-------------------- Local School Coordinators --------------------
MOUNTAIN BROOK BOARD OF
EDUCATIONJOB
DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Local School Technology Coordinator
REPORTS TO: Principal and Director of Technology
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
10 months minimum; 12 months preferred
QUALIFACTIONS:
- Strong technical skills with a degree in education or work experience in an educational setting involving extensive use of technology, involvement in technology integration, and delivery of technology rich professional development
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work with people of all ages and levels of technical skills while maintaining a positive and patient attitude
- Well informed, efficient, and effective in selecting, using, and troubleshooting various technological devices and internally based and cloud based applications.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide necessary data for short term and long term planning
- Enter and monitor local school technical support requests involving voice, video, data, software, and hardware
- Maintain local inventory and assist the district technology office with purchases (system database maintained by district office)
- Manage local technology budget
- Administer technology related surveys and evaluate results data provided by district office
- Attend weekly technology coordinator meetings
- Attend local school meetings
- Maintain current information concerning student access (technology resource agreements signed by students and parents)
- Stay current in new and emerging technologies and uses of technology in your school, in the state, and in other “top” schools across the country
- Install and/or maintain software applying current updates, uploading users, and making configuration changes where applicable
- Meet with teachers to plan, discuss, and integrate technology resources into the instructional environment
- Assist teachers in the development of technology infused lessons
- Model teaching (involving the use of technology resources) that is engaging, effective, and challenging
- Provide staff with instructional resources including hand-outs, one-on-one training, videos, and/or web based resources to assist in the use of and integration of technology
- Plan and implement technology-enriched workshops after school, during department/grade level meetings, embedded and/or during the summer
- Serve as the local school webmaster though individual staff are responsible for his/her own web pages
- Monitor local and web storage when applicable
- Add, maintain, and troubleshoot student user accounts as directed by the technology director
- Install and configure software
- Report network, Internet access, hardware, and e-mail problems to district office
- Assist district to maintain virus free environment
- Respond in a timely fashion to requests and inquiries submitted via IT Direct, e-mail, voice mail, or in person from local school users
- Assist staff with hardware use, connectivity, and/or problems including, but not limited to, computer workstations; laptops; handheld devices; printers; scanners; digital cameras; projection devices; video filming, editing and production equipment; data projectors; document cameras; InterWrite Pads, DVD/VCRs; cable access; and network access
- Assist staff with software selections and usage
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board policies on evaluation of professional personnel.