TITLE:                                               SCIENCE CURRICULUM SPECIALIST

QUALIFICATIONS:            

• Valid teaching certification
• Master’s Degree required, with intensive

       course work in curriculum development

• At least five years’ successful teaching experience in science
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO:                                  Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction

JOB GOAL:                                       To assist science teachers translate curriculum goals

and objectives into meaningful learning experiences for each individual student in the district.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meets      with teachers to interpret and help implement the district’s science      curriculum.
• Assists      science teachers, at their request, in the organization and management of      classrooms for effective teaching and learning.
• Assists      in the construction and evaluation of science testing.
• Serves      as a consultant in the selection of supplies, equipment, books, and      supplemental materials for science instruction.
• Assists      principals, at their request, in the supervision of science instruction.
• Conducts      demonstration classes and workshops and assists in the planning of other      inservice programs for helping to raise the level of instructional      performance in science.
• Participates      in proposed and ongoing science curriculum development projects.
• Serves,      at the request principals, in the hiring process and as advisor and      special consultant to probationary teachers in the science field.
• Prepares,      recommends, and monitors the science program budget as well as grants and      budgets for program enhancement and teacher inservice.
• Provides      an environment for innovation and change and maintains a close      communication and coordination with the administrative staff, principals,      peers, and teachers.
• Participates      in professional organizations to provide a network of resource personnel.
• Serves,      at the request of OSDE, on state curriculum and testing committees.
• Performs      other duties as assigned.

Please note: To ensure continuity of services, remote work may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employee’s eligibility for remote work will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for remote work will be distributed by the employee’s supervisor, based on his/her role and responsibilities.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:         Eleven month year.  Salary to be established by the Board.

EVALUATION:                                 Performance of this job will be evaluated in

                                                            accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy

                                                            on the Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Approved by:_________________________________________  Date:______________

Reviewed and agreed to by:______________________________  Date:______________