Position Opening: SCHOOL DIRECTOR, 0.5 FTE - Filled
Deadline For Receiving Applications: Open until filled
Position Begins: April 1, 2007
Responsibilities
- Report directly to the Sage Community School Board.
- Manage the general operation of the school.
- Define and help acquire resources needed to open the school: Fiscal, Facility, Human Resources
- Oversee the ordering of equipment, curriculum, and supplementary material
- Supervise the school’s education program.
- Assist in the development, revision, and evaluation of the curriculum.
- Implement and observe all Board policies and regulations by the school’s staff and students.
- Report required information to the SCS and district school boards.
- Makes sure that all state and federal regulations and requirements are being followed.
- Supervise all certified and classified personnel attached to the school.
- Assist in recruiting, screening, hiring, training, assigning, and evaluating the school’s professional staff.
- Coordinate paraprofessionals with district.
- Assume responsibility for the safety and administration of the school facility.
- Maintain high standards of student conduct and enforce discipline as necessary according due process to the rights of students.
- Assume responsibility for the attendance, conduct, and health of students.
- Assist in the management and preparation of the school’s budget.
- Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding
- Act as liaison between the school and the community interpreting activities and policies of the school, and encouraging community participation in school life.
- Recommend the contract renewal and non renewal of licensed and classified staff.
- Act as key spokesperson and liaison for community, media and school partners
- Maintain existing relationships and explore potential partnerships
Qualifications *
- Must support the Mission & Vision of SCS.
- Valid and appropriate educational license, state of Oregon preferred.
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience
- Three years minimum teaching experience
- Licensed with Teachers Standards and Practice Commission
- Two years of administrative experience preferred.
- Lifelong learner willing to embrace innovative ideas
- Belief that all students can learn and achieve at high levels
- Strong commitment and demonstrated ability to involve people in decision making
- Experience in curriculum, instruction, and staff development.
- Ability to apply research findings to school programs.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead others.
- An open communicator with admirable public relations skills.
* Alternative qualifications will be considered.
Contract: April – June 30, 2007
Contract: July 1 - June 30, 2007
Compensation and benefits to be negotiated.
Position Opening: Lead Teacher - Filled
POSITION OPENING: Full Time Elementary Lead Teacher
RECEIVING APPLICATIONS: April 16, 2007
POSITION BEGINS: August 23, 2007
Responsibilities
- Leads the Sage Community School team of teachers to fulfill the SCS mission.
- Supports the team in daily teaching, parent and student issues.
- Acts as first stop for teaching staff concerns and channels information to the Director and Board.
- Coordinates professional development and teacher training.
- Coordinates schedules.
- Attends staff meetings, serves on committees, and attends workshops, inservice training.
- Prepares lesson plans and project objectives and outlines, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.
- Coordinates place based education with local resources.
- Coordinates curriculum alignment with state standards.
- Instructs using multimedia aids in presenting subject matter to class.
- Teaches rules of conduct and maintains discipline and suitable learning environments in and out of classroom.
- Supervises students inside and outside of classroom.
- Keeps attendance and grade records and prepares reports as required by the school.
- Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise.
- Assigns lessons, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations.
- Evaluates student performance and discusses pupil academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
- Prepares, administers, and scores assessments and records results.
- Coordinates class field trips.
- Takes responsibility for student achievement.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree
- ECE/ELE/E Oregon teaching certificate
- Leadership experience
- Teaching experience
- Self-motivated, flexible
- Team-oriented educator
- Innovation and creativity in designing curriculum
- Must support the Mission of Sage Community School:
Sage will be a model in flexible and innovative learning offering a unique place-based program not available in Southeast Oregon and relevant to many small, rural schools. The mission of Sage Community School is to create a safe, collaborative and academically rigorous environment for grades K-8 in the greater Chiloquin area. With a place-based learning model focusing on area natural resources, agriculture and Klamath Tribal culture, curricula will integrate core instruction with project-based instruction on a foundation of experiential learning and character education. Each student will work toward his or her highest potential and meet or surpass the state benchmarks. Success will be evidenced by a high quality portfolio of place-based projects exemplifying his or her understanding of that relationship to family, community, country and the world.
