Beebe School District                                                             

                                                  Alternative Education Environment Coordinator

Department: K-12                                                         Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Exempt                                                     Reports to: Superintendent

Grade/Level: Certified                                                    Positions Supervised: All certified and classified staff

                                                                                      assigned to the school.

Work Schedule:                                                           

Contract: TBD.  

POSITION SUMMARY

Plan, direct, and coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of The Beebe School District's Alternative Learning Environment Grades K-12.  ALE Coordinator may also assist with summer school (grades 7-12), Virtual Academy instruction (grades K-12) during the school year, as well as duty assignments for regularly scheduled after-school extra-curricular events.

 Essential Functions

• Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning problems.
• Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
• Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers and support staff.
• Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding.
• Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records.
• Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services.
• Direct and coordinate activities of teachers/support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions.
• Participate in special education-related activities such as attending meetings and providing support to special educators throughout the district.
• Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.
• Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities.
• Create orientation activities for students transitioning from the elementary to middle school level or middle school to the high school level.
• Coordinate and direct extracurricular activities and programs such as after-school events and athletic contests.
• Collaborate with coordinators/directors to evaluate teachers/paraprofessionals under their respective programs.
• Collaboratively develop and implement a shared vision and mission.
• Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promote organizational learning.
• Create and implement plans to achieve goals.
• Promote continuous and sustainable improvement.
• Monitor and evaluate progress and revise plans.
• Nurture and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.
• Ensure a comprehensive, rigorous, and coherent curricular program is implemented.
• Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for students.
• Supervise instruction.
• Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progress.
• Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staff.
• Maximize time spent on quality instruction.
• Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learning.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program.
• Monitor and evaluate the management and operational systems.
• Obtain, allocate, align, and efficiently utilize human, fiscal, and technological resources.
• Promote and protect the welfare and safety of students and staff.
• Develop the capacity for distributive leadership.
• Ensure teacher and organizational time is focused to support quality instruction and student learning.
• Collect and analyze data and information pertinent to the educational environment.
• Promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the communities' diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources.
• Build and sustain positive and productive relationships with families, caregivers, and community partners.
• Ensure a system of accountability for every student's academic and social success.
• Model principles of self-awareness. reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior.
• Safeguard the values of democracy, equity, and diversity.
• Consider and evaluate the potential moral and legal consequences of decision-making.
• Promote social justice and ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling.
• Advocate for children, families, and caregivers.
• Act to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting student learning.
• Assess, analyze, and anticipate emerging trends and initiatives in order to adapt leadership strategies.
• Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.
• Adhere to all policies of the District.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendents.

SKILLS & ABILITIES 

  Education: 

  Masters Degree Required, Field of Study: Education, Educational Leadership

  Experience:         

  Prior experience as a building administrator preferred.

  Computer Skills:  

  Shall be able to demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency with computers and                                                                programs associated with the position.

  Certifications & Licenses:  

  Current Arkansas teaching license as a building administrator.

  Other Requirements:  

  1. Successful completion of pre-employment background checks.

  2. Appropriate personal and professional conduct at all times around students, staff, and the general public.                             

The Beebe School District has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Beebe School District reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Beebe School District may deem appropriate. It is the policy of the Beebe School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices.