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Center X is a community of educators, in the School of Education and Information Studies, working to transform public schooling to create a more just, equitable, and humane society. Director of California Reading and Literature Project: Major responsibilities include directing the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP); developing funding; designing programs that meet teacher, school district, and university needs, aligning them to state and national standards, and administering programs. Teach and inform the reading methods course for the Teacher Education Program. Design, plan, and implement programs for novice and experienced reading teachers. Responsible for overseeing, developing, and administering professional development programs in alignment with the goals and vision of the California Subject Matter Projects. Major responsibilities include designing, planning, and administering programs including institutes, follow-up sessions, workshop series, conferences, and district-wide programs. Establish and maintain a liaison with local and county schools. Contribute to CRLP state committees on project policies.Percentage of Time:
100
Shift Start:
8:00 am
Shift End:
5:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
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Qualifications
Required/Preferred
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with educators at all levels colleagues, classroom teachers, university faculty, school district personnel, state departments.
Required
Deep knowledge of the subject matter content and critical pedagogy for teaching English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Literature, along with the ability to teach other teachers how to apply a variety of instructional methods that are proven to increase student success in mastering the literacy skills necessary to complete high school and be ready to enter college.
Required
Ability to design and evaluate reading teaching strategies to decide on their effectiveness in specific teaching situations.
Required
Skill in working as part of a team by collaborating with colleagues to design effective Reading education programs and courses.
Required
Ability to communicate effectively to small and large groups to make presentations and convey information about Reading and education policies and practices, elicit cooperation and support, and share new ideas.
Required
Skill in performing a variety of duties writing, designing, acquiring speakers for different projects concurrently.
Required
Skill in setting deadlines and establishing priorities for self and support staff to ensure that tasks get accomplished within deadlines.
Required
Skill in analyzing teacher school district needs and resources available to design appropriate programs.
Required
Knowledge of the specific content of CRLP professional development programs by virtue of having attended previous CRLP professional development offerings.
Preferred
Working knowledge of basic reading content in all disciplines and trends in current Reading research, so that the content of reading education programs is relevant for teachers and students.
Required
Working knowledge of current education research and adult learning theory so that teaching strategies are appropriate for teachers.
Required
Working knowledge of state and national standards and of school district administrative procedures so that programs will be tailored to them and be adopted.
Required
Ability to use research methods to evaluate the effectiveness of programs.
Required
Ability to supervise personnel, including organizing workflow.
Required
Skills in writing correspondence to faculty and school District personnel to elicit their support of and participation in programs.
Required
Skills in encouraging, motivating, and stimulating teachers in small group settings to develop their leadership qualities and use their expertise to carry out reading education programs.
Required
Skills in writing grant proposals to elicit funds to support reading education programs.
Required
Minimum five years experience teaching in middle or secondary classrooms in urban settings.
Preferred
Master's degree, Ph.D./Ed.D preferred.
Preferred
Ability to travel to sites within and outside the state to represent the Center.
Required
Demonstrated interest in educational reform in urban schooling.
Required
Knowledge of University and campus-wide administrative and academic organization, and of budget and personnel procedures.
Preferred
Ability to use word processing and computing technologies to write material, develop budgets, and organize information for reading education programs and courses.
Required
Prior experience as a teacher, administrator, manager of academic/research project or applicable experience.
Required
Ability to analyze and determine school and district/ cluster needs and resources to provide programs to maximize effectiveness of activities.
Required
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Required
Ability to design and evaluate programmatic and organizational strategies to decide on their effectiveness.
Required
Excellent verbal and written skills to communicate effectively to small and large groups to make presentations and convey information about Center policies and practices, elicit cooperation and support, and share new ideas.
Required
Working knowledge of state and national guidelines and school district administrative procedures so that programs will be tailored to them and be adopted.
Required
Ability to develop short- and long-range strategies to manage critical issues
Required
Ability to recruit, train, motivate, direct and evaluate the activities of parents and community members to increase advocacy
Required
Demonstrate superior analytical and organizational skills with the ability to analyze, evaluate and respond to concerns and requests for services from elected officials, the associate dean's office, school districts, and community organizations
Required
Skill in inter-group dynamics, inter-cultural relations, and organizational dynamics.
Required
Demonstrate skill in program planning, implementation, administration, and evaluation with specially targeted groups.
Required
Demonstrate ability to develop theoretical models for leadership training workshops to enhance the leadership capabilities of populations
Required
Prior experience working with a technologically forward environment, creating content-driven programming, and engaging volunteers and valued constituents.
Required
Skill in creating and maintaining a social media presence and maintain a live and current website.
Required
Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed
Required
Strong coaching and leadership skills to provide clear expectations, guidance, and performance feedback to team members
Required
Knowledge of supervision and management methods, procedures, and practices.
Required
Knowledge of planning, development, and assessment of new programs
Required
Serve as a resource to parents, guardians, caregivers, students, and educators
Required
Develop and deliver educational presentations, workshops, institutes, and courses for parents, guardians, caregivers, students, and educators on a variety of topics related to program goals
Required
Plan and implement individualized plans based on the unique needs and interests of families in districts.
Required
Facilitate discussion groups for parents, guardians, caregivers, students, and educators on various topics related to the project
Required
Collaborate with other professionals to best meet the needs of families.
Required
Keep up-to-date on current research in the field of parent engagement, child development, and other topics pertaining to the goals of the program.
Required
Maintain accurate records of all parent education activities and use the data to guide future work
Required
Ability to monitor and analyze state political, community, and legislative issues impacting parents and community and advise the Center leadership and associate dean's office.
Required
Evaluate the effectiveness of parent education programs and make recommendations for improvement.
Required
Keep up-to-date on current research in the field of parent engagement, child development, and other topics pertaining to the goals of the program.
Required
Advocate for families within the community and connect them to resources as needed.
Required
Facilitate discussion groups for parents, guardians, caregivers, students, and educators on various topics related to the project.
Required
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
08-11-2023
External Posting Date:
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