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Knowledge of area of teaching and ability to communicate that knowledge.
- Knowledge of principles and processes for student/parent service. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards, and evaluation of student/parent satisfaction.
- Knowledge of different learning styles and ability to use that knowledge to better student achievement.
- Ability to work in a blended classroom environment.
- Creativity and innovation to prepare, conduct and assess project based curricula that emphasize natural resources, agriculture and local culture.
Compensation
Salary: 2007-2008 base salary $42,000
Contract: days. 195
Benefits: Health, PERS
Position Opening: Teacher - Filled
POSITION OPENING: Full Time Elementary Teaching Position
RECEIVING APPLICATIONS: April 16, 2007
POSITION BEGINS: August 23, 2007
Responsibilities
- Works as a team with other teachers to prepare curriculum and project objectives and outline, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.
- Instructs using multimedia aids in presenting subject matter to class.
- Teaches rules of conduct and maintains discipline and suitable learning environment in and out of classroom.
- Develops lesson plans.
- Supervises students inside and outside classroom.
- Keeps attendance and grade records and prepares reports as required by school.
- Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise.
- Assigns lessons, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations.
- Attends staff meetings, serves on committees, and attends workshops, inservice training.
- Evaluates student performance and discusses pupil academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
- Prepares, administers, and scores assessments and records results.
- Coordinates class field trips.
- Prepares bulletin boards/displays.
- Takes responsibility for student achievement.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree
- ECE/ELE/E Oregon teaching certificate
- Experience and Flexibility
- Self-motivated learner
- Team-oriented educator
- Innovation and creativity in designing curriculum
- Must support the Mission of Sage Community School:
Sage will be a model in flexible and innovative learning offering a unique place-based program not available in Southeast Oregon and relevant to many small, rural schools. The mission of Sage Community School is to create a safe, collaborative and academically rigorous environment for grades K-8 in the greater Chiloquin area. With a place-based learning model focusing on area natural resources, agriculture and Klamath Tribal culture, curricula will integrate core instruction with project-based instruction on a foundation of experiential learning and character education. Each student will work toward his or her highest potential and meet or surpass the state benchmarks. Success will be evidenced by a high quality portfolio of place-based projects exemplifying his or her understanding of that relationship to family, community, country and the world.
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Knowledge of curriculum design, individual and group instruction, assessment of student learning.
- Ability to communicate knowledge of content areas effectively.
- Ability to individualize instruction to meet the learning needs of students, including learning styles.
- Ability to work in a blended classroom environment.
- Knowledge of different learning styles and ability to use that knowledge to better student achievement.
- Ability to work in a blended classroom environment.
- Creativity and innovation to prepare, conduct and assess project based curricula that emphasize natural resources, agriculture and local culture.
- Ability to incorporate area resources and history into curriculum design.
Compensation
Salary: 2007-2008 base salary $32,000
Contract: days. 190
Benefits: Health, PERS
Position Opening: Kindergarten Teacher - Filled
POSITION OPENING: Part Time Kindergarten Teaching Position
RECEIVING APPLICATIONS: April 16, 2007
POSITION BEGINS: August 23, 2007
Responsibilities
- Works as a team with other teachers to prepare curriculum and project objectives and outline, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of state and school.
- Instructs using multimedia aids in presenting subject matter to class.
- Teaches rules of conduct and maintains discipline and suitable learning environment in and out of classroom.
- Develops lesson plans.
- Supervises students inside and outside classroom.
- Keeps attendance and grade records and prepares reports as required by school.
- Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise.
- Assigns lessons, corrects papers, and hears oral presentations.
- Attends staff meetings, serves on committees, and attends workshops, inservice training.
