Director Of Elementary Education
CurrentOccupy a central role on PreK-12 Education team and serve as the lead educator which includes supporting and mentoring education team colleaguesCollaborate with Rabbi/Director of Congregational Learning and Senior Rabbi to oversee all religious school operationsLead all school-related communication - to the broader community and to teachers as wellResponsible for hiring and supervising religious school facultyOversee all Pre-School – 8th Grade programming including holidays and youth groupsApprove weekly lesson plans for all 21 religious school classroom teachersSupport and coach teachers in order to increase teacher effectiveness in the classroomEvaluate curriculum on an ongoing basis and implement relevant updates as neededDesign and facilitate yearly staff orientation and weekly professional development which includes curating a yearly syllabus of topics and trainingDevelop and lead special programming under the family education umbrellaAssist with launch of new camp programming including school year camp programming and summer campManage two lay-led committees: the religious school parent advisory board and the day school liaison committeeShaped school schedule, approach, and re-design in 2021 as we transitioned back to in-person learningFuture visioning in partnership with Director of Education