International Academy - Improvement Coordinator

International Academy Improvement Coordinator

The International Academy (IA) Improvement Coordinator leads the International Academy staff to create an outstanding learning environment for English language learners based on the core principles of the Internationals Network for Public Schools (INPS) model. The IA Improvement Coordinator works with all members of the community to support the program's mission and vision. This 10-month, 195 day Licensed position, reports to the International Academy Principal.

The International Academy is located within Alexandria City High School and is committed to the following pedagogical approach to educating English Language Learners:

• Heterogeneity and collaboration: schools and classrooms are heterogeneous and collaborative structures that build on the strengths of each member of the school community to optimize learning
• Experiential learning: expansion of the 21st century schools beyond the four walls of the building motivates adolescents and enhances their capacity to successfully participate in modern society
• Language and content integration: strong language skills develop most effectively in context and emerge most naturally in a purposeful, language-rich, interdisciplinary, and experiential program
• Localized autonomy and responsibility: linking autonomy and responsibility at every level within a learning community allows all members to contribute to their fullest potential
• One learning model for all: every member of our school community experiences the same learning model, maximizing an environment of mutual academic support. Thus all members of our school community work in diverse, collaborative groups on hands-on projects; put another way, the model for adult learning and student learning mirror each other.

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree; a Master's Degree is required.
• Certificates & Licenses: A Valid Virginia Department of Education Teaching Post Graduate License with an appropriate subject based endorsement, with the endorsement of Administration and Supervision being preferred.
• Experience:
• Student Centered:
  Belief that all students, regardless of background, can flourish and thrive in whatever college or career pathway they choose
• Equity & Cultural
  
  Competency:
  
  Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives; commitment to equity in a diverse school community
• Goal Oriented:
  Ability to establish clear goals and action plan for a team
• Student Achievement & Performance Management:
  Demonstrated patterns of student achievement, both in the classroom and from teachers previously managed; demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes; ensures that there are no artificial barriers between student support and instructional leadership
• Student Support Team:
  Coordinates with School Support Team members (e.g., counselors, social workers) to ensure students are supported and can be successful
• Behavior Management:
  Knowledge of behavioral management frameworks that reteach expectations and prepare students to be productive members of the school community
• Professional Learning Communities & Data Analysis:
  Supports the implementation of Professional Learning Communities to ensure that students' academic progress is monitored and supported; adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data
• Curriculum Alignment:
  Knowledge of school-wide academic standards and all state assessments required of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies; collaborates with teachers to monitor the implementation of curriculum.
• Instructional Leadership:
  Ability to provide instructional feedback to teachers to enhance instructional best-practices
• Differentiated Instruction:
  Knowledge of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies and pedagogy; provides appropriate and sustained professional learning to reinforce research-based best practices in curriculum implementation, instruction and assessment as well as differentiation and…