Special Education Department Chair, South Harrison High

- Position Type:
Contract/Hourly Employment/Extracurricular Assignment - Professional Personnel - Date Posted:
10/21/2026 - Location:
South Harrison High School - County:
Harrison County Schools - Provide input from other building-level teachers in setting county curricular goals within their specific content area.
- Encourage and coordinate the participation by teachers and pupils in contests, fairs, and projects within their subject area or that are sponsored by civic organizations and school clubs.
- Serve with other schools’ chairpersons as members of the textbook selection committee in their academic area(s) as well as county curriculum committees.
- Assist in evaluating and advising concerning strengths and weaknesses in curricular matters as reflected in students’ test results for his/her school and when necessary, its feeder schools. Examples of such tests are ACT, CTBS, SAT and PSAT/NMSQT.
- Attend meeting (at least monthly) with school administration to discuss and review department directions, objectives and goals.
- Conduct meetings with his/her department teachers to discuss problems and plan strategies in their curriculum area(s).
- Serve on other county/statewide committees concerning curriculum in their area.
- Attend conferences and workshops to keep abreast of recent trends and developments in their academic areas and communicates these experienced to members of the department.
- Communicate to the principal the concerns and needs of his/her department.
- Communicate to the members of the department the concerns and needs of the administration.
- Works continuously to improve the curriculum and the instruction within his/her department.
- Help to motivate the members of his/her curriculum and the instruction within his/her department.
- Explain to members of the department state regulation concerning learning outcomes, and works with teachers to see that these are carried out.
- Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the superintendent or immediate supervisor may, from time to time, assig
| Special Education Department Chair, South Harrison High | JobID: 75740 |
TITLE: Department Chairperson
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of five years of successful classroom experience in the designated subject area
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Principal
SELECTION:
The position is filled by the Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: