Under the direction of the Director of Specialty Programs & The Arts, the Coordinating Supervisor - Specialty Programs will be responsible for providing assistance to the Director with administration, supervision, and coordination of services in all the specialty programs in the department. This will include the mission of guiding, assisting and supporting the supervisors with program proficiency; personal and interpersonal relationships with stakeholders; and program branding and management.  The incumbent will also assist the Director with supervision of specialty program staff (supervisors and specialists); and provide leadership to the staff in planning responsive improvements within the program according to the systemic definition and the strategy plan along with the given goals and milestones. The Coordinating Supervisor will work on special projects as assigned by the Director.  The incumbent will also develop and deliver presentations to the Board of Education and participate in frequent dialogue with community members, state officials, and media representatives.

Collaborates with specialty program supervisors/specialists on professional development needs;

Facilitates with specialty programs to secure budgets and grants that will benefit the initiatives and programs offered by the department;

Attends Board of Education meetings as requested to respond to programmatic inquiries as related to specialty programs;

Represents specialty programs at meetings and conferences as requested to give and receive information along with establishing collaborative relationships with other offices and agencies in Prince Georges County Public Schools and Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) that support the mission of the department;

Writes and disseminates communication documents including newsletters, brochures, compilation reports, internal and external memoranda, surveys, profiles, evaluations, and concept papers;

Maintains strict fiscal accountability through the review of financial documents and iProcurement requests for supervisors, and approves payroll;

Participates in the selection and evaluation process for department staff; provides the necessary administrative and supervisory functions for appropriate leadership of the department staff;

Collects and utilizes data to inform departmental decisions and monitors plans for interventions and adjustments;

Manages project and prepares reports required by the Director, when requested, to informational requests by other school system offices and outside organizations;

Serves in the absence of the Director when requested, communicating department directives and serving as a liaison to the school system and other agency personnel; and

Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience as a specialist, supervisor, curriculum coordinator, and/or principal;

Experience providing leadership in designing, planning, and implementing instructional programs and/or systemic initiatives;

Experience in writing and managing grants;

Thorough knowledge of the instructional programs in PGCPS;

Thorough knowledge of educational theory, research-based best practices, National Standards, and Maryland College and Career Ready Standards;

Ability to support the department's vision and the systemic Theory of Change, promote open communication, and collaborative problem-based best practices, National Standards, and Maryland State College and Career Ready Standards;

Ability to increase responsibility and leadership in the position; to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a complex school system; and wide range of varied experiences across school systems and secondary education institutes;

Ability to collect, analyze, and use data to plan for reform across all content areas;

Ability to use system thinking to establish clear goals for the development of curriculum, instruction and programs that will strengthen rigorous literacy instruction district-wide;

Ability to plan alignment of literacy outcomes with the systemic outcomes;

Knowledge of school improvement planning process;

Knowledge of employee evaluation requirements;

Knowledge of innovative and creative teaching with demonstrated ability to conceptualize ideas; lead and evaluate large projects;

Excellent interpersonal skills built on communication and collaboration; and

Possess excellent writing, project management, computer and technology skills necessary for producing comprehensive reports and making presentations.

Master’s degree from an accredited college or institution in curriculum and/or administration or other relevant field required. A minimum of two (2) to three (3) years’ experience in a supervisory position, and five (5) years of successful teaching experience preferred.

 

Holds an Advanced Professional Certificate; Holds Administrator I Certification.



Oversees and provides guidance and direction to the unit staff.



The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




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