High School Instructional Supervisor 

JOB GOAL

Under limited leadership, performs a variety of supervisory and administrative tasks to provide leadership and coordination of curricular and instructional programs across all organizational levels. Employee is responsible for supporting and coordinating the efforts of principals as well as teachers. The role involves coordinating English, Reading Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and all other courses offered K – 12. The employee is also responsible for planning and implementing professional development related to curriculum, instruction, and student achievement.

QUALIFICATIONS

Holds a valid Tennessee teacher's license with administrative endorsement; Has a minimum of a master's degree;  Has administrative or supervisory experience; and Meets health and physical requirements.

REPORTS TO Deputy Director of Instruction

FLSA STATUS Exempt

SCHEDULE 260 Day  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Leads the process of creating and revising curriculum guides that are inclusive of pacing, scope, sequence, instructional strategies, assessment, and aligning resources and linkage to TN state standards and Common Core;
• Initiates, integrates, and oversees curricular and instructional programs designed to improve instruction and student achievement, providing curricular and instructional support for teachers and administrators;
• Monitors content relevance and effectiveness of instructional materials and its alignment to state standards;
• Serves as the chairperson or a member of district-wide planning teams, which includes but is not limited to, Discipline Committee, Professional Development Committee,  Collaborative Conferencing, Textbook Committee, and Calendar Committee;
• Reviews, recommends, procures, and creates classroom materials and resources for classroom use;
• Implements and coordinates the use of district level formative assessments;
• Creates, procures, develops, and delivers professional development opportunities that align with the district and/or school mission’s and goals;
• Assists in developing county-wide strategic plans for improving student achievement as well as assisting principals with school-wide strategic plans;
• Supervises and evaluates Instructional Coaches;
• Supervises and evaluates Gifted & Talented Program;
• Stays abreast of current educational developments and participates in state and regional planning meetings;
• Conducts Principal Observations in alignment with the TEAM evaluation system;  
• Coordinates and leads the annual textbook committee to adopt books in accordance with the state department timeline and guidelines; Proposes budgetary needs for county-wide textbook needs;
• Maintains open communication with all levels of the school system hierarchy and serves as a liaison  between schools and the various departments within the Administrative and Training Complex (ATC); and 
• Assumes other duties as assigned.

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, and/or planning of an activity;
• Adaptability to working with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; and
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based upon sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
• Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
• Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables.
• Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects.
• Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
• Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or to recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel so assigned.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Wilson County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, in programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits.  The Wilson County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace.  Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance.