Department Coordinators (Internal)

Department Coordinators (History, ELA, Science, Mathematics)

The High School Department Coordinator (DC) must be a certified-teacher who will assist the building principal and assistant principals in implementing the established district, school and department goals.

This position is a three-year appointment, subject to annual review, that is intended to support teachers by facilitating professional development/curriculum, coordinating the management and operation of the department and assisting in the supervision and observation of his/her departmental teachers.

Qualifications:

• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary license in specific subject area(s).
• Candidates must have at least three (3) to five (5) years of experience in the content area and will receive training on the evaluation process and procedure.
• It is preferred but not required that candidates for the position of DC possess or are in the process of pursuing a degree in educational leadership, such as a Masters or CAGS.
• Department Coordinators (DC) are in Unit A.

Supervision & Evaluation:

1. The DC will provide overall daily supervision of his/her department staff and will be a contributor to the observation component of the evaluation process for members of his/her department.
2. The Department Coordinator will be evaluated by the Principal and/or his/her designee.
3. The DC will be responsible for certain walkthrough observations for all his/her departmental teachers.

Course Release:

It has been determined that DC will require additional release periods to complete all aspects of this position. The following is a guideline on how that will occur within each department:

1. DCs supervising 5-7 FTEs will have three (3) course releases per year with at least one (1) release period scheduled each trimester.
2. DCs supervising 8-10 FTEs will have four (4) course releases per year with at least one (1) release period scheduled each trimester.
3. DCs supervising 11-18 FTEs will have five (5) course releases per year with at least one (1) release period scheduled each trimester.
4. If it occurs that a DC supervises more than eighteen (18) FTEs, the Association and the Superintendent will agree in writing to the appropriate course release.

Compensation & Work Year:

• Department Coordinators will receive a yearly $3,436.63 stipend.
• Department Coordinators will work 185 days a year, which includes one additional summer day. Some additional summer work up to seven (7) days will be required. Summer days, beyond the one day already included, will need to be approved by the principal and scheduled by June 1. This work will be compensated at the Department Coordinator's per diem rate.