From: Karen Mendelow Nelson (karenmn@berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 24 2005 - 09:48:36 PST
Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.2.20050324094716.01b97610@calmail.berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 09:48:36 -0800 From: Karen Mendelow Nelson <karenmn@berkeley.edu> Subject: Fwd: [EdJobs] BayCES - School Change Facilitator
Hello friends, Maybe some one out there is interested in this job.
Karen
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>Subject: [EdJobs] BayCES - School Change Facilitator
>Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:31:24 -0800
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>Job Announcement
>School Change Facilitator
>
>The Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES) seeks full-time
>school change facilitators (coaches) for our downtown Oakland office.
>
>BayCES is a nonprofit organization that assists schools, school districts,
>and community groups in the work of creating or redesigning schools to
>produce higher and more equitable achievement. Our mission is to create
>and sustain networks of high-achieving and equitable small schools. BayCES
>fulfills its mission by recruiting, developing and supporting teacher,
>administrative, and community leaders through onsite coaching, equity
>centered professional development, district redesign and networking services.
>
>POSITION SUMMARY:
>Coaches will provide direct technical assistance to school, district and
>community leaders in new or redesigned K-12 schools in Oakland,
>Emeryville, or Berkeley. Coaches work with leaders in the school
>community to articulate their vision for a high-achieving and equitable
>school and assist the school community in developing strategies to achieve
>the vision. Coaches work with site-based leaders to build their will,
>skill, knowledge, and capacity as instructional leaders. In addition,
>coaches work with schools to develop professional learning communities for
>the improvement of teaching and learning, help schools to set up systems
>for collecting and reviewing student achievement data and making
>data-based decisions, and support the school to build effective
>partnerships with content providers, community based organizations and
>district central offices in support of student learning. Coaches also
>assist schools in identifying and making strategic use of resources
>including time, funding, staffing, and local and regional professional
>development providers.
>
>RESPONSIBILITIES:
> Coaching: BayCES coaches are assigned lead responsibility for 2-3
>small schools and/or design teams. BayCES coaches will provide coaching
>services and professional development curriculum in five primary content
>areas:
>1) Instructional Leadership for Equity
>2) Data Based Inquiry and Decision making
>3) Small School Design
>4) Parent, Family, Community, and District Partnerships
>5) Leading for Equity
>6) Professional Learning Communities
> Events: BayCES coaches are assigned lead and/or secondary
>responsibility for planning and implementing BayCES events, institutes,
>and/or workshops throughout the year.
> Internal Responsibility: BayCES coaches are responsible for
>attending and participating in functions that relate to the health,
>operations, or contractual agreements of the organization.
>
>REQUIREMENTS:
>
> Bachelor of Arts/Sciences
> Demonstrated secondary and/or primary school leadership experience
> Teaching and/or school administration experience (some
>administrative experience preferred)
> Excellent facilitation, communication, and listening skills
> Theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of: adult
>learning and development, systems change, change management, systemic
>oppression, the practice of inquiry
> Experience leading discussions about how racism, sexism, classism,
>language-bias, homophobia, and other forms of oppression impact school
>systems, teaching and learning, and the achievement and experience of students
> Demonstrated knowledge of and contributions to effective school
>change and/or equity-centered restructuring efforts
> Demonstrated cultural competence and successful experience working
>in low-income, African American, Latino, and/or Asian communities
>
>HOW TO APPLY:
>All candidates are required to submit the following documents:
>1. A Letter of Interest
>2. A Current Resume
>3. A Writing Sample: Describe a time in your professional experience
>when you took leadership to interrupt a pattern of inequity. In your
>writing, please name the inequity, discuss what compelled you to take
>action, describe the action you took and what you were looking for as
>evidence of change, and tell us what happened and what you learned.
>Writing samples should not exceed two pages.
>
>For a complete job description and more information about BayCES go to
><http://www.bayces.org/employment.htm>http://www.bayces.org/employment.htm
>
>Send documents to:
>Attn: Human Resources
>Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools
>1720 Broadway, 4th Floor
>Oakland, CA 94612
>E-mail: bayceshr@bayces.org
>Fax: 510-208-1979
>
>SALARY: Competitive salary DOE
>
>Position open until filled
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Karen Mendelow Nelson
University of California, Berkeley
Traffic Safety Center
140 Warren Hall #7360
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
510-643-9447
Fax: 510-642-0655
email karenmn@berkeley.edu
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