Key Responsibilities (Key expectations from the role) Domain 1: Meeting Curriculum and Pedagogical Priorities ● Oversee curriculum within the program and also take an active role in vertical alignment across all three programs in the school. ● Liaison with other Instructional Coaches and Program Leaders for Curriculum Mapping vertically and horizontally ● Oversee horizontal alignment and integration of strands across content areas ● Identify and Implement appropriate standards and benchmarks defining pedagogy ● Ensure that pedagogy supports student growth and production of high quality work through regular observations ● Oversee and monitor lesson planning ● Ensure that Learning Targets are aligned for the year ● Ensure that assessments (formative & summative) are sufficient to gauge student achievement ● Integrate content areas into projects ● monitor consistency of corrections in C.W / H.W, Assignments, projects and assessments and report writing ● Ensure holistic balance and developmental appropriateness at each class level and for each individual student ● Ensure that students produce high quality work through the regular review of student work ● Oversee and monitor the quality of publishing of students' work, overview documents, learning histories, Curriculum Documents and teacher work ● Keep abreast with current best practices in experiential and expeditionary learning, including pedagogy, lesson design and assessments, and makes program adjustments accordingly Domain 2: Knowledge, Planning, and Preparation ● Ensure that planning processes are in place for implementation of program objectives ● Support and foster consistent practice in pedagogy, classroom climate and discipline ● Ensure consistent implementation of clear procedures for fulfilling the objectives of the program within the broad mission of the school ● Establish processes for co-creating a school-wide calendar, effective timetable and day plans with other leaders ● Ensure smooth contribution and functioning of program representatives in whole school processes and events ● Pre Plan and design effective departmental meetings with different leadership groups within the program ● Ensure Long range planning and procurement of fixed resources such as rooms, labs, equipment, yearly stationery etc. ● Ensure Short range planning, procurement and monitor the optimal use of classroom resources (consumables and fixed). ● Oversee and monitor upkeep, maintenance of all fixed equipment ● Facilitate collaborative planning and decisions on student material based on curriculum reviews ● Ensure that systems are in place for fiscally responsible procurement of resources Domain 3: Using Assessment and Feedback in Instruction ● Facilitate, Oversee and monitor data collection structures, data collection, analysis and collective action planning for students in different levels – Below Basic, Basic, Proficient and Advanced ● Ensure that formative and summative assessments are sufficient to gauge student achievement by cohort and individually ● Oversee the planning of sensitive and timely implementation, sharing and reflection of assessments and external assessments ● Oversee the planning and implementation of assessment cycle ● Ensure and Facilitate Collaborative Analysis, planning of curriculum and instruction based on external assessment performance ● Ensure Backward planning of student assessment profile, portfolio evidences, marking of rubrics and checklists, data entry, summative and formative assessments dates, defining data structures ● Oversee student portfolio management inside the classroom and monitor portfolio visibility to parents and ensure regularity. ● Facilitate and Oversee presentation of external and internal assessment data to stakeholders ● Ensure appropriate scheduling, planning and implementation of portfolio conferences, parent workshops and SLFCs ● Ensure thorough regular reviews and observations, that students receive appropriate and regular opportunities for meaningful reflection Domain 4: Maintaining Accurate Record and Communicating with Families ● Record and track performance of coaches, grade reps and teachers ● Maintain observation logs of teachers, coaches and grade reps ● Communicate with all stakeholders through established systems and processes based on transparency and authenticity ● Ensure all administrative and academic decisions are communicated seamlessly between senior leadership and teachers ● Design and Facilitate opportunities and Oversee parent workshops – Orientations, Assessments, Pedagogy ● Facilitate, Oversee, and monitor meeting with parents for discipline issues ● Facilitate, Oversee, and monitor meeting with parents for attendance and regularity ● Facilitate, Oversee, and monitor meeting with parents for academic concerns ● Oversee and monitor parent written communication – circulars, e-group updates, parents email responses ● Handle parent specific questions and concerns with respect to school pedagogy, curriculum and