Coordinator II, Educational Media and Instructional (Curriculum and Instruction) 2024-2025

The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Educational Media / Instructional Coordinator II.

Salary Grade / Schedule : Unified

Salary Schedules :

The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements.

The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

Title : Coordinator II, Educational Media / Instructional

Under general supervision, supports new media specialists / teacher-librarians, supports library media services, and oversees library media technology used in the DeKalb County School District (DCSD)

Essential Functions :

The following duties are representative for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Assists the Director of Educational Media in determining departmental, system, and school level priorities for all library media services
• Works with the Director of Educational Media & Instructional Materials and school principals in the evaluation of individual school library media programs and participates in providing library media specialist evaluation training to school level administrators
• Serves as district administrator of Destiny, as well as other web-based software applications (i.e. World Book Suite); provides training and support to software users
• Plans, implements, and coordinates professional learning opportunities to support new media specialists / teacher-librarians
• Consults with school library media specialists regarding concerns such as interpersonal relationships, local school issues, and instructional planning while encouraging collaboration with classroom teachers
• Researches, plans, and supervises the implementation of upgrades to existing technology in the library media program and makes information more accessible to students, teachers, and parents Example : Destiny Library Manager, Mitinet
• Analyzes technology issues, determines causes, and teaches solutions in a timely manner through both remote electronic support and on-site visitations
• Serves as the liaison between Educational Media and Information Technology to ensure compatibility of all library technology with the DCSD computer network
• Coordinates District level reports as required by Educational Media & Instructional Materials or the Division of Curriculum and Instruction
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or closely related field from a Professional Standards Commission approved accredited college or university is required.

Minimum of five years managerial / administrative level or school based closely related experience is required.

If no school administration experience is held, five years of progressive managerial / administrative level experience in Library Science is required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, PERMIT

Valid Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved certificate in educational leadership at level L-5, NL-5, PL-6 or above required.

If a level L-5, NL-5, PL-6 or above certification is not held, the individual must be eligible for the NPL certificate in educational leadership.

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