Responsibilities:

• Construct a Development and Improvement Plan, defining short, medium, and long-term goals of the department using assessment data as well as KHDA/ADEK/MOE and Accreditation agencies reports.
• Provide the administrative framework through which students and staff may function effectively.
• Oversee the implementation and evaluation of the Development and Improvement Plan.
• Prepare the department for internal and external school inspection and accreditation visits such as ADEK KHDA, NEASC-CIS, MOE, etc.
• Identify professional development areas and needs.
• Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) to focus on the student’s strengths and weaknesses and outlines the steps necessary to ensure that lessons will help to improve priority areas.
• Effectively manage student groups, while providing for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds.
• Motivate students with enthusiastic, imaginative class activities.
• Prepares, marks, and provides feedback to facilitate positive student development.
• Evaluates, record, and report students’ progress and development through standardized assessment tools.
• Provide feedback to parents on students' progress.
• Revise resources and suggest additional and alternative resources to improve teaching and learning.
• Lead new students’ admissions for SEN cases and arrange action plans accordingly.
• Develop and monitor assessment procedures compatible with the school policy and statutory requirements.
• Run appropriate assessments that are aligned with the curriculum, assessment criteria, and the school vision and mission.
• Review and regularly monitor the effectiveness of assessment practice.
• Provide advice and support to teachers on assessment strategies.
• Follow up on the used assessment strategies in the classroom.
• Work with the Principal/Vice Principal and Section Principals to prepare annual goals for the inclusion department. Conduct the teacher’s appraisal process.
• Work with the principal and Section principal to identify appropriate professional development strategies and activities for the subject area as a whole and for individual teachers.
• Provide support and advice to teachers relating to their classroom management strategies and professional tasks.
• Liaise with SLT as necessary regarding reoccurring and severe behavior issues.
• Deal positively and appropriately with referred discipline issues.