Coordinator, International Baccalaureate; IB Diploma Program

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program Coordinator

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the effective administration of the IB Diploma Program (IBDP) and will work closely with school leadership in supporting students and teachers to maximize students' attainment. Quality assurance of teaching and learning in the IB years, providing pedagogical leadership to the IBDP, and promoting the IB ethos will be critical elements of the role.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for all communications with the IB offices
• Record all communication, forms, documents, and reports from the IB
• Ensure that appropriate student records are maintained
• Contribute to the promotion and development of the IBDP both within and outside the school
• Attend workshops and regional meetings
• Organize internal assessment and moderation of internal assessment, according to the Diploma criteria
• Support the Principal on curriculum developments within the IBDP
• Create and maintain internal assessment calendar
• Work with counselor to ensure students are appropriately scheduled for DP coursework and eligible for the IB Diploma

Examinations:

• Ensure that students are registered for examinations
• Ensure that students receiving assessment accommodations are appropriately registered with supporting documentation to receive accommodations
• Ensure appropriate conduct of examinations (written and oral), including establishing examination schedule, training invigilators, and preparing exam materials
• Ensure that all internal assessment materials are sent to respective examiners
• Send examination answer scripts to IB examiners on time
• Report examination irregularities
• Organize distribution of results
• Work with school leadership to analyze results and adjust program delivery as necessary, including submitting enquiry upon results on behalf of students as necessary

Teaching:

• Ensure that all teachers are suitably qualified and trained in accordance with IB requirements
• Conduct regular meetings with IB teachers
• Provide support and information to teachers new to the IB, especially in pedagogy and assessment
• Conduct quality assurance of the delivery of the IBDP
• Oversee the five-year program evaluation
• Ensure that teachers have access to the most up-to-date publications
• Ensure that teachers have information on current Diploma Program developments
• Coordinate participation in Diploma workshops and professional learning
• Inform all concerned about assessment procedures and deadlines
• Ensure that all documents are completed on time
• Prepare timelines for submission of work to the IB
• Rationalize timelines for students.
• Ensure the efficient administration of the CAS, extended essays and TOK programs.

Students:

• Ensure that all students are clear about the requirements of the IB Diploma Program and are updated as changes arise
• Inform 9th and 10th grade students about the IB requirements
• Participate in recruitment activities to inform prospective students about the requirements of the Diploma Program
• Advise…