Math Teacher & Department Head

Position Description

Attend Regular Academic Team (AT) Meetings

• Familiarize yourself with the Academic Team policies and procedures
• Receive updates and direction from Administration
• Share update for department
• Brainstorm as a team on topics
• Approve curriculum changes
• Provide Guidance for Math Department Schoolwide
• Curriculum feedback
• Scope and sequence
• Model teach
• Vertical alignment

Meetings

• Meet regularly with SR School Head
• Plan regular department meetings
• Meet with SL and Grammar Math Leads (as needed)
• Provide Oversight of SR Teachers

Weekly –

• Review of lesson plans and gradebooks (monitor giving of tests/review sheets; percentages, etc.)
• Receive copies of all class-wide communication
• Model of leadership to teacher

Occasionally –

• Provide informal and formal teacher observations
• Check testing calendar to provide feedback to teachers regarding their use of this resource
• Communicate with parents as needed on behalf of department

Yearly –

• Review report cards for each class prior to distribution
• Oversee drafting or revision of syllabus and course guidebook for each class in department each year.
• Mentor SR Teachers
• Onboard new SR teachers by meeting with them in the summer to review curriculum, attending the New Teacher Training in August, and checking with them regularly throughout the year.
• Touch base with teachers in your department to:
  • Review goals
  • Discuss pedagogy
  • Encourage and pray with them
  • Communicate with Teachers and Admin
  • Cascade info from AT meetings to teachers
  • Bring info from teachers back to AT meetings

Budget for Department

• Proposed budget for following school year due October
• Approve all purchases in the department, according to budget

Admissions

• Grade and provide feedback on math placement tests for applicants schoolwide

Training

• Research and provide training for teachers in math department
• Attend occasional educators’ conferences such as SCL and ACCS