Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 10:26:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Deborah Hunt <dhunt@exploratorium.edu>
To: museum-news@exploratorium.edu,
Subject: RE: Educational Leader for The West Metro Education Program (WMEP) (fwd)
Great career opportunity listed below.
Deb
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Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 10:09:32 -0500
From: Joel Halvorson <halvor@ties.k12.mn.us>
Subject: RE: Educational Leader for The West Metro Education Program (WMEP)
Greetings friends!
Looking for an Educational leader, here's the deal...
As many of you know, part of the work I do is with the "West Metro
Education Program (WMEP)" in Mpls. Through this program I work with a
consortia of urban/suburban classrooms who are collaboratively doing
inquiry based programs such as "Journey North" and "Greatest Places" in
support of metro wide integration. Well, we are now starting construction
on the "Interdistrict K-12 Downtown School", which is the "bricks and
mortar" part of our consortia. We are looking to hire the Educational
Leader, (more commonly referred to as the principal). If you know of anyone
who you think would be a good candidate for this unique position, please
feel free to share this posting.
Thanks!
Joel
POSITION POSTINGS
http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/wmep/postings.html
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Educational Leader
The West Metro Education Program (WMEP) is seeking an innovative team leader
for the collaborative school of the future. The leader will set the course
for the fall 1998 opening of the Interdistrict K-12 Downtown School, a
prototype interdistrict magnet school to be built at 10th and Hennepin in
downtown Minneapolis. The School is owned and operated by the nine member
districts of the West Metro Education Program, an interdistrict
collaboration for integrated education. The mission of the Downtown School
is to provide an education program of excellence for students in a
culturally diverse environment, using experiential learning to prepare them
for the 21st century.
This position is part of a leadership team to be comprised of colleagues who
identify with, are committed to, and are passionate about the vision,
mission, and core values of the Downtown School: multiculturalism and
diversity; significant curricular use of downtown learning resources; and
use of technology as a learning tool.
Qualifications: At least 5 years of demonstrated successful experience
leading a learning organization in the educational, business, or non-profit
sectors; * successful experience coordinating projects involving
multicultural and school/community partners; * effective fiscal management
experience involving multiple funding sources; * community networking skills
necessary for working effectively with the legislature; Downtown Minneapolis
organizations, both public and private; education policy makers; community
leaders; parent groups; and educators; * demonstrated ability to provide
visionary leadership for the school that emphasizes a participatory approach
to decision-making and the capacity to plan and implement effective
inclusive educational programs; * competencies in the effective use of
communications technologies; * commitment to carrying out both
standards-based learning and parent involvement initiatives; * demonstrated
success with revenue and resource acquisition, preferred but not required; *
current (or eligible for) Minnesota elementary and/or secondary principal
licensure, preferred but not required.
Starting date: July 15, 1997, or upon selection
Salary range: $65-85,000 annually, depending on education and experience
background
Application deadline: June 13, 1997
Send letter of interest and resume to:
Hopkins School District 270
Human Resources Department
1001 Highway 7
Hopkins, MN 55305
Joel Halvorson
Educational Technology Fellow
Science Museum of Minnesota
30 East 10th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
e-mail: halvor@ties.k12.mn.us
pager:612.530.9024 voice:612.221.2538 fax:612.221.4528