assessments. ● Plan and organize parent-teacher conferences and other parent forums on a regular basis Domain 5: Participating in PLCs and the use of Adaptive School Practices ● Design, Facilitate the regular scheduling and implementation of staff sessions for reflections, community building and communication of the purposefulness and meaning in the work ● Maintain positive relationship with peers ● Facilitate positive behaviour amongst teachers through effective conflict management, role modeling and inspiring ● Promote and Ensure a culture of professional inquiry & dialogue ● Participate and Lead school projects and events ● Ensure that teachers take active participation across programme projects and events ● Lead and take initiative to contribute to profession ● Create opportunities for coaches and teachers to contribute to profession Domain 6: Growing and Developing Professionally ● Take initiative in personal growth and training ● Delegate responsibilities appropriately to support school-wide and program-specific needs and objectives. ● Plan appropriate professional development, effective orientation and mentoring of new staff; establish an overall atmosphere of respect, trust and accountability conducive to nurturing an authentic Professional Learning Community focused on student outcomes. ● Actively observe teachers, give feedback and conduct formal goal-setting and evaluation sessions; mentor teacher-leaders, Establish peer coaching and observation practice around a common set of teacher standards and observation protocols. ● Motivate and assess staff performance fairly and consistently. Domain 7: Celebrating school culture, practices, and norms ● Demonstrate and role model the school's Dharmic Principles ● Oversee the integration of values based on the Dharmic Principles of the school philosophy. ● Ensure an open and safe environment for staff and students through regular dialogues, collaborative sessions and one-on-ones ● Ensure effective and collaborative engagement with the student support and counseling team to integrate values and support special needs ● Ensure a positive, well-disciplined atmosphere in classrooms, at assemblies, arrivals, dismissals, recesses and lunch breaks through established systems ● Ensure safety and well-being of students at all times, in all contexts. ● Ensure the maintenance of order in corridors, canteen, playgrounds, on buses and field trips. ● Ensure appropriate interventions in discipline issues according to established policies ● Ensure collaborative engagement with parents to assure cooperation and support ● Establish clear and effective protocols to monitor and facilitate positive student behaviour through positive reinforcement and culture building ● Approve student leaves and meet parents for advance leave approvals ● Support program objectives, aligned with the overall vision and priorities of the school ● Establish a clear and consistent system for recording personnel issues including attendance, punctuality and regularity ● Reinforce systems for recording student attendance and punctuality ● Monitor students’ attendance and teacher response to low attendance in classes (Weekly) ● Monitor and Oversee late arrival of students and teachers’ response to late coming in class (Weekly) ● Monitor and Oversee discipline dashboard and Ensure action on recurring incidents through reviews follow-up (daily monitoring of dashboard, weekly, monthly follow-up) ● Oversee appropriate allocation of teachers, creation of rosters for whole school duties such as dispersals, whole school events, recruitment, admissions examination and invigilation duties etc. ● Ensure teacher compliance with school regulation related to HR ● Ensure teacher compliance with school regulation related to materials, resources, school's Intellectual property, confidentiality of information ● Ensure teacher compliance with statutory regulations of state and centre Domain 8: Administration ● Ensure regulation and reinforcement of staff supervision duties, parent communication, budgeting and optimal use of resources ● Promote accountability for prudent consumption, even distribution, sustainable practices including recycling and reuse ● Incorporate Plan for integration of technology, both hardware and software for teachers and students ● Implement systems for textbook and literature replacement based on curriculum review ● Facilitate usage plan in conjunction with the other program leaders, head of logistics and chief operating officer ● Liaison with head of logistics to ensure smooth technical functioning of whole school processes – Attendance, Resource Management, Facilities Management, Dispersal, Budget Management and Stationery ● Propose Yearly Budget for the program - teacher Development, curriculum and Subject resources, Classroom libraries, student products, Khoj, field Trips, events, workshops, professional development plan for teachers literary resources and other consumable and non-consumable resources .