DIRECTOR OF CURRICULM (ELA/SOCIAL STUDIES)

Qualifications: - Licensed as a Supervisor/Director by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or related administrative licensure. - Minimum of five (5) years’ teaching experience, preferentially within multiple grades at the elementary and/or middle levels. - Master’s degree from an accredited college or university, in education or a related field. - Experience in supervision, evaluation, and curriculum development, preferentially experience with the Massachusetts system of Educator Evaluation. - Experience in curriculum development using Understanding by Design and Universal Design for Learning frameworks. - Knowledge of and experience with effective integration of instructional technology and social-emotional learning skills into content area curricula. - Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and in conformity with the state licensure requirements. Reporting Relationships: The Director of Curriculum PreK-12 reports to the Assistant Superintendent with additional oversight by the Superintendent of Schools. The Director contributes to the supervision and evaluation of teaching faculty/staff. General Responsibilities: The Director of Curriculum, PreK-12, strives to achieve and maintain standards of excellence in curriculum and instruction in relevant fields or English language arts and social studies) so that each student develops enduring understandings as well as content-specific knowledge and skills towards their development of the Essential Skills of Franklin’s Portrait of a Graduate. Performance Responsibilities: - Provides leadership for the regular review and implementation of curriculum, contributes to the supervision and evaluation of staff in relevant curricular areas, and uses assessment data to evaluate program effectiveness and student achievement. - Works cooperatively with the complementary Director of Curriculum for STEM, Assistant Superintendent, school principals, high school and middle school department heads, curriculum specialists, and teacher leaders to coordinate all aspects of the curricular program and to plan, coordinate, and provide professional development. - Assists in the recruiting, interviewing, screening, and recommending of candidates for curriculum leadership positions. - Assists in the development of the Teaching and Learning budget. - Assists in the writing and coordination of state, federal, and private grants related to assigned curricular areas. - Prepares and presents reports to parents/guardians, staff, the Superintendent, and the School Committee, as requested. - Assists with the planning and implementation of the New Teacher Orientation Program and works with principals on matters related to the curriculum as part of the new teacher induction throughout the school year. - Performs other related duties and assumes such other responsibilities as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent and/or Superintendent. Terms of Employment: Interim Full-year position. Salary & Benefits as Negotiated. Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Assistant Superintendent of Schools in conjunction with predetermined mutually established goals and objectives.