head of FS and Key Stage1
The City School International
Total years of experience :29 years, 3 Months
1- Monitors the instructional program and insures planning for instruction and student achievement.
2- Works with teachers in developing short and long range instructional goals.
3- Insures that a system for monitoring student progress is in place.
4- Communicates effectively with staff, parents, students, and community.
5- Observes instruction, records observations, and conducts conferences.
6- Encourages participation in staff development activities.
7- Complies with district procedures in selection, retention, and dismissal of staff.
8- Enforces contractual provisions and administrative regulations regarding employee’s conduct and performance.
9- Prepares the improvement plans and observes the application and delivery of the action plan
10- Work collaboratively with the school management team to maintain and develop the FS and the Key stage 1 curriculum to meet all KHDA requirements
11- Works collaboratively with the school management and the HODs in developing goals to increase the scores on the international tests.
12- Provides opportunities for staff development.
13- Determines and builds a campus plan with staff for school improvement
14- directs planning activities and implements programs collaboratively with staff to ensure attainment of school’s mission.
15- Identifies, analyzes, and applies research findings (e.g., effective school research correlates) to facilitate school improvement.
16- In addition to different administrative and managerial task related to the job
Specific work elements:
1- Monitors the instructional program and insures planning for instruction and student achievement.
2- Works with teachers in developing short and long range instructional goals.
3- Insures that a system for monitoring student progress is in place.
4- Communicates effectively with staff, parents, students, and community.
5- Observes instruction, records observations, and conducts conferences.
6- Encourages participation in staff development activities.
7- Complies with district procedures in selection, retention, and dismissal of staff.
8- Enforces contractual provisions and administrative regulations regarding employee’s conduct and performance.
9- Prepares the improvement plans and observes the application and delivery of the action plan
10- Work collaboratively with the school management team to maintain and develop the kindergarten curriculum to meet all KHDA requirements
11- Works collaboratively with the school management in developing goals to increase the scores on the MAP test.
12- Provides opportunities for staff development.
13- Determines and builds a campus plan with staff for school improvement
14- directs planning activities and implements programs collaboratively with staff to ensure attainment of school’s mission.
15- Identifies, analyzes, and applies research findings (e.g., effective school research correlates) to facilitate school improvement.
16- In addition to different administrative and managerial task related to the job
Specific work elements:
Managing curriculum review, supervising school’s quality assessment periodically, managing the accreditation of school courses, assisting with releasing the school’s approval from different related authorities, attending school committee meetings, ensuring all arrangements conform set requirements of the school, carrying out the process of recruitment, monitoring admission and induction of students, enforcing policies stipulated in the school’s regulations, and arranging training for staff, among others.
As an academic manager at Edu Hub Investment, I prepared the academic file for KHDA and took approval for two early learning centers. I am directly involved in the startup process; interior design, furniture and all resources choosing and follow up with suppliers; training of principal and teachers as part of the starting and operating process.
1- Make sure that the school is working smoothly
2- Follow up with all the section coordinators from the accountant, supervisors, head of sections, head
of departments……. To the nannies and the cleaners.
3- Put all the school’s policies and procedures.
4- Make the strategic and improvement plans for the school.
5- Prepare all the documents required for inspections whether from the education zone or from external
Accreditation
6- Professional development for the staff.
7- Meet parents for new students’ interview and old students’ casual meetings.
8- Prepare the parents’ and students’ handbooks
9- Take actions if there are any problems in the buses, with the teachers, with the parents….
10- Talk to the Ministry of Education and the labor office and make sure the required rules and regulations
are fully followed & achieved.
In all take care of all the school’s aspects and needs and make sure that everything is going up to the British
Standards, as this was a British school.
Key Responsibilities (curriculum advisor)
1-Make sure that the school curriculum meets the needs of the students.
2- Research teaching methods and new technologies that aid students.
3- Follow up with teachers and school administrators to improve academic materials for students.
4-Review the school curriculum to ensure that it is meeting the needs of the students. Based on the review, the curriculum coordinator makes recommendations to the school administration on improvements.
5-Research new technologies, textbooks and classroom materials that teachers use, and monitor the methods that are used in the classroom and make recommendations for new teaching techniques.
6-Find textbooks, software and other materials for the classroom.
