Under the direction of the Director of Specialty Programs and the Arts, the Coordinating Manager will be responsible for designing, supervising, monitoring and implementing the systemic Creative Arts program. The incumbent of this position will initiate and develop the overall objectives for the program to include articulating the school system’s mission, goals, accomplishments, needs and strategies as it relates to PreK - 12 Creative Arts programs. This will include guiding, evaluating, assisting and supporting the supervisors with program proficiency, personal and interpersonal relationships with stakeholders, and program branding and management.  Responsibilities will also include reviewing and understanding curriculum writing and development, professional development and monitoring of school based course implementation. Special assignments are received through conferences, written instructions and requests from the Director.

Collaborates with the specialty and arts program supervisors and specialists on all stakeholder professional development needs, and the implementation of all Prek – 12 programs;

Facilitates an innovative leadership approach to program growth and improvement;

Coordinates and implements a continuous evaluation cycle of various instructional programs;

Represents specialty programs and the arts at meetings and conferences as requested to give and receive information along with establishing collaborative relationships with other offices and agencies in Prince Georges County Public Schools, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), as well as national and international agencies that support the mission of the department;

Writes and disseminates internal and external communication as needed and analyzes data to monitor student and school performance to inform and direct schools, as well as system wide program improvement;

Maintains strict fiscal accountability through the review of financial documents and iProcurement requests for supervisors, the management of internal budgets and the securing of budgets and grants that will benefit the initiatives and programs offered by the department;

Participates in the selection and evaluation process for department staff; provides the necessary administrative and supervisory functions for appropriate leadership of the department staff;

Collects and utilizes data to inform departmental decisions and monitors plans for interventions and adjustments; and

Performs other duties as assigned.

Thorough knowledge of the specialty and arts programs in PGCPS;

Thorough knowledge of educational theory, research-based best practices, national standards, and Maryland College and Career Ready Standards;

Knowledge of school improvement planning process;

Knowledge of employee evaluation requirements;

Knowledge of innovative and creative teaching with demonstrated ability to conceptualize ideas and lead and evaluate large projects;

Excellent interpersonal skills built on communication and collaboration;

Possess excellent writing, project management, computer and technology skills necessary for producing comprehensive reports and making presentations;

Ability to support the department's vision and the systemic Theory of Change, promote open communication, and collaborative problem-based best practices;

Ability to support the leadership development of staff; to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a complex school system; and support programming PreK-12;

Ability to work with other school systems and secondary education institutes to support innovation in programming;

Ability to collect, analyze and use data to plan for reform across all content areas;

Ability to use systemic thinking to establish clear goals for the development of curriculum, instruction and programs that will strengthen rigorous literacy instruction district-wide; and

Ability to plan alignment of literacy outcomes with the systemic outcomes.

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in curriculum and instruction, administration or a closely related field required. Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience and two (2) years of administrator experience required.   



Maryland Advanced Professional Certificate with Administrator I endorsement required. 



Oversees and provides guidance and direction to the unit staff. 



The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




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