LUFKIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT and ANGELINA COLLEGE
Early College High School Director
Qualifications:
Education / Certification
• Master’s degree
• Valid Texas mid-management, administrator, principal or other appropriate certificate
*Minimum 3 years experience in school leadership
Special Knowledge Skills
• Knowledge and understanding of college transition and college readiness resources, research, work, and standards
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of student course pathways, IHE requirements for core curriculum
• Working knowledge of funding and budgets
• Excellent communication skills
• Good at negotiations, problem solving and conflict resolution
• Knowledge and understanding of ECHS model
• Strong knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Working knowledge of state and district policies & rules
Previous Experience: ECHS Blueprint Benchmark 1
• Previous leadership experience at the secondary level
• Record of working well with other administrators
• Previous experience collaborating with an institute of higher education
• Previous experience working with the ECHS targeted student population to include at-risk students, ELL students, students with disabilities, students of low socioeconomic status, and students who are African American, Hispanic or Native American.
Responsibilities:
Curriculum & Instructional Management: ECHS Blueprint Benchmark 4
• Plan, develop, coordinate, evaluate and supervise instructional programs.
• Include instructional programs, academic supports and relationships that address the needs of special populations, such as LEP, At-Risk, Special Ed.
• Clear plan for assessing and tracking college readiness for all students.
• Monitor lesson planning and delivery to ensure the alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment, as well as ensuring that lessons meet TEKS objectives, college readiness standards and individual student needs.
• Research and incorporate established best practices for ECHS instruction including differentiated and accelerated instruction, rigorous curriculum and strong academic support programs.
• Supervise and maintain an articulated curriculum plan with the school and higher education partner to enable a participating ECHS student to receive a high school diploma and complete the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) core curriculum, obtain certification, earn an associate’s degree, or earn at least 60 college credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree during grades 9-12.
• Foster collaboration between ECHS and higher education partner leadership and faculty for the purposes of improved instruction and curriculum alignment.
School / Organizational Climate: ECHS Blueprint Benchmark 5
• Promote a college going culture that:
o Promotes behavioral expectations and persistence through high school
o Promotes skills and awareness to succeed in college
• Demonstrate awareness of school/community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
• Insure student safety and welfare.
• Advance school culture that is aligned to school mission, vision and ECHS best practices.
• Administer a TSI college placement exam to all accepted ECHS students to assess college readiness, design individual instructional support plans, and enable students to begin college courses based on their performance on the exam.
• Provide ECHS students with academic, social, and emotional support in their course of study.
Administration & Fiscal / Facilities Management: ECHS Blueprint Benchmark 6
• Manage and maintain facilities for school.
• Research and procure grants for expanded student support services, ECHS sustainability, high quality professional development and other continuous improvement programs.
• Work with higher education partner to negotiate a memorandum of understanding that covers all ongoing financial and in-kind contributions each organization.
• Regularly review and work with partner to revise MOU so that it continues to meet and cover the changing needs of the ECHS.
• Manage and track all budgets for ECHS operation and sustainability.
• Develop and implement a plan for growth from 125-500 students during the first four years of operation.
Partnership with District, State, IHE, Community and Workforce: ECHS Blueprint Benchmark 2
• Maintain positive and collaborative relationships with the district and school board.
• Effectively interpret, communicate and implement district, state and federal guidelines.
• Foster feedback and collaboration with workforce partners to support student opportunities.
• Foster feedback and collaboration with parent and community partners to support the students and school.
• Maintain positive and collaborative relationships with the higher education partner institution.
• Defines an active partnership between the school district and the IHE which shall include joint decision-making procedures that allow for the planning and implementation of a coherent program across institutions.
Continuous Evaluation & Improvement
• Establish procedures for continuous improvement in alignment with school mission.
• Develop and implement a school improvement plan.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records and data.
• Design, implement and maintain a regular student assessment program to track student college readiness and higher education course success.
• Implement processes for collecting, sharing, and reviewing program and student data to assess the progress of the ECHS.
• Evaluate and continuously improve staff and faculty professional development effectiveness.
• Evaluate and improve instructional program effectiveness to insure rigor, support and student progress to college coursework.
• Establish sustainable and accurate methods for tracking school and student data for high school and higher education progress and reporting.
• Review, interpret and use data to understand and improve school and student success.
Personnel Management & Leadership Initiatives: ECHS Blueprint Benchmark 3
• Hire and staff the ECHS for efficient operation and school success.
• Clearly communicate expectations to all staff.
• Model lifelong learning, professionalism and ethics.
• Provide leadership that fosters professional growth of the staff.
• Demonstrate leadership that fosters collaboration with staff.
• Demonstrate leadership that fosters collaboration between staff members.
• Resolve conflicts, obstacles and other issues for staff.
• Establish and supervise implementation of operation procedures and standards.
• Develop and implement new teacher/staff training procedures to indoctrinate into school culture and communicate procedures.
• Delegate responsibilities and assignments fairly and effectively.
• Demonstrate leadership that fosters staff collaboration with higher education faculty.
• Develop and maintain a leadership team that meets regularly to address issues of design, implementation, ongoing implementation and sustainability of the ECHS.
Student Management & Leadership
• Model lifelong learning, professionalism and ethics.
• Establish and implement clear, vigilant and consistent expectations for behavior and discipline.
• Establish and implement clear and consistent expectations for attendance.
• Insure recruitment materials and school information has reached the entire audience of potential ECHS students, parents, teachers and principals.
• Create complete and fair admissions procedures that target an appropriate student body for an ECHS.
• Work with partners to create student activities and opportunities such as clubs, internships, extra-curricular activities, sports, etc.
• Create clear and easy to implement registration procedures for high school and college classes.
• Align and continuously improve instructional programs and student support services with student needs
Other
• Other duties as assigned
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