Curriculum Coordinator

Maria Jewett

The responsibilities of the Curriculum Coordinator include collaboration with faculty members and faculty committees in the development, writing and implementation of district curriculum, as well as the evaluation, purchase and incorporation of texts, resources and technology into classroom instruction.  Working with staff to ensure all curriculum objectives are aligned with New Jersey Core Content Curriculum Standards and meet the tenets of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation is part of this process.   The Curriculum Coordinator facilitates the articulation of curriculum and instructional strategies among and between grade levels, with other elementary sending districts and Voorhees High School.  Collaborating with superintendent and principals and working as a team to implement school and district objectives is a critical component of the position. Other duties include investigating and maintaining an up-to-date research library, organizing and conducting professional development, assisting with the district’s testing program and writing the curriculum and professional development components of required state reports and plans.  The following are some of the varied duties performed during the course of the year:

To develop curriculum related and other corresponding

components of district plans, including the Technology Plan, Professional Development Plan, Equity Plan, Mentoring Plan;

To compile and file state-required surveys;

To oversee the district’s state testing program,

including analysis of test results;

To implement state mandated curriculum

requirements, including:

          To align curriculum with NJ Core

Curriculum Content Standards;

To provide ongoing evaluation of

curriculum maps/curriculum guides, with annual updates of objectives and assessments;

To investigate and acquire

appropriate and varied resources for implementation of district

curriculum K – 8;

To develop curriculum and activities for

Constitution Day and state legislated

holidays, including Veterans Day, Memorial Day, etc.;

               To develop curriculum as required by

                    Holocaust, Amistad and other state

                    Commissions and regulations;

               To assure compliance with Gifted and

Talented legislation, including

identification of students;

               To assure curriculum compliance with NCLB

                    (No Child Left Behind) regulations.

     To implement district and school professional

development requirements, programs and activities, including:

Programs to assure compliance with

 regulations relating to suicide

 prevention, drug and alcohol abuse and

 other mandated trainings;

On-going subject area and team meetings at

 both schools;

Staff training on newly adopted programs;

On-going staff training for all existing

     programs;

Serving as Mentor Coordinator (training all

district mentors, working with mentors and novice teachers);

Development and facilitation of CEU

professional development courses;

Organization of all in-house staff

development training; 

Coordination of in-district sharing of

strategies and information obtained

from out-of-district professional

development.

     To serve as a curriculum resource and/or liaison to:

District, school and subject area committees;

Shared Decision Making Curriculum Committee;

District Technology Committee;

District Strategic Plan Committee;

Hunterdon County Curriculum Coordinators’

 Committee;

Hunterdon County Technology Committee;

Regional and Voorhees High School articulation

committees.

To develop and implement district curriculum

initiatives, including:

          Differentiated Instruction;

          Problem-Based Learning.

To provide input into district policy and oversee

compliance with policies;

To investigate grant opportunities and preparation

of grant applications, including:

               State and federal entitlement grants;

               ExxonMobil grants and partnership;

Bristol-Meyers-Squibb Professional

Development Grant.