Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Director of Instruction

FLSA: Exempt Professional

Reports to: Superintendent of Schools

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Twelve-month employment (250 days). Salary commensurate with education and experience

QUALIFICATIONS:

Virginia license with endorsement in administration and supervision
A minimum of three years teaching experience
Principal and/or central office experience
A masters degree in Educational Administration/Leadership or Curriculum and Instruction
Exhibit collaborative and interpersonal skills.
Proven leadership skills.
Extensive knowledge of instructional best practices.

Major Responsibilities:

Provide leadership and direction to the district’s instructional program.
Provide leadership and direction to educational programs (e.g. gifted education, Pre-K programs, summer programs)
Coordinate federal programs
Perform all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent.

Essential Job Functions:

Work with teachers and principals to direct, coordinate and facilitate instructional improvement initiatives.
Work with teachers and principals to select instructional materials.
Develop annual and long-range instructional goals of the district.
Monitor and evaluate the performance and progress of the district’s instructional program.
Identify and enlist community agencies and individuals to support the district’s instructional program.
Identify, write and coordinate grants to support instructional programs.
Develop and implement the division’s instructional professional development plan
Ensure that program objectives are appropriate and effectively monitored.
Apply a working knowledge of federal, state and district requirements to revise instructional and educational programs.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS