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Professional Development Manager

Job Description

The Louisiana A+ Schools Professional Development Manager plays a critical role in providing direct support to a statewide network of Pre K-12 schools in all areas of arts integration, including training and coaching (in-person and virtual), curriculum development, and assessment. Now in its third year, Louisiana A+ Schools is an education initiative of the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts.

Position Overview

The Professional Development Manager provides leadership, vision, motivation, organization and evaluation for all academic training activities across the Louisiana A+ Schools (LAA+) program. Working with LAA+ leadership, this position provides oversight and ensures consistency of all professional development functions involving LAA+ teachers, administrators, Fellows, and teaching artists.


Skills Needed:

• Extensive knowledge in and experience with arts integration; arts integrated curricula development and assessment. 
• Familiarity with Common Core Standards and National Core Arts Standards. 
• Experience training and coaching teachers in arts integrated curriculum development, classroom management and instructional strategies. 
• Experience designing classroom assessment instruments measuring arts learning. 
• Ability to communicate and interface with a diverse audience, including teachers, artists, principals, and the public at large. 
• Experience working with websites and virtual communications such as webinars, Google docs, Google Hangout, Dropbox, etc. 
• Exceptional writing and verbal communication skills. Public speaking experience required. 
• Computer savvy; excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. 
• Able to travel extensively across the state of Louisiana with extended overnight stays. Occasional out-of-state travel may also arise. 
• Able to work intermittent evenings and weekends as needed.

Candidates should meet the following qualifications:

• Hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Arts Education, Educational Administration, Educational Leadership, Curriculum, or other related area. Other degree fields will be considered if prior work experience aligns with job responsibilities. 
• Experience working as a classroom teacher, preferably certified, is preferred. 
• Experience managing school-based arts education initiatives preferred.

Related Job Functions:

• Assists with event management including up to three weekend Fellows retreats and multiple weeklong Summer Institute trainings. 
• Contributes content and data related to professional development activities for grant applications as needed. 
• Maintains budgets and invoices for all professional development activities.

Non-essential Job Functions:

• Handles other tasks as they emerge or are assigned by LAA+ program directors. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Travel Requirement
LAA+ is based in Baton Rouge, however, this position may operate out of Baton Rouge, New Orleans or Lafayette, LA. As LAA+ is a statewide network of schools, the Professional Development Manager must have reliable transportation. Extensive and frequent travel to all school sites on a regular basis throughout the school year will be an essential, non-negotiable job function.

Salary
Commensurate with experience.

Cover letter and resume should be sent to:
Bethany France, Director, Louisiana A+ Schools at bethany@georgerodriguefoundation.org.