Salem School (PreK-8) Administrator Responsibilities 2013-2014

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~S-(~_b .Salem School (PreK-8) Administrator Responsibilities 2013-2014Administrator #1 Administrator #2 Administrator #3

Salem School Principal Director of Student Director of Student ServicesPreschool- Grade 8 Achievement, Academic (Age3-Age 21)Programs and Professional

Development(Mostly School Level Responsibilities) (District and School Level Responsibilities) (District, School-Level and Out-of-DistrictResponsibilities)

Evaluator of certified core Evaluator of all unified arts Evaluator of special educationacademic teachers in grades teachers, math curriculum teachers, school psychologist, schoolkindergarten through grade teacher, ELAcurriculum teacher counselors, SPEDaides, and tutors

eight and the two Kindergarten and Library Media aideclassroom aides

Positive School Climate Building Positive School Climate Positive School Climate DistrictCoordinator; monitoring Facilitator; monitoring Coordinator; monitoring staff

students' social data including parents/community social data members social data, survey inputinvolvement, recognition and and involvement and school involvement

referralsResponsible for planning for and Responsible for planning and Responsible for planning for andsubmitting an annual school submitting an annual district submitting an annual school andbudget for staffing, programs budget for curricular supplies district budget for special educationand for educational equipment and professional development staffing, instructional supplies and

needs. services.Responsible for creating and Responsible for writing and Responsible for disseminatingdisseminating a weekly publishing district "Teaching and Special Education/Support Services

newsletter to staff (certified and Learning" newsletters to keep flyers, workshops, and familynon-certified) to keep them the public and staff members opportunities to keep the public andabreast of upcoming events and abreast on current trends in staff abreast on current trends inschool-level initiatives curriculum, content and state Special Education and related

initiatives; one per trimester services and resources available forfamilies within the region

Responsible for the Responsible for delivering Oversees the guidance counselors asimplementation of students' professional development they serve as SRBIcoordinators.SRBIprogram including workshops to SRBItutors, special Responsible for disseminating school

disseminating information to education staff and teachers in procedures for SRBIand SPEDfamilies and staff and monitoring the areas of SRBI intervention referrals, data collection, behaviorstudents' data and progress and remediation management strategies, etc.

Collects input from teachers and Collects input from Collects input from staff and familiesstaff to share with the School families/community members to (of 504 or special educationImprovement Committee share with the School students) to improve and revise

Improvement Committee; serves special education programs andas facilitator of the School procedures

Improvement Team

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Salem School (PreK-8) Administrator Responsibilities 2013-2014I Administrator #1 Administrator #2 Administrator #3

Salem School Principal Director of Student Director of Student ServicesPreschool- Grade 8 Achievement, Academic (Age 3-Age 21)Programs and ProfessionalDevelopment

(Mostly School Level Responsibilities) (District andSchool LevelResponsibilities) (District, School-Level and Out-of-DistrictResponsibilities)

School Testing Coordinator; District Testing Coordinator for Works with School Testingworks to organize and schedule organizing, disseminating Coordinator to organize benchmarkbenchmark and state testing information and training staff(K-8 for regular education and families in regards to CMT and state testing (K-8) to ensure the

students) throughout the year and Smarter Balance (and any correct implementation ofother state assigned tests) accommodations and modifications

administrationResponsible for ensuring all Professional development Assesses special education staffsstudents achieve; Facilitator of Coordinator/Presenter; assumes professional development needs

school level data teams and child responsibility for the training of and provides and/or coordinatesstudy teams; including ensuring all certified and non-certified training to meet the identified needsall teachers are aware of and are staff in regards to eachimplementing students' IEPs and individual's assignment

504 plans with fidelityIn charge of ensuring all school In charge of ensuring all district In charge of ensuring all Specialpolicies and procedures are policies and procedures are Education and 504 policies and

followed followed procedures are followedMonitors staff attendance and Monitors staff attendance and Monitors staff attendance andapproves leave requests (for approves leave requests (for approves leave requests (for sick orsick or personal days) for sick or personal days}for Unified personal days) for Aides, Tutors,

classroom teachers and Arts teachers and library Media Counselors, OT, PTand SpecialKindergarten Aides Aide Education teachers ,

Oversees and manages the Oversees eleven grade-level Oversees guidance curriculums anddelivery of academic content content curriculums: Music, psychological support programs for

(including pacing of curriculum) Health, PE,Art, World Language, students and familiesbeing delivered and library, Technology, Math, HA,

implemented in classrooms Science and Social Studies(108 areas in total, PreK-8)

Leader of student activities, Program Developer: Serves as Coordinates Child Find obligations toincluding school dances, sporting facilitator to bring new programs identify, locate, and evaluate allevents, graduation, Principal's and enrichment opportunities children with disabilities, Ages 3 toAdvisory committees, etc. Also forward for our students. Ideas 21; assists to oversees thePreschoolassists to support the PTOwith of such include the addition of a screening and selection process fortheir school-sponsored functions Science Fair, Invention incoming students

including yearly book fairs, Convention, community servicefundraising events, etc. projects, student-led newspaper,

etc.

