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Company: Charter Schools USA
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Government, Nonprofit, Education

Description

Who We Are

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest ­performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation. With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.

Job Purpose

To join a team of people with the mission: Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As a Curriculum Coordinator, you will be responsible for overseeing CRT's and curriculum implementation while providing curriculum training and support to teachers. Position conducts ongoing staff development, performs periodic classroom visitations, collects, and reports quarterly student data, and monitors curriculum and tutoring programs.

How You Will Impact Education

Instruction/Education Responsibilities

  • Accurately demonstrate knowledge of the content area and approved curriculum.
  • Appropriately utilize a variety of teaching methods and resources for each area taught.
  • Communicate with and obtain feedback from students in a manner that enhances student learning and understanding.
  • Comprehend the principles of student growth, development, and learning, and apply them appropriately.
  • Manage the educational setting in a manner that promotes positive student behavior and a safe and healthy environment.
  • Recognize student diversity and create an atmosphere conducive to the promotion of positive student involvement and self-concept.
  • Demonstrate a willingness to examine and implement change, as appropriate.
  • Work productively with colleagues, parents, and community members.
  • Meet professionalism requirements and responsibilities.
  • Comply with Code of Ethics of the Education Profession Standards of Professional Conduct.
  • Collaborate with individual teachers and CRT through co-planning, co-teaching, and coaching.
  • Assist administrative and instructional staff in interpreting data and designing approaches to improve student achievement and instruction.
  • Ensure that the school curriculum is aligned with state and national standards. Promote teachers' delivery and understanding of the school curriculum through collaborative long-range and short-range planning.
  • Promote teachers' use of successful, research-based instructional strategies, including differentiated instruction for diverse learners such as those with limited English proficiency or disabilities.
  • Work with parent/guardians and community leaders to foster home/school/community partnerships focused on students' learning.
  • Collaborate with administrators to provide leadership and vision for a school-wide academic program.
  • Participate in and facilitate on-going annual professional development trainings to enhance job efficacy through increased content knowledge, understanding of pedagogy models, inter-personal skills development, and curricular materials knowledge as well as for testing and grading.
  • Design and implement appropriate intervention strategies for struggling students.
  • Collects, analyzes, and reports student testing and data.
  • Initiates and maintains effective liaisons with district and professional associations to maintain a current knowledge of state and district testing requirements.
  • Administer and analyze reading and/or math diagnostic and progress monitoring assessments.
  • Works with teachers, parents, and students to provide individual learning plans and educational and academic support.

Required Qualifications and Skills

  • Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment toward the position and the mission of the company; support the company's values in the strategic areas of academic excellence, operational performance, superior culture, and financial health and growth, as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
  • Strong time management & organizational skills and the ability to prioritize effectively.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, students, parents, the community, and administrative staff. As unique situations present themselves, the employee must be sensitive to corporate needs, employee goodwill, and the public image.
  • Establish excellent interpersonal skills between all stakeholders: being courteous, professional, and helpful; Oral (including presentations), Written, Interpersonal (active listening), Negotiating and Influencing.
  • Ability to consistently be at work, be on time, follow instructions, respond to management direction and solicit feedback to improve performance.
  • Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Student Information System (SIS) and email communications.
  • Look for ways to improve and promote quality and demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
  • Consistently strives to implement best practices and positive character education.
  • Detailed knowledge of Federal, State, and local requirements for K-12 schools and charter school law.

Work Environment

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the work environment characteristics listed below are representative of the environment the employee will encounter:

  • Usual school working conditions.
  • May be noisy during high student traffic.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
  • Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone.
  • Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone.
  • Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height; ability to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.

FLSA Overtime Category

Job is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


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