ways families and stakeholders can support student learning.
• Consistently addresses staff or stakeholders who contradict the vision by displaying low or negative expectations.
• Aligns resources: time, human, and when appropriate, fiscal to create and uphold systems that support the school's learning goals.
• Develops systems to support schedules, calendars that maximize instructional time.
• Ensures that staff has necessary materials, supplies, and equipment.
2.0 SCHOOL CULTURE 2.1 Facilitates collaboration between teams of teachers.
• Facilitates effective and frequent collaboration between teams of teachers to improve implementation of Louisiana State Standards and reviewing student learning data for instructional effectiveness.
• Maintains conditions for collaboration of teachers.
2.2 Provides opportunities for professional growth and develops a pipeline of teacher leaders.
• Improves teacher effectiveness by providing opportunities for professional growth and support.
• Uses data gathered through observations and student assessments to determine what supports best meet needs of each individual teacher to improve overall teacher effectiveness.
• Develop a pipeline of teacher leaders to provide additional support to teachers.
2.3 Creates and upholds systems which result in a safe and orderly school environment.
• Ensures learning environment is conducive to learning.
• Develops clear expectations for student and adult behaviors based on school values and beliefs.
• Develops systems to ensure that every adult understands their role in implementing both positive and negative consequences consistently implemented.
• Supervises equipment management and maintenance and ensure the physical environment is safe.
3.0 INSTRUCTION 3.1 Observes teachers and provides feedback on instruction regularly.
• Ensures a system is in place to complete formal and informal observations.
• Ensures observations occur multiple times a year with staff getting regular, consistent, and actionable feedback – 2 formal per year and 6 walkthroughs per term.
• Ensures that new and/or developing teachers receive additional formative observations.
• Completes a rigorous evaluation process based on a review of teacher practice and multiple measures of student outcomes.
3.2 Ensures teachers set clear, measurable objectives aligned to the Louisiana Student Standards (LSS).
• Sets annual student learning targets with teachers and ensures support of academic growth of students.
• Ensures all teachers are using a curriculum scope and sequence and assessments that are LSS-aligned.
• Regularly assess instructional practices and student outcomes.
• Ensure teachers modify and differentiate instructional practices supporting SLT growth.
3.3 Ensures teachers use assessments reflective of Louisiana Student Standards rigor.
• Support the selection of assessments and curricular materials aligned to LSS that analyzes student performance on assessments.
4.0 PROFESSIONALISM 4.1 The employee shows professionalism in attitude and conduct.
• Accepts and uses constructive feedback.
• Identifies problems and issues and works collaboratively to contribute ideas and find solutions.
• Maintains communication with immediate supervisor, keeping him/her informed of problems, concerns, and significant developments.
• Uses verbal and non-verbal communication in a manner respectful of others.
• Writes and speaks clearly and concisely so that the message is understood.
• Develops and maintains a safe and caring environment for all our students.
• Demonstrates positive support through actions and words as ambassadors of the schools and district.
• Dresses for success according to job responsibilities.
• Treats all stakeholders in a respectful and helpful manner.
• Cooperates with administration in the performance of additional duties.
• Completes tasks, reports, and documents accurately according to specified timelines and expectations.
• Maintains self-control.
• Adheres to Board policies and procedures and administrative rules, guidelines, and regulations.
• Adheres to district guidelines relative to attendance. Regularly reports to work on time and works additional hours when deemed necessary.
• Adheres to ethical, legal, and professional standards.
• Applies laws, policies, regulations, and procedures fairly, consistently, wisely, and compassionately.
• Follows directives as assigned by supervisor.
• Refrains from revealing confidential information.
• Uses proper administrative procedures for making requests and resolving conflicts.