Division Chair and Special Education Teacher
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Division Chair and Special Education Teacher
Harvard Community Unit School District 50, Harvard High School - Harvard, Illinois
Starting Date:
Aug 3, 2026
Job Description
Job Title:
Division Chair and Special Education Teacher
Job Summary:
As Division Chair, the role encompasses comprehensive supervision and evaluation of staff, including regular classroom visits and coaching sessions to enhance instructional strategies. Responsibilities include curriculum development and review, ensuring alignment with district standards, and promoting rigorous coursework opportunities. The position requires adept budget management and collaboration with district curriculum leads for vertical alignment and postsecondary readiness. Additionally, the Division Chair leads student growth initiatives through data-driven interventions, supports teacher professional development, and is an integral member of the Building Leadership Team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within the division.
Qualifications:
Professional Educator License (PEL) or eligible for appropriate license
Evaluation
Building Principal. The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on the Evaluation of Staff.
Reports to:
Division Faculty
Terms of Employment:
This is a nine-month stipend position. Pending the review of school needs and the evaluation process, the term may be extended annually.
Compensation and Benefits:
The details of compensation and benefits for employees are comprehensively outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This agreement is accessible at the district careers page for information regarding remuneration and benefits.
Stipend Amount:
as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Expected Outcomes
Increased collaboration among the teachers on the team
Increased number of students who are achieving student learning targets due to differentiated instruction, strong instruction, and effective lesson plans
Stronger school and district culture and instructional environment
Duties and Responsibilities
Staff Supervision and Evaluation
Visits classrooms regularly to monitor instruction and implementation of the District-approved curriculum.
Evaluate teaching staff using a District-approved evaluation plan.
Makes recommendations to the principal on hiring, retaining, or releasing department members.
Encourages teachers to self-evaluate using coaching, action research, video recording, or other methods that promote reflection.
Confers and coaches teachers in the division to help them improve instructional strategies.
Approves requests for professional development and coursework in a manner that promotes improvement.
Encourages teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving.
Assists substitute teachers.
Assigns and assists student teachers.
Prepares and manages the division budget.
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Provides leadership in developing and reviewing the division curriculum in conjunction with the district curriculum leads.
Ensures that teachers in the department teach district-approved curriculum.
Leads the textbook/instructional materials selection process.
Demonstrate and develop quality instructional methods, strategies, and pedagogy in division classrooms.
Utilizes the District Instructional Framework.
Provides leadership and supports the PLC process in departments.
Supports and develops opportunities for rigorous coursework (AP, Honors, Dual Credit).
Understands and promotes quality assessment practices.
Collaborates with district team leaders to align the curriculum vertically.
Ensures that the district curriculum in their division prepares students for postsecondary endeavors.
Ensures teachers utilize available technology to enhance the curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Student Growth and Development
Collaborates with division teachers and student services personnel to ensure appropriate interventions are in place to support student progress and success.
Leads the process of using student achievement data to establish goals and targets for improvement.
Requires that curricular and instructional decisions be based on student needs as defined by data and students’ postsecondary plans.
Supports the implementation and use of AVID strategies
Professional Development
Leads division toward continuous improvement by expanding content and pedagogy.
Supports and encourages teachers toward professional growth and improvement.
Attends and actively participates in monthly Professional Development as scheduled for Team Leads.
Attends and facilitates weekly collaborative team meetings within the buildings.
Serves as a member of the Building Leadership Team.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Proven ability to work cooperatively and effectively with colleagues, including the ability to create and nurture a professional community of adult learners
Demonstrated leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, including giving and receiving constructive feedback
Proven ability to design and deliver quality professional development for teachers
Proven ability in using formative assessment and student-level data to guide instructional decisions
Demonstrated expertise in oral and written communication
Strong interpersonal skills, including effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills for building an environment with a common instructional focus, promoting initiatives, and conveying expectations
Models continual improvement, demonstrates lifelong learning, applies new learning to help all students achieve, and maintains confidential, collegial relationships with teachers.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands of this position include frequent sitting and standing for extended periods of time. Depending on the class/student assignment, the employee may occasionally lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 50 pounds. Repetitive bending at the waist, kneeling, stooping, and crouching to assist students are also required. Employees may reach overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally.
ADA:
The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
Notes:
This job description describes minimum qualifications and duties for employees assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties. The District reserves the right to amend and change position responsibilities to meet District needs as necessary.
