ELIZABETH BOARD OF EDUCATION
Elizabeth, New Jersey
JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Supervisor of Early Childhood Education
Qualifications:
- Valid supervisor's certificate or certificate of eligibility.
- Minimum of five (5) years experience in the area of public school education, with related experiences in teaching.
- Administration or communication skills.
- Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.
Reports to: Director of Early Childhood Education
Supervises: Early Childhood Teachers
Early Childhood Assistants (Aides)
Master Teachers
Facilitators
LDT-Cs
Social Workers
Preschool Intervention and Referral Team (PIRT)
Performance Responsibilities:
- Assist in assessing and monitoring in-service training programs for all pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten teaching staff.
- Provide direct supervision of both in-district and community Early Childhood Programs through regular classroom visitations, observation, and evaluations.
- Provide on-going evaluations of all Early Childhood programs.
- Confer with in-district teachers, guidance counselors and Early Childhood Teams on a regular basis to determine if goals of the Early Childhood Programs are being met.
- Assist in the coordination of the registration process for Early Childhood students.
- Prepare reports as requested by the Director of Early Childhood Education.
- Maintain copies of all records and forms related to the Early Childhood Programs.
- Assist teachers in the development, evaluation and improvement of teaching techniques related to instruction for Early Childhood students.
- Supervise the selection and use of all instructional materials, supplies, equipment and software and maintain an inventory of same.
- Attend meetings, workshops and in-service programs relevant to Early Childhood, as requested by the Director of Early Childhood Education.
- Participate in recruitment, selection, appointment, and orientation of new teachers.
- Maintain a regular contact and working relationship with all community agencies and providers relative to the area of Early Childhood Education.
- Implement and monitor Early Childhood instructional and fiscal programs plan.
- Supervise and direct the professional growth of Early Childhood Team and teachers through regularly scheduled staff meetings and workshops and through individual and group conferences.
- Participate with school principals in the recommendation or non-recommendation of non-tenured Early Childhood personnel and the evaluation of tenured personnel through observation, consultation and a review of reports.
- Develop and improve curriculum in Early Childhood programs by directing and working with the appropriate supervisors, consultants, teachers and other members of the professional staff.
- Coordinate with the Director of Early Childhood Education, principals and all appropriate supervisors, all aspects of interaction between the schools and Division.
- Analyze and interpret pre- and post-test data in conjunction with appropriate principals and supervisors.
- Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the Director of Early Childhood Education.
Terms of Employment:
Twelve (12) months; tenurable.
Evaluated by the Director of Early Childhood Education, consistent with statute,
code and collective negotiations agreement.
Compensation and benefits as established by the Administrator's collective
negotiations agreements.
Date Approved: June 28, 2005
Rev'd.: