Senior School Program Leader

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 .