| Role Title: Director of Lower School FLSA Status: Exempt Reports to: Headmaster Direct Reports: Lower School faculty including Learning Specialist, Librarian, and Student Counselor We believe that the School’s programs are affected by a talented, enthusiastic and loving collegial faculty. These men and women are recruited and retained based on their professional skills, their willingness to model the highest standards in every respect, and their commitment to professional and personal growth. - Cathedral’s Statement of Philosophy Main Purpose of the Role The Director of Lower School advises the Headmaster on all matters pertaining to the division and is responsible for upholding the School’s mission, philosophy, policies, and standards. The Director of Lower School serves as the division’s chief administrator and is an integral, contributing member of the administrative team. Key Responsibilities: (The primary tasks, functions and deliverables of the role) - Assist in long-range institutional and divisional planning
- Screen, interview, and recommend potential candidates for hiring
- Work with faculty to evaluate, refine, and implement a coordinated, sequential and articulated curriculum
- Supervise and evaluate faculty performance and support professional growth with:
- Classroom visits with observation
- Regularly scheduled meetings with each faculty member
- Periodic evaluations for each faculty member
- Attentiveness to professional growth opportunities
- Clarify, maintain, and enforce discipline procedures in coordination with the administration, faculty, and school-wide policies
- Monitor student academic and individual growth by:
- Participating in assessment and evaluation of student’s developmental needs
- Referring children for further evaluation and assisting with appropriate interventions
- Scheduling and attending regular level meetings with faculty
- Providing assessment, grading, and reporting systems.
- Support faculty in communicating personal and academic progress of students
- Organize the yearly schedule of classes, teaching responsibilities, and duties
- Plan and lead regular faculty meetings
- Plan in-service programs in collaboration with other Directors
- Lead weekly Lower School Chapel services
- Coordinate with Director of Admissions in the review of candidates for the Lower School
- Serve as a member of the Admissions Committee and implement student admission
- Attend all admissions events, tours and applicant screenings
- Prepare necessary handbooks and sections of external reports
- Manage calendar of events for the lower school
- Oversee textbook and supply orders
- All other duties as assigned
Skills and Competencies (The abilities that the individual needs in order to perform this role effectively) - Builds relationships and community
- Listens with care and values collaboration, and is willing to step up and make difficult decisions
- Leads with visibility, warmth, and engagement
- Fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Approaches others thoughtfully, reflectively, and intentionally
- Is forward-thinking
- Conducts themselves with self-confidence and self-mastery
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