Job Description

Title:   PROGRAM COORDINATOR - GIFTED PROGRAM

Position Type: Exempt

Primary Function:

Provides the vision, knowledge, and expertise necessary to develop and sustain the instructional program for enrolled students; provides leadership in promoting the program in the York County School Division; assumes responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the program.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in field or in education and valid Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in gifted education.
• Minimum of three years teaching experience.
• Skill in multidisciplinary curriculum development that reflects current best practices.
• Ability to organize and set priorities.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to administer budget, assume operational duties, and mentor staff members.
• Sufficient strength, agility, and dexterity and oral and written communication skills required to perform all performance responsibilities.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Serves as a spokesperson for the program.
• Develops, monitors, and adjusts multidisciplinary curriculum (content, objectives, assessments, materials).
• Teaches classes as assigned.
• Arranges for workshops, speakers, performances, and related field experiences.
• Develops and reviews all necessary forms, reports, and documents.
• Provides assistance and resources for developing division-wide curriculum.
• Coordinates the program with the regular education program as appropriate.
• Arranges, schedules, and supervises the selection of students for the program.
• Arranges, schedules, and supervises the standardized testing of students for the gifted program.
• Works with school administrators to address requests for student acceleration.
• Attends relevant local, state, and regional meetings.

Operation of Program:

• Prepares and monitors budget.
• Serves as liaison with VDOE staff, School Board Office staff, regional Academic Year Governor’s School staff, school principals, school counseling directors, school counselors, and teachers.
• Arranges bus schedules with transportation department for daily and field trip transportation.
• Writes and disseminates notices and informational forms.
• Maintains accurate student and program records.
• Contracts for services and consultants.
• Orders teaching materials and supplies.
• Assumes responsibility for inventory of books and teaching materials.
• Performs assorted administrative functions as necessary.
• Consults with school-based instructors and provides assistance as necessary.
• Serves as a mentor and provides feedback to program instructors.
• Responds to inquiries from parents/guardians and staff.
• Coordinates activities of the parent/community advisory board.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height; to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Reports to:

Designated School Board Office Administrator

Terms of Employment:

Ten months and ten days. Salary according to School Board Pay Plan plus supplement.

Evaluation:

Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with School Board policy and administrative regulations on the evaluation of licensed personnel.

1/14/2025