What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Professional position at DC West Community Schools?
DC West Community Schools is committed to providing high-quality education and learning experiences for its students. The district is seeking qualified professionals to fill various positions, including Middle School Science Teacher, High School Health Para, Elementary Librarian/Media Specialist, and Elementary Math Interventionist.
Our Mission
We strive to engage, prepare, and empower all our students for the future. Our core beliefs include:
- Achievement and growth empowers students.
- We learn through and from inclusive experiences.
- We provide educational opportunities that challenge all of us.
- Everyone is important and unique with their own special talents.
- The school district is accountable to the community.
- Physical and emotional safety is essential for learning.
- A positive learning and teaching environment is created through mutual respect for all.
- Our educational process prepares everyone to be productive and responsible citizens.
- Students, parents, and educators share the responsibility for learning.
Our Guiding Principles
We are guided by six key principles that shape our approach to education:
- Expanded Student-Centered Learning Experiences: To ensure diversified learning experiences prepare and empower students to be engaged through expanded learning opportunities and rigorous curriculum and instruction that accelerate the growth of each student.
- Culture and Cohesion: To create and sustain a district culture that exemplifies and models high expectations for all staff and students while supporting the social, emotional, and mental health well-being of students and staff.
- Personnel Effectiveness: To ensure the district provides educational leadership and highly effective staff to support our students academically, personally, and in their individual social growth, as well as building and sustaining cohesion and unity among the staff.
- Family and Community Partnerships: Grow and sustain a mutually supportive and trusting partnership with stakeholder groups for the benefit of the mission and vision of the DC West Community Schools and to sustain a positive connection with and among the community at large.
- District Resources: To sustain effective and efficient use of resources focused on continuous improvement, expansion, and support of student learning, safe and effective learning facilities, and highly effective staff to support our students.
- Board Governance: To ensure the mission and vision of DC West Community Schools aligns to the goals, community expectations, and outcomes utilized to measure improved learning for all students.
