<p>Job Description:</p> <p>9-12 Math Department Chair</p> <p>Cheshire High School</p> <p>Overview:</p> <p>The duties of the department chair are critical to the overall educational program and require effective and ongoing communication and collaboration with staff and administration. As an instructional leader, the department chair remains current with educational literature, practices, and issues; facilitates critical communication with department members; enhances articulation regarding curriculum alignment with standards; and facilitates the development and use of common assessments to determine instructional strategies that will most effectively meet the needs of students.</p> <p>Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <p>Facilitates the accomplishment of district, school, and department goals. The chair will demonstrate a willingness to examine student data and facilitate continuous improvement necessary to support efficient and effective practices that will increase student achievement, by:</p> <ul> <li>coordinating and having an awareness of the curriculum that is being taught in the classroom by the department members; </li><li>facilitating the development of measurable and meaningful goals within the department that support school-wide goals; </li><li>facilitating department discussions on student performance data for the purpose of curricular or instructional modification; </li><li>representing the department's needs for professional development and sharing information regarding professional development. </li><li>planning and facilitating professional development for the department </li><li>identifying resources and supports to aid in the fulfillment of goals </li></ul> <p>Work with the administrator liaison to help facilitate the Math department subcommittee of the Cheshire Curriculum Council. Works with CHS administration to plan and implement and implements the department's five-year goals.</p> <p>Promote department efforts with implementation of the most current standards and skills, formative and summative assessments, common assessments for like courses, and effective instructional practices.</p> <p>Facilitate department meetings/PLC meetings to support the development of high quality instruction (HQI). Plan and organize department meetings and submit agendas, attendance and minutes as directed by the administration. Facilitates the development and implementation of curriculum for the department, instructional techniques aligned to HQI, materials, curriculum and assessment.</p> <p>Facilitate department committees for new text adoptions, and recommend supplementary materials for his/her department.</p> <p>Fully participate in Instructional Leadership Team meetings. Update administration regarding practices and expectations, classroom methodologies, instructional techniques, materials, curriculum, and assessment. Disseminate information from Instructional Leadership meetings to teachers.</p> <p>Assist articulation efforts between elementary, middle, and high school Math teachers to coordinate the curriculum throughout the district.</p> <p>Facilitates the department discussions regarding the allocation of resources when assigned to the department. Manages the departmental budget and physical and technological facilities.</p> <p>Collaborate on behalf of the department with administration and counseling regarding master schedule, course descriptions, and student placement department courses. Coordinates the department's schedule of course offerings.</p> <p>Assist short-term substitute teachers in carrying out their assigned duties and communicate any concerns to the administration.</p> <p>Promote efforts to support the success of student teachers placed within the department.</p> <p>Qualifications Required: Connecticut Teaching Certificates #029 AND #105</p> <p>An #092 (Administration and Supervision) is preferred but not required.</p> <p>Salary:</p> <p>In accordance with the Agreement Between Cheshire Board of Education and the Education Association of Cheshire.</p> <p>Benefit:</p> <p>Children of a teacher who does not reside in Cheshire may attend the Cheshire Public Schools so long as the teacher continues to teach in Cheshire and pays 50% of the published regular education tuition cost, plus any additional costs incurred by the District regarding their child.</p> <p>Apply:</p> <p>www.applitrack.com/cheshire/onlineapp .</p>