Position Type:
Full-Time
Salary:
44,500 to 78,850
Job Requirements
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
Carl Hobbs, Principal
Harvard High School
Phone: 815-943-6461
Email: chobbs@cusd50.org
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Harvard Community Unit School District 50, Harvard High School - Harvard, Illinois
Starting Date:
Aug 3, 2026
Job Description
Job Title:
Division Chair and Special Education Teacher
Job Summary:
As Division Chair, the role encompasses comprehensive supervision and evaluation of staff, including regular classroom visits and coaching sessions to enhance instructional strategies. Responsibilities include curriculum development and review, ensuring alignment with district standards, and promoting rigorous coursework opportunities. The position requires adept budget management and collaboration with district curriculum leads for vertical alignment and postsecondary readiness. Additionally, the Division Chair leads student growth initiatives through data-driven interventions, supports teacher professional development, and is an integral member of the Building Leadership Team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement within the division.
Qualifications:
Professional Educator License (PEL) or eligible for appropriate license
Evaluation
Building Principal. The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on the Evaluation of Staff.
Reports to:
Division Faculty
Terms of Employment:
This is a nine-month stipend position. Pending the review of school needs and the evaluation process, the term may be extended annually.
Compensation and Benefits:
The details of compensation and benefits for employees are comprehensively outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This agreement is accessible at the district careers page for information regarding remuneration and benefits.
Stipend Amount:
as outlined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Expected Outcomes
Increased collaboration among the teachers on the team
Increased number of students who are achieving student learning targets due to differentiated instruction, strong instruction, and effective lesson plans
Stronger school and district culture and instructional environment
Duties and Responsibilities
Staff Supervision and Evaluation
Visits classrooms regularly to monitor instruction and implementation of the District-approved curriculum.
Evaluate teaching staff using a District-approved evaluation plan.
Makes recommendations to the principal on hiring, retaining, or releasing department members.
Encourages teachers to self-evaluate using coaching, action research, video recording, or other methods that promote reflection.
Confers and coaches teachers in the division to help them improve instructional strategies.
Approves requests for professional development and coursework in a manner that promotes improvement.
Encourages teamwork, collaboration, and problem-solving.
Assists substitute teachers.
Assigns and assists student teachers.
Prepares and manages the division budget.
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Provides leadership in developing and reviewing the division curriculum in conjunction with the district curriculum leads.
Ensures that teachers in the department teach district-approved curriculum.
Leads the textbook/instructional materials selection process.
Demonstrate and develop quality instructional methods, strategies, and pedagogy in division classrooms.
Utilizes the District Instructional Framework.
Provides leadership and supports the PLC process in departments.
Supports and develops opportunities for rigorous coursework (AP, Honors, Dual Credit).
Understands and promotes quality assessment practices.
Collaborates with district team leaders to align the curriculum vertically.
Ensures that the district curriculum in their division prepares students for postsecondary endeavors.
Ensures teachers utilize available technology to enhance the curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Student Growth and Development
Collaborates with division teachers and student services personnel to ensure appropriate interventions are in place to support student progress and success.
Leads the process of using student achievement data to establish goals and targets for improvement.
Requires that curricular and instructional decisions be based on student needs as defined by data and students’ postsecondary plans.
Supports the implementation and use of AVID strategies
Professional Development
Leads division toward continuous improvement by expanding content and pedagogy.
Supports and encourages teachers toward professional growth and improvement.
Attends and actively participates in monthly Professional Development as scheduled for Team Leads.
Attends and facilitates weekly collaborative team meetings within the buildings.
Serves as a member of the Building Leadership Team.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Proven ability to work cooperatively and effectively with colleagues, including the ability to create and nurture a professional community of adult learners
Demonstrated leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, including giving and receiving constructive feedback
Proven ability to design and deliver quality professional development for teachers
Proven ability in using formative assessment and student-level data to guide instructional decisions
Demonstrated expertise in oral and written communication
Strong interpersonal skills, including effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills for building an environment with a common instructional focus, promoting initiatives, and conveying expectations
Models continual improvement, demonstrates lifelong learning, applies new learning to help all students achieve, and maintains confidential, collegial relationships with teachers.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands of this position include frequent sitting and standing for extended periods of time. Depending on the class/student assignment, the employee may occasionally lift, push, pull, and/or move up to 50 pounds. Repetitive bending at the waist, kneeling, stooping, and crouching to assist students are also required. Employees may reach overhead, above the shoulders, and horizontally.
ADA:
The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
Notes:
This job description describes minimum qualifications and duties for employees assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties. The District reserves the right to amend and change position responsibilities to meet District needs as necessary.
Position Type:
Full-Time
Salary:
44,500 to 78,850
Job Requirements
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
Carl Hobbs, Principal
Harvard High School
Phone: 815-943-6461
Email: chobbs@cusd50.org
#J-18808-Ljbffr