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Salem School (PreK-8) Administrator Responsibilities 2013-2014Administrator #1 Administrator #2 Administrator #3

Salem School Principal Director of Student Director of Student ServicesPreschool - Grade 8 Achievement, Academic (Age 3-Age 21)Programs and Professional

Development(Mostly School level Responsibilities) (District and School level Responsibilities) (District, School-level and Out-of-DistrictResponsibilities)

Athletic co-coordinator; serves Coordinator of Before or After Coordinates the district's extendedas supervisor to the school's School programs; (If this idea school year programs (ESY)to

designated Athletic Coordinator comes to fruition, this person include developing and managingwould help oversee the new the program budget

program)Responsible for creating a yearly Responsible for creating Responsible for assigning specialMaster Schedule PreK-8 and individual teaching schedules for education teachers to case

individual teaching schedules for all unified arts teachers and the management of special educationclassroom teachers and the Kindergarten aides. students and for creating individual

kindergarten aides teaching schedules for all specialeducation teachers, support staff,

aides and tutorsCollector of school-wide data: Board of Education Responsible for overall direction,social data and academic data. Presentations; presents organizational policies, applicableOversees data-driven decision information to the public in the laws, evaluation and compliance ofmaking including the oversight areas of student achievement, special education programsof data for our PBISprogram, local and national initiatives,504 services and SRBIprogram curriculum content and othertopics as neededResponsible for the oversight of Parent Education Workshops; Develops and completes reportingstudents' daily attendance along offers a selection of workshops requirements related to statewith the guidance counselors for parents in the areas of special education grant programs

academic content and (IDEA, Excess Cost)instructional strategies andresources for students

Provides leadership for all day to Title IX School-Level Coordinator Title IX district level Coordinator,day operations; Serves as 504 district level Coordinator, and

manager of school operations McKinney-Vento district levelincluding the oversight of school Coordinatorlockers, bathrooms, supplyclosets, furniture, safety needs,cafeteria procedures, bus duties,

Code of Conduct, etc.

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Salem School Principal Director of Student Director of Student ServicesPreschool - Grade 8 Achievement, Academic (Age 3-Age 21)

Programs and ProfessionalDevelopment(Mostly School Level Responsibilities) (District and School Level Responsibilities) (District, School-Level and Out-of-DistrictResponsibilities)

Responsible for the daily District Grant Writer and state of Completes special education grantsmorning announcements Connecticut report writer and serves as the primary district

representative authorized to commitdistrict resources at IEP meetings

Responsible for summer mailings Overseer of the adoption and Communicator of due processto staff and families about alignment of Salem's Common requirements to administrators,school initiatives, policies, Core State Standards special education staff and familyprocedures and upcoming Implementation; including members

events Training for staff and parentsResponsible for ensuring Facilitator to gather input and Responsible for ensuring there is anstudents' report cards are help develop a new district effective way to share special

completed and disseminated report card; aligned to the CCSS education students progress withinaccording to the district time line the district's report card systemActively participates in LEARN's Liaison between the Salem Serves as the primary liaison

networking meetings for School district, the East Lyme between school districts/agenciesPrincipals School District and State of that provides special education and

Connecticut's Department of related services to students, aged 3-Education 21, in the district

Monitors transportation services Serves as the district's Wellness Coordinates and authorizes theand serves as a member of the Committee Coordinator transportation of special educationdistrict's Transportation Council students within the district and to

out-of-district placementsResponsible for updating and Responsible for creating and Responsible for updating anddisseminating a student/family disseminating a "Welcome Back" disseminating a faculty handbookand faculty handbook each year or "Welcome To Salem" for special education and SRBI

handbook to help families procedures, etc.become accustomed to the

programs and services offered tostudents

Responsible for setting high Responsible for setting high Responsible for setting highexpectations for self, students expectations for self, students expectations for self, students andand staff; responsible for his/her and staff; responsible for his/her staff; responsible for his/her ownown professional growth and own professional growth and professional growth and

development development developmentResponsible for the oversight of Complete CTSDEreports and Ensures that billing for tuition andschool-sponsored field trips; summarize school data related services for special

responsible for attending school- collections in presentation form education students is accuratesponsored activities and events