- Evaluates student performance and discusses pupil academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
- Prepares, administers, and scores assessments and records results.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree
- ECE/ELE/E Oregon teaching certificate
- Experience and Flexibility
- Self-motivated learner
- Team-oriented educator
- Innovation and creativity in designing curriculum
- Must support the Mission of Sage Community School:
Sage will be a model in flexible and innovative learning offering a unique place-based program not available in Southeast Oregon and relevant to many small, rural schools. The mission of Sage Community School is to create a safe, collaborative and academically rigorous environment for grades K-8 in the greater Chiloquin area. With a place-based learning model focusing on area natural resources, agriculture and Klamath Tribal culture, curricula will integrate core instruction with project-based instruction on a foundation of experiential learning and character education. Each student will work toward his or her highest potential and meet or surpass the state benchmarks. Success will be evidenced by a high quality portfolio of place-based projects exemplifying his or her understanding of that relationship to family, community, country and the world.
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Knowledge of curriculum design, individual and group instruction, assessment of student learning.
- Ability to communicate knowledge of content areas effectively.
- Ability to individualize instruction to meet the learning needs of students, including learning styles.
- Ability to work in a blended classroom environment.
- Knowledge of different learning styles and ability to use that knowledge to better student achievement.
- Ability to work in a blended classroom environment.
- Creativity and innovation to prepare, conduct and assess project based curricula that emphasize natural resources, agriculture and local culture.
- Ability to incorporate area resources and history into curriculum design.
Compensation
Salary: 2007-2008 base salary $16,000
Contract: days. 114
Benefits: Health, PERS
Position Opening: Office Specialist - Filled
POSITION OPENING: Part Time Kindergarten Teaching Position
RECEIVING APPLICATIONS: April 16, 2007
POSITION BEGINS: August 23, 2007
Responsibilities
- Assist Director with managing the general operation of the school;
- Assist in the responsibility for the safety and administration of the school facility;
- Act as liaison between the school and the community, interpreting activities and policies of the school, and encouraging community participation in school life;
- Assist with student supervision when necessary;
- Record data such as demographic characteristics, attendance records and multiple student records, and provide data to appropriate entities such as school district;
- Prepare and process business and government forms;
- Plan, develop, maintain and operate a variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, analyze and store information;
- Review records for completeness, accuracy and compliance with regulations;
- Release information to persons and agencies according to regulations;
- Resolve/clarify codes and diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with teachers or others to get additional information;
- Protect the security of all records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained;
- Coordinate conferences and meetings;
- Compose/prepare meeting notes, routine correspondence, and reports;
- Learn to operate new office technologies as they are developed and implemented;
- Operate office equipment such as fax machines, copiers, and phone systems, and use computers for spreadsheet, word processing, database management, and other applications;
- Collect and record funds from cash accounts, and make disbursements as needed;
- Order and dispense supplies;
- Open, read, route, and distribute incoming mail and other material;
- Mail newsletters, promotional material, and other information;
- Locate and attach appropriate files to incoming correspondence requiring replies;
- Set up and maintain paper and electronic filing systems for records, correspondence, etc.;
- Greet parents and visitors, handle their inquiries, and direct them to the appropriate persons
- Prepare and mail checks;
- Help students;
- Maintain scheduling and event calendars;
- Answer telephones and give information to callers, take messages, and transfer calls to appropriate individuals;
- Make copies of material;
- Administer basic first aid;
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Administrative and office management skills including clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures.
- Principles and processes for providing excellent customer service.
- Structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Basic first aid techniques.
Compensation
Salary: 2007-2008 salary schedule (to be negotiated)
Contract: days. 215
Benefits: Health
Application Procedure
A complete application should include:
- Cover letter including reasons for applying and evidence which addresses the qualifications listed on the position notice.
- Completed Sage Community School Application form.
- Copies of Applicable Licenses.
- Other references or materials as appropriate.
Information and Application Contact
Sage Community School Application
P.O. Box 655
Chiloquin, OR 97624
541-783-3992