British Columbia Program Head (Lower Elementary Grades)
Hayat Universal School (HUBS), Qatar
Job Description
Detailed Job Description
Context
Hayat Universal School (HUBS) Qatar is a PreK 12 British Columbia Certified Offshore School operating in Doha, Qatar. HUBS Qatar offers the BC Program along with a national program of Arabic Language, Islamic Education and Qatar History. The school bilingual programs attract Qatari families and the vast majority of students are English Language Learners (ELL). Most students join the school at the preschool program level. Being an offshore school, HUBS depends heavily on its educational leadership team, comprised of the Principal and BC Program Heads, for implementing the BC curriculum and operating the school to achieve the school mission and learning goals of developing Effective Communicators, Reflective Thinkers, Responsible Individuals and Global Muslims.
Purpose
The BC Program Head position is of an academic vice-principal level. The BC Program Head supports the school Principal primarily in the Principal’s instructional leadership role. The Principal strives to deliver a rigorous educational program for HUBS’ predominantly ELL population. The aim is to create a professional and positive school climate, where adults are collaborating to engage students in meaningful and strategically focused learning in a nurturing and safe environment. Student achievement must be measures based on the BC Ministry of Education standards and the school learning goals.
Detailed Duties
The BC Program Head leading specific grade levels assumes the following responsibilities:
1. Planning for Instruction and Assessment
Leading/contributing to the discussions within teacher and admin teams to develop policies for instruction, assessment, reporting, homework, student co-curricular and extracurricular activities and student support with consideration for the needs of the student body who is predominantly Qatari and is ELL;
Selecting instructional programs and frameworks to bring the structure and consistency required for effective delivery of the BC curriculum while considering the fluid nature of staffing in International schools. The BC Program Head is to support planning instruction using those programs developed over the nine years of HUBS School;
Identifying instructional strategies that will support teacher instruction, in addition to the mandated strategies;
Selecting learning resources required for the BC curriculum, including books for sale to students, classroom and library resources, manipulatives and IT resources;
Preparing or leading the preparation of materials such as professional teacher resources (planning templates, sample plans and self-contained activities) and student resources (reference materials, map of curriculum to textbooks and homework);
Leading the development of class lists with student grouping that minimizes the heterogeneity of reading levels within one class;
Leading and supporting teachers as they develop the following:
o year plans/course overviews, unit plans, weekly newsletters and daily lesson plans using the school-mandated templates and ensuring differentiation, technology integration, ESL emphasis and implementation of hands-on and inquiry-based approaches required for the redesigned BC curriculum
o homework assignments
o formative and summative assessment
o Plans for student co-curricular and extracurricular activities that support learning and diversify opportunities to maximize student achievement.
2. Monitoring Instruction, Assessment and Student Achievement
Making regular classroom visits as per the school policy to monitor the consistent use of required daily plans; adherence to the yearly plans/course overview; use of instructional strategies, resources and assessment as per policies and plans; student-engagement and positive classroom environment;
Reviewing exam papers before administration;
Collecting and reviewing samples of items such as instructional plans, student classwork, homework, completed assessment and, wherever applicable, assess students to spot-check teacher assessment;
Supervising exam invigilation;
Monitoring the use of formative and summative assessment and adherence to the assessment policy through periodical checking of Gradebook;
Reviewing and signing student progress reports (Report Cards);
Monitoring materials published on the Student Information System (Plus Portal) to communicate with students and their families;
Reviewing and analyzing student assessment data to identify trends and anomalies and prepare for discussion with the school Principal, school Head Office and teachers to identify actions to improve student achievement.
3. Managing Behavior and Discipline
Contributing to developing schoolwide policies and procedures for beha