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Salem School Principal Director of Student Director oj Student ServicesPreschool - Grade 8 Achievement, Academic (Age 3-Age 21)Programs and Professianal

Development(Mostly School Level Responsibilities) (District and School Level Responsibilities) (District, School-Level and Out-at-DistrictResponsibilities)

Responsible for facilitating new Responsible for facilitating new Responsible for maintaining specialstudent orientation with the staff orientation education and 504 student recordsschool's guidance counselors and state data reporting

requirementsResponsible for the monitoring Overseer of our school interns Maintains all required staff and

of student placement in including the recruitment of new federal records and submits allinstructional groupings and for interns from colleges each year required reports and auditsthe scheduling of classes for and the agreements between pertaining to special education

students within the established the cooperating college and the programsCTSDEguidelines Salem School district

Responsible for conducting Responsible for ensuring Chair of most Planning andregular staff, grade level and required (OSHA, Blood borne Placement (PPT)meetings in the

team meetings Pathogens, Harassment, etc.) districttrainings are offered to all staff

Responsible for assigning Serves as the coordinator of the Oversees the Preschool Program andteachers to duties including bus SDETEAM Program; beginning its development

duties and recess duties. teacher support programShares responsibility for PTO Liaison to plan School- Overseer of all contracted specialattending some of the PTO Related Activities and education services and personnel

monthly meetings (bi-monthly) Enrichment Events for students(attends PTOmeetings)

Responsible for hosting School Coordinator of out-of-district Chair of most Planning andSpirit Assemblies, to highlight assemblies that are cultural and Placement (PPT)meetings out ofand celebrate student and staff enriching in nature districtachievement each school yearResponsible for disseminating Responsible for disseminating Responsible for disseminatinginformation to parents on a information to parents on a information to parents by publishing

regular basis by publishing items regular basis by publishing items items in the Wednesday folderin the Wednesday folder in the Wednesday folder

Works with the Superintendent Works with the Superintendent Works with the Superintendent toto ensure that the District and to ensure that the District and ensure that the District and Schools'Schools' Vision, Mission, Goals Schools' Vision, Mission, Goals Vision, Mission, Goals and Actionand Action Plan are aligned and and Action Plan are aligned and Plan are aligned and being achieved

being achieved being achieved

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Salem School Principal Director of Student Director of Student ServicesPreschool- Grade 8 Achievement, Academic (Age 3-Age 21)

Programs and ProfessionalDevelopment(Mostly School Level Responsibilities) (District and School Level Responsibilities) (District, School-Level and Out-of-DistrictResponsibilities)

Responsible for recommending, Responsible for recommending, Responsible for recommending, toto the Superintendent, the to the Superintendent, the the Superintendent, the assignment,

assignment, transfer, dismissal, assignment, transfer, dismissal, transfer, dismissal, hiring andhiring and promoting of staff hiring and promoting of staff promoting of staff

Responsible for the preparation Responsible for the preparation Responsible for the preparation ofof reports, records and all other of reports, records and all other reports, records and all otherpaperwork required for school paperwork required for school paperwork required for schoolpersonnel assigned to be personnel assigned to be personnel assigned to be supervisedsupervised by this administrator supervised by this administrator by this administratorResponsible for establishing and Responsible for establishing and Responsible for establishing andmaintaining an effective learning maintaining an effective learning maintaining an effective learningclimate in the school; including climate in the school and district climate in the school and districtserving as the coordinator of the

school-wide PBIS behaviormanagement program

Responsible for supervising the Responsible for approving the Responsible for ensuring specialsafe operation of the school community use of school education and 504 students have

plant and equipment; facilities according to approved safe and appropriate instructionalresponsible for planning and Board of Education policies tools and equipmentsupervising fire/safety andemergency evacuation drillsResponsible for evaluating the Responsible for the continuous Responsible for ensuring specialschool nurse and meeting with assessment of curriculum education teachers, aides, tutorsher regularly to keep abreast of effectiveness and instructional and support staff are properlystudents' current medical needs practices Grades preK-8; serves trained in students' individual health

as instructional coach for each plans and medical needs ifteacher applicable

Responsible for attending Board Responsible for attending Board Responsible for attending Board ofof Education and/or committee of Education and/or committee Education and/or committeemeetings when requested by the meetings when requested by the meetings when requested by theSuperintendent Superintendent SuperintendentResponsible for maintaining an Responsible for maintaining an Responsible for maintaining anactive relationship with parents, active relationship with parents, active relationship with parents,community, staff and students community, staff and students community, staff and studentsResponsible for such other tasks Responsible for such other tasks Responsible for such other tasks and

and related responsibilities and related responsibilities related responsibilities assigned byassigned by the Superintendent assigned by the Superintendent the Superintendent

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