Building Director - Aston - Middle School

Established in 1998 with 97 students, CCCS has steadily increased to more than 4,000 students in grades K-8 across 12 state-of-the-art buildings on four campuses. The school is a true community success story that has transformed the lives of thousands of students and their families, while breathing life back into a city that was once one of Philadelphia’s most vibrant manufacturing suburbs. 

Job Summary:

The Building Director’s primary responsibilities are to assist classroom teachers and other

instructional staff in the development of engaging and research based strategies and resources to effectively teach relevant content areas to all students in an effort to support the principal. Key practices include co-planning, modeling, and observing instruction and providing feedback to teachers. The Building Director adopts a collaborative, not evaluative approach, developing trusting relationships, maintaining confidentiality, and helping teachers adapt school curriculum to best meet student learning needs.

Essential Functions:

• Inventories textbooks for current school year and assists with future orders
• Assists in ensuring that school-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) program is running effectively.
• Develops and facilitates professional development
• Plans and facilitates building level data meetings in coordination with the principal.
• Oversees and supports curriculum implementation
• Plans and facilitates Title I parent activities
• Provides guidance to teachers with regard to curriculum implementation, assessment administration, and analysis of data to inform instruction, provide professional learning opportunities, and evaluate teacher practice
• Gives timely feedback to teachers with regard to instructional pedagogy and assessment administration and analysis aligned with PA standards and Eligible Content;
• Reviews assessment data in order to monitor student progress, identify trends, and inform instruction in the classroom via small group meetings, individual meetings, and larger sessions, and works with the Principal to analyze data aligned to school improvement, building improvement, and teacher LEA goal
• Uses classroom observations and student performance data to support Principals in developing goals for teacher development
• Collaborates with central administrators and school leaders to promote high expectations, to support curriculum reform initiatives, and to strengthen instruction
• Supports instructional planning through integration of high-impact instructional practices
• Models high-impact instructional practices as determined by the collaborative instructional leadership team, based on current research and CCCS expectations as stated in content guides
• Provides feedback to principals regarding the focus of instructional support for each teacher and the trajectory of each teacher’s development
• In coordination with building principal, sorts, prints, edits and reviews student report cards
• Submits scheduling changes to the appropriate individuals to ensure student success
• Assigns new students to classes throughout the year
• In coordination with building Principal reviews teacher/parent contact logs and provide feedback to teachers
• Attends parent meetings when necessary
• Assists in creation of winter/spring/summer break assignments as needed
• In coordination with building principal, reviews teacher gradebook in Student Information System
• Serves as a liaison between administration and teachers
• Assists with daily operational needs such as arrival, dismissal, lunch, etc.
• Participates in bi-weekly student services meeting
• Participates in safety committee
• Supports mentor/mentee program within the building
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education from an accredited college or university (Master’s preferred)
• Valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Instructional I teaching certificate (Level II preferred)
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication and demonstrated leadership
• Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check Clearance
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance
• FBI Criminal Background Clearance

Demonstrated Knowledge of:

• Proficiency in automated student information systems for progress and grade reporting and class work documentation and ability to integrate technology into instructional delivery
• Pennsylvania core curriculum standards
• Collecting, organizing and analyzing data to inform instructional decisions
• Methods for differentiating and scaffolding instruction for diverse learners including EL, gifted, students with learning disabilities, homeless, and other at risk students
• Critical thinking methodologies and problem-solving techniques
• Mastery of the necessary content knowledge and skills to successfully teach assigned content area(s) and grade level(s) and deliver exceptional standards-based instruction in assigned content area(s) and grade level(s) that ensures academic growth for all students, including those with special needs
• Exceptional Classroom management, organization, planning, instructional delivery, leadership, and technical skills and the ability to utilize differentiated instructional methods to engage students in positive learning experiences
• Subject-specific expertise
• The principles, practices and methods of special education for grade level education
• The contents, materials, methodologies and practices utilized within special education at the respective grade level
• All relevant Pennsylvania and Federal rules, statutes and regulations governing special education
• IEP software programs and related tools
• Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards
• Response to Interventions (RTII)
• Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)

Demonstrated Ability to:

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, administrators, support staff, parents and students
• Motivate and build relationships with students and parents to promote student achievement and strengthen community partnerships
• Facilitate inquiry-based learning as well as whole class, small group and individual instruction, driven by student needs
• Assess students’ needs and learning styles and to design appropriate differentiated instruction to meet their learning difference needs
• Use and apply simulations and technological innovations in the classroom in pursuit of instructional strategies designed to assist students with special needs
• Use planned lessons in a manner that allows students improve language and math skills
• Apply critical thinking methodologies designed to assist students with learning differences

Note: CCCS has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract.