School Counselor (High School – Grades 9-12) – 1.0 FTE

April 23, 2018 by New Ulm Public Schools

Position Available:

School Counselor (High School; 1.0 FTE)

Job Summary/Tasks:

Duties may include but are not limited to:

1. Determines procedures for maintaining student records and access to student records.

2. Counsels students in educational and career planning, including

Reviewing and interpreting test data, regarding abilities, interests, and achievements to suggest career alternatives.
Group presentations to classes on curriculum offered.
Individual orientations for new students to assist in scheduling courses.
Coordinating conferences with parents regarding information on curriculum.

3. Reviews student problems with teachers such as absences, behavior, and grades, interviews students, and determines the corrective action as needed.

4. Initiates, conducts, and monitors conferences with parents, teachers, administrators, and students to promote a better understanding of student’s actions or needs.

5. Provides internal and external testing services, administers tests, interprets results, and recommends appropriate tests according to student’s interests and abilities.

6. Tracks and records Graduation Standards.

7. Provides small group and individual counseling sessions.

8. Deals with personal issues and crises of students and staff.

9. A mandated reporter.

10. Attends IEP staffing, county/area child meetings, and professional conferences.

Start Date:

New Teacher orientation begins August 20, 2018

Application Deadline:

Applications accepted until the position is filled and applications are reviewed upon receipt.

Questions:

Please contact New Ulm Public Schools Administrative offices at 507-233-6180.

The school district shall require that applicants for school district positions, who receive an offer of employment, submit to a criminal history background check at a partial expense to the applicant. All final offers of employment are contingent upon background check results.

The employer reserves the right to make assignments of employees to particular buildings. New Ulm ISD is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and disability or veteran status.

New Ulm Public Schools is a regional center of educational excellence. Our vision is to prepare our students to be successful in a 21st Century World. Our schools and staff provide challenging and engaging academic programs for all students. Student success in academics, fine arts, and athletics are reasons students and families come to New Ulm.

We are redefining education in New Ulm. We offer an early learning center for preschool and kindergarten students, including a community education center. This center includes many outdoor and indoor active learning spaces. Jefferson Elementary provides programming for grades 1-4, focusing on small group instruction, responsive classroom, STEM opportunities and core curriculum. We offer a middle school structure and environment for grades 5-8, focused on advisory, exploratory and experiential learning opportunities. Our new high school building is for grades 9-12, offering college, vocational and work ready courses. We have many opportunities for fine arts and athletics for all students.

For more information on New Ulm Public Schools and the city of New Ulm, please visit the following resources:

New Ulm Public Schools: www.newulm.k12.mn.us

City of New Ulm: http://www.ci.new-ulm.mn.us

New Ulm Chamber of Commerce: http://www.newulm.com/

Careers in New Ulm video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t32wGisMkWI

Turn Around Middle School Principal

April 23, 2018 by Green Bay Area Public School District

The Green Bay Area Public School District’s mission is to educate all students to be college, career and community ready, inspired to succeed in our diverse world. District priorities are academic excellence, personalized pathways, engagement and a thriving workforce.

The Green Bay Area Public School District is actively searching for experienced school leaders who are passionately committed to improving educational options for urban students and who are prepared to take on the challenging work of systemic school change. The ideal candidate will have had successful experience creating strong school cultures and academic programs clearly focused on improving teaching practice and measurable student achievement gains. Successful candidates must demonstrate that they are instructionally strong, confident administrators who can provide decisive management and vigorous leadership through the change process.

The Middle School Turnaround Principal will have primary responsibility for establishing a school culture with a focus on student engagement, professional support for teachers, instructional practices that lead to dramatic academic progress, and measurable results.

The successful candidate will have:

A passionate belief in the capacity of all children to learn and succeed, and a sense of urgency about making that a reality for all students being served.
Demonstrated success in raising student achievement.
Experience working effectively with urban schools, students and families, and community partners to build student academic proficiency.
A deep understanding of the teaching and learning process and how to create high-performance learning environments.
A personal sense of accountability around student academic progress carried out through relentless professional development of staff and evaluation of teachers.
An ability to motivate faculty and help them use data to inform instructional decisions as partners, resulting in a learning-centered school culture.
Consensus building, strategic and collaborative management skills, including the ability to manage the complex turnaround process at the school building level.

Competencies Specific to the Successful Turnaround Principal:
In order to achieve dramatic change in a persistently struggling school, research suggests that a principal needs to demonstrate specific competencies and willingness to engage in specific action steps that are different from the work that would be done at an already high-performing school. The successful turnaround principal will:

Be driven to create a premier school and understand the concrete steps needed to get there.
Have the interpersonal skills to motivate and influence others to accomplish goals.
Exhibit self-confidence and resolve in decision-making and leadership.
Define both high-priority goals that get immediate results and a long-term strategy for success.
Be willing to make the changes needed that may be in opposition to the school’s cultural norms and existing practices.
Be a problem-solver who allows for an open exchange of data and results among staff.
Align human resources to school needs, setting high expectations and effectively managing all school employees to meet school goals.
Engage in constant personal learning, including the need to learn and adapt when faced with challenges and successes.
Exhibit relentless focus on student achievement in the face of challenges and obstacles.