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TITLE:
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Director, Center for
Research and Educational Excellence
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CLASSIFICATION:
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Management,
Certificated
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SERIES:
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Director I
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FLSA:
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Exempt
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POSITION CODE:
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WORK
YEAR:
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12 Months
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DEPARTMENT:
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Center for Research
and Teaching Excellence
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SALARY:
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A-15
Management Salary Schedule
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REPORTS TO:
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Superintendent
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BOARD
APPROVAL:
BOARD REVISION:
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04-13-98
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BASIC FUNCTION:
Establish and maintain the
Center for Research and Educational Excellence.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
Conduct
research on best practices and teaching strategies; demonstrate lessons
and establish classroom models of best practices.
Develop
and model integration of research and instruction.
Institute
teacher and administrator training in best practices.
Establish
a demonstration site for teachers that provides research-based teaching
methods, materials and technology.
Conduct
“trainer of trainers” programs.
Establish
and maintain a research library on best practices in education.
Create
a virtual center for teachers that includes cutting edge methods,
materials and technology.
Collaborate
with educational institutions and teaching staff to provide mutual
assistance and benefit to the center.
TRAINING, EDUCATION AND
EXPERIENCE:
Any
combination equivalent to: bachelor’s degree, two years experience
in research and evaluation and three years teaching experience.
LICENSES
AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Valid
California driver’s license and provide personal automobile;
Administrative Services Credential.
KNOWLEDGE
AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE
OF:
Current
instructional principles and practices.
Educational
research and evaluation techniques.
Urban
school districts and diverse student populations.
Strategies
needed to work with English language learners and bilingual students.
Oral
and written communication skills.
ABILITY
TO:
Facilitate
and model intervention strategies.
Assess
instructional effectiveness.
Communicate
effectively both orally and in writing.
Meet
schedules and timelines.
Work
independently with little direction.
Plan
and organize work.
Supervise
and evaluate the performance of assigned staff
WORKING CONDITIONS:
SAMPLE
ENVIRONMENT:
Office
environment; driving a vehicle to conduct work.
SAMPLE
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
Hearing
and speaking to exchange information and make presentations; seeing to
monitor various activities and to read various documents; sitting for
extended periods of time.
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