Classroom Instruction: 

The school administrator will tutor and teach in the classroom, which is primarily comprised of K-8th grade students, in accordance with the Classroom Teacher job description. This direct classroom instruction will initially take up about 80% of the position’s time. As the ministry grows and more teachers and tutors are hired, the administrative aspects of the role will increase and the direct classroom
instruction will decrease.

Program Oversight and Development:

The individual will drive the evaluation, development, and implementation of New Song’s academic program to support student learning and achieve successful student outcomes. This staff member will lead and oversee all new academic initiatives and programs from inception to concept design to execution and evaluation. He or she shall apply standard program development practices, for example, creating objectives, deadlines, schedules, and success criteria. Working alongside other staff leadership members, the academic director will also lead in the selection and/or development of tools that enable New Song to both measure the success of our academic program and report our successes to supporters and others. 

In addition, the school administrator will take the lead in objectively and regularly evaluating curriculum and, in collaboration with others and with input from our students, select and/or develop new curriculum as needed in order to help elevate student success. In so doing, the administrator will take into consideration the highly personalized academic experience which New Song has successfully provided students over the years that has allowed our boys and girls to thrive.

Program development and curriculum choice must align with the requirements of school accreditation, a long-term ministry goal the pursuit of which this key staff member will spearhead and oversee.

Personalized Instruction:

A hallmark of New Song’s educational program is meeting the students’ academic needs in a highly personalized way. The staff member will ensure that the individual needs of each student are met through personal support so that students are equipped to learn and grow toward their God-given potential. Each student must be encouraged and aided throughout the school day, and their successes and accomplishments must be celebrated with great enthusiasm, no matter how large or small those achievements might be.

Collaboration:

This academic administrator will be one who welcomes collaboration and embraces the holistic ministry that New Song provides vulnerable children. Our educational program is part of a larger ministry that comprehensively meets all the physical, emotional, spiritual, and educational needs of boys and girls through a variety of programs and opportunities we provide boys and girls. Therefore, all key decisions in our educational program must be made in the context of the broader ministry and are decided upon in conjunction with and dialogue among our leadership team and approval of our Executive Director. Working together, New Song will maintain and grow in its ability to have a holistic, transformative impact on students’ lives, by the grace of God.

Teacher/Tutor Supervision:

The individual will train, support, and supervise New Song’s classroom teachers/tutors so that they successfully fulfill their job requirements including the proper implementation of New Song’s curriculum, providing periodic teacher evaluations which include goal setting for personal improvement.

Classroom Structure and Student Accountability:

New Song students thrive the best in a highly structured classroom environment where they are held accountable for poor behavior. Our classrooms and educational program must be very organized and predictable. Students who exhibit poor behavior must be held accountable for their actions. Addressing student behavioral difficulties must be done in accordance with New Song’s methodology and training New Song provides for working with and discipling vulnerable kids who come from challenging backgrounds. Behavioral expectations for students in the classroom must adhere to the same standards students have throughout our campus. The school administrator will be responsible for fostering and maintaining this classroom structure and student accountability.

Hands-on experiences:

Where helpful, incorporating interactive, hands-on experiences into the core curriculum and introducing new hands-on educational programs to supplement our core curriculum is a future direction that we believe would be very beneficial to our students.

Outcomes:

The school administrator will lead in the development of academic outcomes in collaboration with other members of New Song’s leadership team.

Compliance: 

The school administrator will ensure compliance with any applicable local, state, and federal standards that may be imposed on our educational program