Job Description

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https://ltmwebprod01.dpsk12.org/ltmprod/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=660

ACADEMICS

Traditional 235 work days 

FTE: 1.0

Salary Range: $68,683 – $83,116

Essential Functions and Objectives:

Responsible for the day to day stability of a specific unit within the department. Directs and monitors the work effort of others to ensure the team operates smoothly and efficiently.

Leads the implementation and direct supervision of digital coaches in the MyTech program under the guidance of the senior manager. Develops a high performing team of digital coaches who improve student engagement, student achievement, and digital literacy skills through instructional technology coaching, co-teaching, collaborating and consulting with teachers, building administrators, and other district personnel. 

– Ensures completion of daily activities; directs and supports the team’s work efforts, maximizes productivity and achieves short term goals. Improves the team environment; plans, evaluates, and guides the behaviors of direct reports. 

– Decides how work gets completed, based on what work is prioritized by management. Sets the team up for success by establishing: goals, action plans, deadlines, and standards. Tactfully assigns work to the team according to aptitude, skills, work load and interests.

– Closely tracks efforts to confirm work is performed according to standards; checks progress, evaluates accuracy, discovers deviations and identifies solutions.

– Leads and influences the team’s best work by serving as an escalation point, solving routine problems, preventing conflicts, and giving direct feedback. Provides instruction and guidance to ensure full understanding of designated activities.

– Provides ongoing opportunities to help improve daily work skills; educates new team members, hosts meetings, mentors, and allows showcase of strengths. Ensures compliance with district by implementing and enforcing standard practices and procedures.

– Maintains a close relationship and regularly discusses workload and deadlines with the team. Report status to team members and managers, including cost, scope, quality, time, performance, and output to create a positive team atmosphere and keep everyone informed.

– Manages digital coaches to resolve issues and share insights across locations. Applies knowledge of adult learning theory in professional learning to meet the needs of digital coaches. Creates, leads, and supports a professional learning community/network for digital coaches across MyTech schools.

– Provides feedback, promotes professional conversation and reflective thinking to impact teacher effectiveness.

– Coaches through co-planning, co-teaching, analysis and reflection with digital coaches and classroom teachers, using the teacher inquiry model and student data/evidence in order to successfully integrate technology into curricular standards and ensure rigorous, engaging learning experiences.

– Holds digital coaches accountable for developing and implementing plans to collect data to monitor changes in student engagement, achievement, and instructional practices related to the use of technology. Provides formal and informal evaluation feedback to digital coaches.

– Promotes best practices in writing school educational technology plans which support the meaningful integration of technology and engage the school community. Collaborates with information technology (IT) staff, educational technology, and digital coaches to document the process. 

Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:

– Three (3) or more years of experience in adult learning, leadership in school environment.

– One (1) year of management responsibility.

– Colorado Driver’s License.

– Current Colorado Teaching License preferred.

– Ability to motivate and influence others.

– Ability to effectively lead a team.

– Ability to set goals, work independently, and drive results.

– Self-starter/leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner.

– Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with individuals at all different levels in the organization.

– Ability to work in a multi-ethnic and multicultural environment with District and school leaders, faculty, staff and students.

– Demonstrated proficiency with Google Suite with emphasis in Sheets, Forms, and Docs as well as Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Outlook.

– Outstanding facilitation and communication skills, including ability to inspire others.

– High degree of integrity in handling confidential information.

– Knowledge of effective instructional practices in literacy and differentiation strategies for English Language Acquisition, preferred.

– Strong understanding of digital tools, including student digital portfolios and Chrome apps, preferred.

– Understands how to manage complex change process for building leaders and staff, preferred.

Education Requirements:

– Bachelor’s Degree required..

– Master’s Degree in Educational Technology preferred.

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation.  DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.  

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth.  Learn more at dpsk12.org.  

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

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Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 60,000 - 80,000.

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