Director of Teacher Leadership

Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools is looking for a Director of Teacher Leadership at our College Prep Campus in Gary, IN.

The Director of Teacher Leadership is an instructional and strategic leader responsible for leveraging teacher performance to ensure scholars demonstrate significant and measurable results.

Responsibilities:

• Professional Development
  
  • Coach, manage, and develop the campus teachers to exceptional scholar achievement.
  • Coach and develop teachers to establish the foundations for successful classrooms: ambitious vision and goals, purposeful long-term plans and unit plans, rigorous assessments, strong relationships, and positive classroom cultures.
  • Observe teachers weekly to gather data on scholar learning and teacher proficiency to diagnose teachers' strengths and weaknesses constantly and determine strategies for improving their practice and improving scholar learning.
  • Provide a wide variety of learning opportunities for teachers focused on analyzing scholar work, effective planning, targeted and differentiated instruction, as well as high expectations for classroom culture and behavior.
  • Serve on School Leadership Team; collaborate with team to determine school-wide professional development, curriculum and assessment needs to meet all school goals.
  • Provide professional development to assist with the development of and oversee the school's new staff orientation; assist teachers in the development and realization of Individual Professional Development Plans.
  • Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the curriculum and educational program.
• Data Analysis
  
  • Provide data to inform the development of the school's strategic plan is aligned with school and network goals.
  • Use data systems to organize and analyze scholar achievement data; ensure the validity and reliability of scholar data by attending to the rigor and alignment of assessments.
  • Use data to inform decision making, to develop and modify curriculum, and to develop targeted and differentiated instruction.
  • Meet with teachers regularly to discuss data trends; problem solve with teachers to prioritize the teacher actions that will most impact scholar performance.
  • Assist with the creation, completion and presentation of school reports, as well as required reports for the district and charter authorizer.
• Culture of Achievement and Respect
  
  • Work with the school leadership team to implement the school's mission; coordinate work and collaborate with the NWILCS Team.
  • Assist with the creation of a school culture with staff, parents and scholars focused on strong academic achievement, fairness, respect and high expectations for behavior.
  • Work collaboratively with families and other members of the community to involve them in academic activities, to support the success of a diverse scholar population, and to bring in volunteers and additional resources.
  • Communicate respectfully and thoughtfully with parents/guardians remaining sensitive to different families' cultures, values and needs.
• Operational Leadership
  
  • Train and evaluate teachers in accordance with NWILCS's vision of excellent teaching.
  • Collaborate with the NWILCS Regional Team and Principal to learn about effective practices across the network, share best practices with other DTLs to use, and collaborate on group projects across the region.
  • Coordinate all state and school-based assessments.
  • Determine the need for curricular materials, assessment materials, and instructional resources; communicate ordering needs with School Operations Manager.
• Professionalism
  
  • Collaborate with School Leadership Team and other DTLs to continuously improve personal practice, classroom instruction, assessment, and scholar achievement, as well as the overall goals and mission of the school and the network.
  • Access meaningful learning experiences (current theory, research, and developments in relevant academic disciplines, professional development opportunities, and ideas from colleagues and supervisors) and exercise judgment in accepting findings as valid for application in leadership and teacher improvement.
  • Reflect critically upon instructional leadership experience, identify areas for further professional development as part of a professional development plan that is linked to school and network goals, access meaningful learning experiences, and listen thoughtfully to other viewpoints and respond constructively to suggestions and criticisms.
  • Use feedback to inform and update Individual Professional Development Plan.
  • Fulfill all outlined and related functions professionally and thoroughly.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Education, Education Administration or Teaching
• 3-5 years of urban teaching and leading
• A proven track record of closing the achievement gap
• State Administrative/Teaching certificate
• Desire to work within an innovative, urban educational program
• Proven track record of raising scholar achievement scores in an urban environment
• Data management tools, organizational tools, computer skills (Microsoft Office, Google
• Suite, etc.)