All interested candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, 3 references, and teaching license to humanresources@nobleacademy.us.

Application deadline: Open until filled

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A valid Minnesota teaching license and Master degree. Administrative license is preferred.

• Prior successful experience in urban, multicultural education is desirable

• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration, and/or job-embedded staff development

• Working knowledge of the Houghton Mifflin reading/Language Arts curriculum, Everyday Math, ST math, Study Island, AR, AM, Read Naturally, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Social Studies Curriculum, FOSS kit, and classroom management techniques by use of Responsive Classroom Approach, current researched best practices and strategies, and as well as students' learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Testing Coordination:

• Preparation/analysis of in house assessment, standardized testing, and ELL assessments

• Assists student testing preparation for classrooms and how to prepare and support students for testing, and for parents/families

• Assists with the Accountability Plan

• Organizes/prepares/distributes tests and needed supplies for teachers

• Assists completed testing materials

• Provides staff with assessment analysis and implications for instructional practices

• Reviews end of unit data with grade level teams

Curriculum/Instruction:

• Assumes the leadership of writing the site improvement plan to align with state requirements and Noble’s goals and programs

• Assumes the lead role in crafting and updating all Title narratives to meet Noble’s programs and federal standards

• Assumes the lead role in completing the annual report for Noble

• Assumes Lead Teacher role in the Q-Comp program (member of the Q-Comp leadership team, participates in and supports Professional Learning Communities)

• Mentors all teachers in appropriate instructional and developmental strategies

• Demonstrates reading, writing, skills lessons for teachers

• Observes, supports, coaches, and mentors teachers to effectively teach each of the NBA programs

• Orders/views/adapts all curricula for NBA

• Assists with the alignment of curricula to state standards

• Trains all staff infusing SIOP, RC, Technology, AR, Study Island, Six Traits into the core content teaching

• Ensures teacher and classroom needs are met (curriculum/supplies/etc.)

• Has a working knowledge of and implements the Minnesota State Standards

• Handles other curriculum related activities

Staff Development:

• Assumes leadership role as a member of the Leadership Team, Child Study Team, RC, & Technology

• Assists staff development for Tuesdays and staff development days

• Assists with curriculum mapping

• Trains staff on NBA curriculum

• Trains staff on Sheltered Instruction

• Seeks out side/community resources and training for staff

Other:

• Assumes the role of Dean of Students.

• Work closely with family liaison to increase family involvement. To update and implement Title I School wide Program (SWP) Application and Plan

• Responsible for subbing in emergency situations

• Assists with programs/incentives for student achievement/certificates

• Collaborates and communicates regularly with families to make educational decisions; uses family and community resources to support learning

• Assesses student developmental, cognitive, and social needs and insures that developmentally appropriate instruction meets identified needs

• Insures that there are regular assessments of student learning by using multiple forms of assessment

• Facilitates positive interactions between students and teachers, students and peers, and students and other adults

• Models learning and behaviors consistent with the expectations for students

• Assesses own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP)

• Provides and participates in ongoing and regular staff, team, and individual professional development

• Collaborates with peers to develop, plan, and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students

• Serve as an ESL instructional leader by providing knowledge, skills and feedback to improve classroom practices and student achievement

• Oversee the PLC growth plans

• Meet with PLC team leaders and curriculum coordinator on a weekly basis

• Coordinate with PLC team leaders to meet school/classroom needs

• Assist the curriculum coordinator in providing PLC team leaders with resources for best practices

• Help PLC team leaders develop and work towards fulfilling their PDPs

• Team teach with colleagues

• Provide demonstration lessons

• Record attendance at all-school professional development meetings/trainings

• Research and field-test (with PLC team leaders) new researched-based instructional strategies that will improve student achievement

• Use student achievement results for instructional applications

• Observe, coach and assist with teachers’ performance evaluations 3X a year using a modified version of Charlotte Danielson’s “Framework for Teaching” conducting pre and post observation conferences for each observation

• Communicate effectively with colleagues while coaching, listening, teaching, encouraging and demonstrating research-based practices

• Work with the curriculum coordinator and the curriculum/staff development committee in developing, implementing and evaluating curriculum and staff development activities at a school-wide level

• Work with PLC team leaders, CEO/Founder and Executive Director of Teaching & Learning in analyzing school and teacher/student achievement data and assess progress towards site achievement goals

• Develop and implement a process for communicating with PLC team leaders, the entire staff and the leadership team

• Participate in all Q-Comp trainings

• Be an active member of the school leadership team

• Share instructional leadership with the CEO/Founder and Executive Director of Teaching & Learning

• Support the vision and mission of Noble Academy

• Serve as one of the PLC team leaders

• Assists the CEO/Founder with marketing the school through the use of banners, flyers, brochures, signs, fund-raising events, etc. as needed

• Follows other duties as assigned by the CEO/Founder & Executive Director of Teaching & Learning

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Ability and willingness to keep records and office space organized and easily accessible

• Ability to follow through in a timely manner

• Knowledge of and ability to perform classroom management skills, practices and relationship building

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to members of the public, the community, the staff, the students, and the administration

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a variety of personality types and dispositions in numerous circumstances while maintaining a controlled, tactful, respectful, professional manner

• Excellent team player skills with positive attitude

• Ability to maintain a calm presence in an emergency

• Ability to think clearly in any situation, determine priorities, and handle multiple tasks

• Ability to make appropriate decisions quickly

• Willingness to show initiative in problem solving and team goal achievements