Leader In Residence - Lighthouse Academy Job Grand Rapids area,Michigan USA,Education / Teaching

Leader In Residence

General

Purpose:

While serving as a Leader in Residence, this individual shall earn the necessary credentials to become a School Leader in accordance with MDE guidelines, if they do not already have the administrative endorsement in Michigan. The Leader in Residence shall assist the Superintendent with overseeing the daily operational functions of teaching, instructional support services, and support services staff of the Academy.

A Leader in Residence does not have final responsibility for developing curriculum; overseeing the school improvement plan; setting instructional policies; reporting on academic process to FSU or MDE; or supervision and evaluation of school staff. This position reports directly to the Superintendent.

Subscribe to the vision, mission and values of Integrity Educational Services and the applicable academy.

Essential Functions:

Results Driven:

The strong desire to achieve outstanding results in a short amount of time.

The talent to foster collective responsibility and ownership for greater student achievement;

The capacity to rigorously sustain a well-orchestrated system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction attentive to students' specific academic and behavior needs;

The talent to skillfully use student and skill specific data to inform the evaluation and pursuit of instructional and behavior intervention practices – used both across the school and by individual teachers – that directly benefit student learning;

The motivation and drive necessary to ensure that instructional-specific conversations are taking place throughout the school through practices intentionally designed to focus conversations and efforts on improving the instruction of every teacher;

Leadership:

The ability to create and execute clear, logical plans

The power to stay visibly focused and self-assured despite the barrage of personal and professional attacks common at a Strict Discipline Academy

The aptitude to sustain an effective system of shared leadership and responsibility throughout the school and community

Prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change

Achieve results by taking calculated risks and thinking outside the box

Maintain his/her drive for results by demonstrating persistence, directness and the ability to monitor and plan ahead

Programs:

Adeptness to ensure a strong connection between learning goals and classroom activities and behavior goals and the behavior interventions; PBIS, RTP, and Restorative Practices.

The skill to foster this collective responsibility by mobilizing structure, strategies, practices, and the use of resources for the ongoing evaluation and improvement of instruction.

The ability to coordinate instruction, behavior interventions, socioemotional and therapeutic services of day treatment services in order to achieve the outcomes of the program, including stabilization and transition of students to less restrictive educational settings.

Lead, along with other day treatment leadership and the superintendent, continuous improvement and development for day treatment programming.

Oversees weekly team meetings to coordinate care, communicate student needs and progress, and ensure consistent and quality care.

Communicate with referral sources and guardians, keeping them informed of education and treatment goals, plans and progress.

Ensure documentation meets the standards adopted.

Processes:

The ability to motivate others and influence their behaviors

The competence to collect and analyze appropriate data sources to inform decisions

The capacity to rigorously sustain a well-orchestrated system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction and behavior intervention attentive to students' specific academic and behavioral needs

The talent to build professional environment that is one of mutual respect, teamwork, and accountability

Foster analytical thinking, conceptual thinking and problem-solving in others

Performance Responsibilities:

Partic…