7-When new materials are brought to the school, I help train teachers on new methods for using the materials. A curriculum coordinator sets up seminars for teachers, hold workshops or bring in experts to instruct teachers on new resources.
8-Instruct teachers when the school administration brings in new standards for students and help teachers implement changes to the curriculum.
1- Review all the curriculum of the school in both sides depth and width making sure that the spiraling of the curriculum is done properly. I work with the mid and high school’s coordinator to make a clear curriculum for the school which will be a part of the school’s system.
2- Guide the teachers to distribute their pacing charts.
3- In charge of interviewing new applicants (if the school needs)
4- Follow up with the teachers regarding the methods of teaching, lessons preparation, extra curriculum activities and worksheets.
5- Attend classes on weekly basis and set up a feedback meeting with the teacher.
6- Check the books and copybooks of the children on weekly basis to make sure the school’s standards in teaching are being achieved.
7- Researching new technologies, textbooks and classroom materials that teachers use, and monitor the methods that are used in the classroom and make recommendations for new teaching techniques.
8- Find textbooks, software and other materials for the classroom.
9- When new materials are brought to the school, I help train teachers on new methods for using the materials. A curriculum coordinator sets up seminars for teachers, hold workshops or bring in experts to instruct teachers on new resources.
10- Instruct teachers when the school administration brings in new standards for students and help teachers implement changes to the curriculum.
11- Meet with every teacher on weekly basis to discuss the problems he\\she may face and find solutions for any academic problem.
12- Review all the exams and make sure that they are up to the school’s standards. In addition to that the exams should meet the given material in the class.
13- Check the exams corrections for all the subjects and make sure that they have been corrected properly.
14- Contact with the parents on daily basis if there is any academic note about their child and ask for regular meetings with them to keep them informed of their child’s academic level.
Key Responsibilities (Academic controller):
1- Guide the teachers to distribute their pacing charts.
2- Set up the school’s yearly calendar, exam’s timetable, help in the general distribution of the teachers, in addition to the classes-teachers time table.
3- In charge of interviewing new applicants (if the school needs)
4- Follow up with the teachers regarding the methods of teaching, lessons preparation, extra curriculum activities and worksheets.
5- Attend classes on weekly basis and set up a feedback meeting with the teacher.
6- Check the books and copybooks of the children on weekly basis to make sure the school’s standards in teaching are being achieved.
7- Meet with every teacher on weekly basis to discuss the problems he\\she may face and find solutions for any academic problem.
8- Review all the exams and make sure that they are up to the school`s standards. In addition to that the exams should meet the given material in the class.
9- Check the exams corrections for all the subjects and make sure that they have been corrected properly.
10- Contact with the parents on daily basis if there is any academic note about their child and ask for regular meetings with them to keep them informed of their child’s academic level.
11- Research teaching methods and new technologies that aid students.
12- Follow up with teachers and school administrators to improve academic materials for students.
13- Review the school curriculum to ensure that it is meeting the needs of the students. Based on the review, the academic controller makes recommendations to the school administration on improvements
Key Responsibilities (Deputy principal):
Perform all the principal’s duties during his absence:
17- Take action in case of any urgent issues at school.
18- This was a new school so I was involved in all the work to set the school up.
Key Responsibilities:
Following up and preparing with six teachers.
KG class teacher following an American system.
On a daily basis I taught English using a phonetics system, Math and science.
I also took my children for Arts and crafts and sports.
I also worked side by side with the supervisor helping to arrange any school outings or events.
Key Responsibilities:
Teaching elementary level G4-6.
Preparing lesson plans.
Teaching English language skills.
Preparing exams and arranging events held by the school
Best Schools policies and procedures for child protection. signs and ways of interfering and reporting.
Early Years leadership and management – International Pre-School Curriculum- Dubai (2014 -2015).
best practices to include the SEN children in main stream schools
4 years study with full time attendance during which students were exposed to different types of literature both American and British. Through out the four years we learned different aspects of language from phonetics awareness to grammar and different kinds of writing. literacy criticism was an important course where students used their imagination, information about the different ages as well as analytical skills in order to analyse and criticize a poem or a book. teaching methodologies and teaching English as a second Language were training courses that we had to take in the main University branch in Beirut