What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School: Department Chair: Science, PE, and Health position at Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation?
- Leads teachers through the process of data driven instruction.
- Assists in school-level data analysis to monitor progress toward school-level goals.
- Conducts learning walks and observations to provide teachers with quality feedback to improve practice.
- Ensures on-going, job-embedded and differentiated professional development to meet teacher needs.
- Collaborates with district level personnel to improve teacher effectiveness.
- Assists administration in making instructional program and staffing decisions.
- Communicates and collaborates with school personnel and families to maximize opportunities for students.
- Seeks opportunities to work with and learn from others as part of continuous professional development.
- Takes a leadership role in school and/or team decision-making.
- Regularly collaborates with department chair colleagues to ensure cross-district (horizontal) alignment of content & curriculum, expectations of rigor, professional development opportunities, and pedagogy.
- Leads and supports vertical alignment of attendance district’s content & curriculum expectations, professional development opportunities, and pedagogy
- Attends to the needs of the department with regard to teacher absences.
- Monitors departmental budget and ensures that materials and supplies are provided as needed.
- Regularly adheres to EVSC and school policies, procedures, and rules.
- Completes all other duties as assigned.
- Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and the school community.
- Ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
- Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of School Trustees policies.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, teachers, school board members, and the general public.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, and statistical inference.
- Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Ability to prepare, project, monitor and document funds from multiple sources.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear.
- Occasionally required to stand and walk.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- May occasionally life or move up to 50 pounds.
- Must be able to push items of 50 pounds or more, such as pushing materials on a cart.
- The noise level may vary depending upon the daily activities within the work environment, such as the number of people in the office.
- The work environment is frequently interrupted as the employee must meet multiple demands from many people.
- The employee must constantly work to meet deadlines. Frequently, the employee must work irregular or extended hours.
JobID: 665
Position Type:
High School Teaching/Department Chair
High School Teaching/Department Chair
Date Posted:
3/18/2025
3/18/2025
Location:
Central High School
Central High School
Date Available:
2025-26
2025-26
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
Open Until Filled
SUMMARY:
In addition to fulfilling the obligations of a teaching position, the department chair provides curricular and instructional leadership to the department. The primary function of an effective and successful Department Chair is to help narrow the gap between the current reality and the vision for instruction in a School Improvement Plan through the most effective means possible for that school as decided/directed by the principal and Director of High School Support.
SALARY: $88,616, works 188 days
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to content-area department chairs:
Monitors the work of content area Professional Learning Communities in standards-based assessments, data analysis, and progress toward individual student achievement.
Monitors to ensure that the curriculum, lesson plans, and assessments align to district curriculum maps and/or Indiana Academic standards for each subject area.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to special education department chairs:
Leads school efforts to effectively and successfully serve students with disabilities.
Leads school efforts to maintain compliance with all legal responsibilities for serving students with disabilities.
Supports teachers in development of Individualized Education Programs, behavior plans, transition plans, and making recommendations and determinations for the least restrictive environment for students.
JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students, student aides, paraprofessionals, and parent volunteers.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Master w/Administrative license or willingness to obtain
Highly effective classroom teacher with demonstrated leadership abilities
Experience developing and/or presenting curricular and instructional professional development
Ability to work as an integral part of a school and district level leadership team
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Indiana teaching license in a secondary curricular area required, Administrator’s license preferred
In addition to fulfilling the obligations of a teaching position, the department chair provides curricular and instructional leadership to the department. The primary function of an effective and successful Department Chair is to help narrow the gap between the current reality and the vision for instruction in a School Improvement Plan through the most effective means possible for that school as decided/directed by the principal and Director of High School Support.
SALARY: $88,616, works 188 days
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to content-area department chairs:
Monitors the work of content area Professional Learning Communities in standards-based assessments, data analysis, and progress toward individual student achievement.
Monitors to ensure that the curriculum, lesson plans, and assessments align to district curriculum maps and/or Indiana Academic standards for each subject area.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities specific to special education department chairs:
Leads school efforts to effectively and successfully serve students with disabilities.
Leads school efforts to maintain compliance with all legal responsibilities for serving students with disabilities.
Supports teachers in development of Individualized Education Programs, behavior plans, transition plans, and making recommendations and determinations for the least restrictive environment for students.
JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students, student aides, paraprofessionals, and parent volunteers.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Master w/Administrative license or willingness to obtain
Highly effective classroom teacher with demonstrated leadership abilities
Experience developing and/or presenting curricular and instructional professional development
Ability to work as an integral part of a school and district level leadership team
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Indiana teaching license in a secondary curricular area required, Administrator’s license preferred
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
REASONING ABILITY:
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.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The job description is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position and it does not serve to proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned or changed by management.
NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is the policy of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, national origin, age, limited English proficiency, or disability in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Law (I.C.22-9- 1), Title IV, and Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), the Equal Pay Act of 1973, TitleIX (Educational Amendments), the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973).
Salary : $88,616
