Curriculum Specialist Jobs in Iowa

Terms of Employment: 205 days

Position Criteria:

• Valid Iowa teaching certificate.
• Five (5) years of successful teaching experience.
• Previous experience in designing and delivering professional development.
• Active experience in curriculum development, facilitation of professional learning, and demonstrated knowledge of innovative best practices.
• Masters degree in an educationally relevant field, preferred.

Performance Criteria:

• Facilitate the development and implementation of Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum, including standards, benchmarks, and objectives with alignment to instructional practices and formative assessments.
• Work with principals and teacher committees to ensure horizontal and vertical continuity and articulation of the instructional program for Career and Technical Education throughout the district.
• Develop budget recommendations and coordinate the purchase of new instructional materials to support K-12 Career and Technical Education as well as professional development opportunities.
• Communicate and collaborate with the Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning and CTE teachers to plan for Perkins V budget allocations.
• Lead teaching teams in the K-12 Career and Technical Education with professional learning experiences tied to student equity & best practice.
• Develop and assist in the selection of assessment instruments and methodologies to provide accurate and meaningful data for measuring student performance and program effectiveness.
• Support professional learning around assessment and instruction to enhance teacher effectiveness and improve student learning.
• Lead the local program reviews for the Career and Technical Education department.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to review and revise the Waukee iCAP (Career and Academic Planning).
• Collect data to review the programs and to make recommendations for additional courses.
• Assist individual teachers and teams with ITPDP and building goals.
• Assist with new teacher mentoring and induction process.
• Collaborate with instructional coaches to promote consistency and continued shared learning.

Benefits:

• IPERS retirement account.
• 403B Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA) - $50 per month contribution for certified staff.
• Health and Dental Insurance paid for the employee (spouse/family coverage available at an additional cost).
• Generous leave package including personal leave, sick leave, family sick leave, and bereavement leave.
• Work shoe reimbursement, up to $175 (dependent on work shoe required and position).
• Employee use of District Facilities if a part of the Wellness program.
• Wee Care - Childcare available at a cost for 6mos - 5y for staff's children.
• Mileage is reimbursed for approved work-related travel in your personal vehicle completed during scheduled work hours.

Compensation Note: Curriculum Facilitator role comes with an additional $10,000 stipend in addition to placement on the Certified salary schedule.