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Director of Academics

Galapagos Charter School (GCS) is seeking a Director of Academics.

Deadline: June 15, 2008

Description

• Overseeing academic programs with special emphasis on reading/writing
• Providing instructional and classroom management support of all instructional staff
• Developing relevant professional development programming- with an emphasis on raising student achievement
• Managing all disciplinary matters with an emphasis on identifying underlying causes with the goal of providing strategies to reduce non-instructional interruptions
• Overseeing the needs of special education students in conjunction with the relevant instructors and case managers
• Ensuring, in conjunction with the Executive Director, that GCS is in compliance with all health, building, legal and reporting requirements
• Creating, in conjunction with the Executive Director, a overall strategy for continuous school improvement with a focus on accelerating student achievement Implementing non-instructional programming (i.e. after-school programming)
• Implementing a summer school program which complements the academic programming
• Overseeing assessment such a ISAT and NWEA MAP
• Analyzing data in order to drive school wide improvement
• Creating and ensuring a culture in which academic achievement is the overarching goal
• Communicating with Chicago Public Schools and ISBE as needed
• Ensuring a continuation of existing GCS culture, procedures and policies

Contact

Candidates should e-mail their resumes and cover letters in an MS WORD 2003 format to instructor@galapagoscharter.org. Please type "Director" in the subject line. NO PHONE CALLS.

School Website: www.GalapagosCharter.org