Frontline Applicant Tracking - Hamblen County School District

Openings as of 3/30/2025
Administration

2025-26 Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

JobID: 1154

Position Type:
  Administration/Assistant Director-Curriculum


Date Posted:
  3/14/2025


Location:
  District Office


Date Available:
  07/01/2025


Closing Date:
  Until Filled


  ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

QUALIFICATIONS
1. Minimum master's degree in education
2. Tennessee School and/or Administrative certification
3. Minimum five years recent supervisor/administrator experience preferred
4. Hamblen County residency required with position
5. Meets health and physical requirements

JOB GOAL
To assist the director of schools in providing leadership in developing and maintaining the best possible educational programs and services

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
1. Expectation of attendance at school system events during school hours, in the evenings, and on weekends
2. Serves in close liaison with the director and acts for the director during his absence from the school system
3. Assists the director in the development of the budget in areas affected by staff development, textbooks, and curriculum
4. Serves as a member of the school board's negotiating team
5. Serves on various community service committees as deemed appropriate by the director
6. Works closely with the director and assistant director for administration in preparation of state reports
7. Works closely with the director regarding career ladder and extended contract
8. Oversees the following areas: pupil personnel, technology (in conjunction with the director and assistant director for administration), special services, federal programs, career and technical education
9. Attends all regular supervisory staff meetings and meetings of the board of education as deemed appropriate
10. Assumes responsibility for all areas of instruction and curriculum (preK-12), providing direction to all supervisors and principals in these areas, which include the following specific duties:
      a. Directs the planning, implementation, and evaluation of all educational programs
      b. Plans, implements, and directs inservice and staff development programs
      c. Directs the textbook adoption procedures and nominates to the director of schools individuals to serve on the textbook adoption committee 
      d. Coordinates the requisition and distribution of new adoption cycle textbooks
      e. Advises and consults with principals and teachers in evaluating and selecting materials, textbooks, etc. 
      f. Assists principals with the evaluation of teachers and makes appropriate follow-up and recommendations when requested by the principal or teacher          g. Upon request of principal or teacher, conducts performance appraisals to assess instructional competencies of teachers and develops written program of improvement
      h. Recommends teaching strategies, techniques, and materials for classroom use
      i. Coordinates instructional improvement plans with principals and appropriate staff 
      j. Secures, develops, and distributes instructional materials for classroom use
      k. Monitors content relevance and effectiveness of instructional materials in terms of established objectives
      l. Orients new teachers in content areas and instructional process
     m. Provides a sequence of instruction and learning from grade level to grade level at the system level 
     n. Acts as resource person for the director, other administrative personnel, and teachers in curriculum planning, coordinating instructional services of the schools to make more interesting and effective use of materials for instruction 
     o. Interacts with parents and resource persons from the media, institutions of higher learning, private schools, business and industry, textbook publishers, state department of education, board of education, and community agencies
     p. Supervises the completion of state preliminary reports
     q. Plans and directs remedial summer school programs
11. Performs other duties as assigned

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The following physical demands may be required:
1. Talking
2. Hearing
3. Seeing

TEMPERAMENT (Personal traits)
1. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
2. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity
3. Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instruction
4. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or adequately perform a task or job duty.
1. Intelligence: Ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; ability to reason and make judgments
2. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them
3. Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately
4. Data Perception: Ability to understand and interpret information presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables

WORK CONDITIONS Normal working environment

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
1. 261-day contract
2. Assistant director salary schedule approved by board of education (3% above highest paid principal
3. Benefits, travel, and per diem allowance the same as that of the director

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Director of Schools

GENERAL REQUIREMENT

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned.

Adopted 07/01/99
Revised 11/2010
Revised 03/2015


Attachment(s):
• directorasst C & I.pdf



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