• Job Description

  Req#: 9338

  We have the following Curriculum Supervisor positions available at the District Level:

  1.0 - Curriculum Supervisor (Social Studies & World Language)

  Curriculum Supervisors enhance curriculum consistency and quality while supporting teacher development and collaboration. They serve as a resource to enhance instructional quality, curriculum alignment, and equitable and inclusive practices. Additionally, they will work to support and lead professional learning and capacity building. Supervisors work collaboratively with other supervisors, building administrators, and the Director of Teaching, Learning, and Equity. This position is a central office administrator who reports to The Director of Teaching, Learning, and Equity.

  To successfully perform this position, a person must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The qualification requirements listed below represent the minimum levels of educational achievement, training, skill, and/or ability necessary.

  • Supervisory Certificate - Curriculum & Instruction or Principal Certificate
  • Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience in a public school setting
  • Subject area expertise in the areas of social studies and/or world languages
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in the development of curriculum and in leading high-quality professional learning
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
  • Possess effective interpersonal skills with the ability to interface diplomatically with other administrators, teachers, parents, students, Board members, support staff, colleagues, and outside professional contacts
  • Ability to work with and apply concepts; ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; proficiency in the use of technology for individual and system management, communication, and research; proficiency in presentation technology to enhance small and large group information and demonstration session

  A qualified candidate will be required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and to talk and hear; Sit and occasionally be required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel and crouch; Have specific vision abilities, to include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus; Have the ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and possess effective communication, judgmental, planning and human relations skills, and will be required to work under periods of stress due to the level of the position responsibility.

  ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

  This list is intended to be illustrative rather than complete and serves to show major duties and responsibilities and does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent in this position. The employee will be required to be consistently at work and perform any other position-related duties requested by the Director.

  Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

  • Ensures vertical alignment of curriculum and instruction for the assigned core areas.
  • Meets regularly with The Director of Teaching, Learning, and Equity, Department Supervisors, and District Department Leaders to coordinate curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
  • Facilitates curriculum program reviews and recommendations.
  • Supports with writing, revising, and mapping District curricula.
  • Facilitates and organizes the selection of textbooks and core instructional materials.
  • Presents curriculum progress reports periodically to keep the School Board informed.
  • Assists principals with the screening and hiring of new staff.
  • Conducts teacher observations and site visits to ensure curriculum and program implementation.
  • Supports the Director of Teaching, Learning, and Equity with data analysis regarding curriculum and instruction.
  • Provides input into district assessment calendar and analyzes results of assessments to plan instruction.
  • Maintains an awareness of trends; anticipates and researches current topics of interest to a wide range of educators.
  • Collaborates and shares in providing vision and leadership of assigned Federal and Special Programs and ensures management functions are properly carried out in areas of assessment and planning, grant application, personnel supervision and management, and program design and management as assigned by the Director of Teaching, Learning, and Equity.
  • Prepares budget for each service and/or function under his/her responsibility and controls expenditures within the established budget limitations.
  • Contributes to regular meetings of the Instructional Leadership Team.

  Professional Learning

  • Supports administrators, District Department Leaders, and staff in the planning and evaluation of professional development.
  • Monitors professional development with district administrators to ensure that all professional development activities meet the criteria standards as outlined by Act 48, the Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership guidelines, the National Staff Development Councils’ Standards for Professional Development, Pennsylvania Academic Standards and is research-based.
  • Confers with the Instructional Cabinet, District Department Leaders, and principals to monitor student assessment data to help identify areas of need for future professional development.
  • Helps to plan and schedule sessions for professional learning days with District Department Leaders, department chairs, teacher leaders, supervisors, and principals.
  • Coordinates with administrators the development of rubrics by which to measure teachers’ professional learning.
  • Reviews the professional development evaluation forms and develops reports based on staff feedback from the evaluation database.
  • Attends meetings to support focused professional development and facilitates professional learning communities to align with district and school goals.
  • Disseminates information on professional development opportunities to staff.
  • Works closely and collaboratively with independent consultants and program experts.
  • Engages in the District Professional Development Advisory Council.
  • Helps lead the District Teacher Induction Program K-12.
  • Supports the mentoring of new teachers and training of mentors K-12; formally observes non-tenured and tenured teachers during their first year in the District.
  • Places student teachers, interns, etc.
  • Participates in building, district, state, and nationwide opportunities to continue personal and professional development.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Teaching, Learning, and Equity

  Salary: As per the Administrators Compensation Plan

  DISCLAIMERS AND AFFIRMATION

  The West Chester Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, or status as a veteran in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. The West Chester Area School District will maintain a working environment free of all forms of harassment and will fully comply with the spirit and intent of all related laws and regulations. Any person having inquiries concerning the School's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Veterans Preference Act of 1944, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact the Assistant Superintendent or Human Resources.

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