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Social Studies Department Chairperson, Liberty HighPosted
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Social Studies Department Chairperson, Liberty High JobID: 27167
Position Type:
Contract/Hourly Employment/Extracurricular Assignment - Professional Personnel
Date Posted:
7/17/2024
Location:
Liberty High School
County:
  Harrison County Schools - website  Additional Information: Show/Hide
TITLE: Department Chairperson
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of five years of successful classroom experience in the designated subject area
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Principal
SELECTION:
The position is filled by the Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
* Provide input from other building-level teachers in setting county curricular goals within their specific content area.
* Encourage and coordinate the participation by teachers and pupils in contests, fairs, and projects within their subject area or that are sponsored by civic organizations and school clubs.
* Serve with other schools' chairpersons as members of the textbook selection committee in their academic area(s) as well as county curriculum committees.
* Assist in evaluating and advising concerning strengths and weaknesses in curricular matters as reflected in students' test results for his/her school and when necessary, its feeder schools. Examples of such tests are ACT, CTBS, SAT and PSAT/NMSQT.
* Attend meeting (at least monthly) with school administration to discuss and review department directions, objectives and goals.
* Conduct meetings with his/her department teachers to discuss problems and plan strategies in their curriculum area(s).
* Serve on other county/statewide committees concerning curriculum in their area.
* Attend conferences and workshops to keep abreast of recent trends and developments in their academic areas and communicates these experienced to members of the department.
* Communicate to the principal the concerns and needs of his/her department.
* Communicate to the members of the department the concerns and needs of the administration.
* Works continuously to improve the curriculum and the instruction within his/her department.
* Help to motivate the members of his/her curriculum and the instruction within his/her department.
* Explain to members of the department state regulation concerning learning outcomes, and works with teachers to see that these are carried out.
* Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the superintendent or immediate supervisor may, from time to time, assig
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