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= The LEARNING TEAM =  All coordinators, building principals and district level administration are members of the Learning Team.

College and Career Ready Coordinators

The overarching responsibility of the Coordinator is to inform, inspire, and engage team members in the implementation of the College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS). The Coordinator will build a sense of community among team members and collaboratively provide leadership, direction, and focus to facilitate student learning and effective instructional practices. The Buhler College and Career Ready Instructional Framework will serve as their guide in this endeavor. The Coordinator has a passion for educational excellence, which inspires members with a sense of optimism regarding student learning, professional development, and Buhler USD #313. The Coordinator is the person responsible for seeing that teams accomplish their work. The Coordinator will provide guidance, support, and encouragement to keep the team moving forward, ensuring that critical issues are addressed at appropriate stages. The Coordinator:
 * Purpose of the Position **
 * Essential Functions **
 * facilitates the implementation of CCRS
 * facilitates continual growth of instruction
 * develops a team Google Document for the purpose of communication, norms, agendas, summary of decisions, and to provide others with a place to retrieve information
 * gathers and disseminates information, data, and materials
 * keeps the group following norms and focused on tasks/work
 * recommends Professional Learning for team(s)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">attends required Professional Learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">works vertically with other coordinators to ensure alignment in the implementation of the CCRS
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">is the contact person for the collaborative teams, to other teams, and administrators
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">serves as a member of the Learning Team and reports directly to the Learning Team
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">leads their team(s) in setting goals
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">offers literacy support
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">All coordinators and facilitators will support literacy in their teams. Specific ELA standards have been selected to integrate with Science, Social Studies and Technical Subjects in the areas of Reading and Writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Coordinators should utilize collaborative, decision-making frameworks that place students at the center, including skills such as:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">understanding of the CCRS, guaranteed curriculum, and direction of assessment
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">organizing and presenting data related to student achievement, and collaboratively implementing interventions to support and enhance student learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">establishing rapport and building trust among team members
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">facilitating meetings to enhance shared decision-making
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">unlocking the potential of others for leadership opportunities
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">coaching skills: efficacy, craftsmanship, flexibility, interdependence, consciousness
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">understanding and promoting the Buhler CCR Instructional Frameworks

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Learning Team meets the first Monday of each month to work collaboratively in guiding the teaching-learning process in USD #313. Curriculum issues such as the implementation of College and Career Ready Standards, textbook adoption, assessments, interventions and enrichments, and resource attainment are addressed. A second meeting during the month (3rd Monday of the month) might be needed upon occasion. There will be flexibility in the scheduling as needed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Meeting Times **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A Summer Advance will be the first day of responsibilities. This will be a workshop for planning professional learning for 2013/2014. Most meetings will be held at the BAC from 4:05 - 5:30. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Dates:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">August 12, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> September 9, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> October 7, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> November 4, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> December 2, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> January 6, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> February 3, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> March 3, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> April 7, 2014 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> May 5, 2014

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The LEARNING TEAM+ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Learning Team+ consists of Administrators, Coordinators, and Facilitators.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">College and Career Ready Facilitators **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Purpose of the Position ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Elementary Facilitator works collaboratively with their Coordinator in the implementation of the College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS). The K-12 Subject Area Facilitators will work collaboratively with the Learning Team Co-Chairs. The Facilitator will build a sense of community among team members and collaboratively provide leadership, direction, and focus to facilitate student learning and effective instructional practices. The Buhler College and Career Ready Instructional Framework will serve as their guide in this endeavor.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Facilitator is responsible for seeing that their team accomplishes their work. The Learning Team Co-Chairs will provide guidance, support, and encouragement to facilitate moving teams forward and ensuring that critical issues are addressed at appropriate stages.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essential Functions **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Facilitator: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">works collaboratively with the Co-Chairs of the Learning Team to facilitate district initiatives (K-12 Subject Area Teams only)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">informs others of the team’s progress through the Google Document and seeks support and guidance, as needed from administration
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">promotes learning and collaboration
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">completes the Team Collaboration Inquiry documents on the DMS, including agendas, goals, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">leads their team in goal setting
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">offers literacy support
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">All coordinators and facilitators will support literacy in their teams. Specific ELA standards have been selected to integrate with Science, Social Studies and Technical Subjects in the areas of Reading and Writing.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The facilitators will meet at least once a quarter at the BAC from 4:05 - 5:30. The Co-Chairs of the Learning Team will communicate regularly with the facilitators and assist in planning Professional Learning opportunities. There may be other times that facilitators will need to meet with the Coordinators. There will be flexibility in the scheduling. A Summer Advance will be the first day of their responsibilities. This will be a workshop for planning professional learning for 2013/2014. September 30, 2013 November 11, 2013 January 27, 2014 March 24, 2014
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Meeting Times **
 * Dates:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">August 12, 2013