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STEM Coordinator

Ypsilanti Community Schools
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Ypsilanti Community Schools


STEM Coordinator for Driving Possibilities 


June 2024
 
Position: YCS STEM Coordinator 
Reports to: Curriculum Director
Contract: 12-month position - grant funded (4 Years)
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (evening and weekend hours may be necessary)
Salary Range: $80,150
 
Qualifications/Experiences:

  1. Masters Degree or equivalent experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics
  2. Ability to effectively facilitate STEM meetings
  3. Must have K-12 experience and K-12 STEM instruction knowledge
  4. Must understand, know, and be visible in our community
  5. Must demonstrate a strong commitment to equity, social justice, and inclusion 

 
Responsibilities include:
 
Project Coordination:

  • Facilitate and coordinate our Toyota Driving Possibilities work throughout the district in collaboration with District expectations.
  • Coordinate with science and math departments to make Driving Possibilities Driver Diagrams a reality.

 

  • Evaluate and report the impact of professional development and student learning related to STEM / STEAM efforts to school boards, Toyota, STEM Institute at EMU, WISD, and other partners.

 

  • Coordinators will work together across districts and the ISD to advance regional STEM efforts.
  • Evaluate, design, and monitor policies to promote gender equality in STEM.
  • Provide support and technical assistance to involved partners of the Driving Possibilities initiative.
  • Work with administration, guidance, and teaching staff to enhance parent involvement.
  • Foster partnerships to leverage organizations and seek out grants for long-term sustainability.

 
Support teachers with their STEM growth and development:
 

  • Coordinate cross-departmentally on STEM initiatives school-wide as part of the school’s curriculum and the use of STEM in the classrooms.
  • Serve as a STEM instructional coach to teachers by providing expert advice on improving and enhancing individual lessons and units based on ongoing analysis. This will include, but is not limited to:
    • Support the development of curriculum and advise pacing on the scope and sequence based on essential content knowledge as outlined in the state and national standards related to STEM.
    • Make recommendations on best practices for supporting curricular integration across all content areas.
    • Collaborate with master teachers and principals in determining appropriate resources and support for teachers.
  • Assist the School Principal, Classroom Teachers, and other school peer groups to design STEM Placed-Based/PBL’s (Project Based Learning) opportunities both on-site and off-site in alignment with the curriculum and goals of the Driving Possibilities initiative.
  • Develop, organize, coordinate, and provide training for administrators and staff related to STEM best practices, NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards), and Common Core Integration strategies and the assimilation into the classroom.
  • Support all educational staff to ensure that the identified STEM curriculum is being utilized to its fullest potential.
  • Provide technological and project-based resources to support classroom teachers and encourage exciting, robust, multi-sensory, applied, and experiential learning.
  • Serve as a resource in identifying appropriate research-based instructional strategies and interventions to improve STEM achievement for students in grades K-12.
  • Support teachers by providing feedback on lessons and assessments that align with the Common Core State Standards.

 

  • Lead teacher study groups to increase content and pedagogical knowledge of STEM instruction.

Student STEM Engagement, Exploration, and Growth:

  • Create educational STEM opportunities for students through community outreach and business partnerships in alignment with the STEM Institute at Eastern Michigan University and Driving Possibilities initiative.
  • Participate in available STEM training and experience STEM topics.
  • Collaborate with Transition and Career Coordinators and align curriculum to ensure integration of academic and technical education with 21st-century skills.
  • Collaborate with the Pathways Development Team in the writing of STEM grants. 
  • Manage awarded grant funds and outcomes and oversee the compliance and reporting of grants. Establish implementation goals and timelines for grants
  • Assist in the creation of communication and marketing efforts for STEM projects and activities. 
  • Remove any barriers that get in the way of students striving in STEM.

 

  • Collaborate with the STEM instructional teams to develop and implement plans designed to assist struggling students.? 

STEM Career Pathways:

  • Adhere to district and school rules and procedures.
  • Maintain regular and reliable attendance, as it is an essential function of the position.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned.