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About the Employer
Corcoran Joint Unified School District has earned honors as an Apple Distinguished Program grades K-12 for four years! CJUSD has three elementary grade level schools (PreK-1, 2-3, 4-5), a middle school (grade 6-8) and a traditional high school. The District also has a successful and growing preschool with a new state of the art facility along with supporting adult, continuation, community day and independent study schools.
There are 3,400 students in the District within a supportive and friendly community. The City of Corcoran is clean, well-managed and among the top 50 safest communities in the nation! Many community members are employed by local agriculture-based companies as well as the two correctional facilities located outside of Corcoran.
Our staff is supported in several ways to be successful in teaching the Common Core curriculum through countless opportunities for staff development. Teachers are exposed to using the latest innovative and powerful methods to deliver instruction through the use of technology.
The District is dedicated to serving students and staff through a safe, nurturing, positive, and motivational culture that lifts everyone to higher levels. There are no limits to our achievement and growth!
Job Summary
Assist the principal in counseling, scheduling of students, curriculum development, supervision of instruction, school site management, and student support services. This includes assisting the site principal with teacher and staff evaluations and performance. Responsibilities also involve being part of a leadership team that achieves an maintains high standards of excellence in every school facet including curriculum, instruction and school safety.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
Job Summary
Assist the principal in counseling, scheduling of students, curriculum development, supervision of instruction, school site management, and student support services. This includes assisting the site principal with teacher and staff evaluations and performance. Responsibilities also involve being part of a leadership team that achieves and maintains high standards of excellence in every school facet including curriculum, instruction and school safety.
Qualifications Required:
? Administrative Services Credential
Desirable:
? Master's Degree
? Teaching Experience
? Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Knowledge and Ability
1. General administrative knowledge and ability
2. Knowledge of, and ability in, school-community relations
3. Ability to communicate and work with others
4. Knowledge of the high school's and/or middle school's goals and objectives
5. Ability to provide input for decision-making
6. Knowledge of counselors' job duties
7. Knowledge of the evaluation process for both certificated and classified employees
8. Knowledge of district policy and practices pertaining to evaluations
9. Knowledge of district's goals, objectives and policies
10. Knowledge of all provisions of the contract
11. Knowledge of district's procedure for meeting the contract provisions
12. Knowledge of education Code provisions governing employee organizations contracts
13. Ability to drive a car
Essential Functions of this position, which may change or evolve in the future, are, but not limited to, the following:
1. Advise and assist the high school principal in the development and implementation of policies related to high school or middle school goals and objectives
2. Responsible for the operation of the high school or middle school in the absence of the Principal and/or Assistant Principal
3. Responsible for the evaluation of both certificated and classified staff who work under the supervision of the Director of Guidance and Counseling
4. Work with teachers and oversee a curricular area in improving teaching strategies and student achievement
5. Have a working awareness of the importance of students learning and mastering essential state standards and the importance of STAR and CAHSEE testing
6. Work with administration in improving leadership skills and teacher pedagogy
7. Advise and assist in the development an implementation of policies for the operation of the school district by being a member of the district's management team
8. Strive to maintain professional relationships with teachers, pupils and parents
9. Assist the pupil in understanding and accepting responsibilities and privileges as students and citizens of the school community
10. Enforce school rules, district policies and Education Code provision dealing with student activities and discipline
11. Assist the teachers in developing a better understanding of pupils
12. Assist parents in understanding their child's abilities and potentials
13. Supervise the attendance accounting procedures and follow-up on attendance and truancy problems
14. Arrange for parent-teacher conferences when request for such meetings are made
15. Supervise and evaluate certificated and classified staff
Physical Requirements of this position are, but not limited to, the following:
1. Mental acuity to manage educational programs, interpret and implement rules relating to these programs, make policy decisions, evaluate results, and make determinations relative to the effective performance of the tasks
2. Facility to sit at a desk, conference table or in meeting rooms of various configurations for extended periods of time
3. Facility to see and read, with or without vision aids, laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter
4. Facility to hear and understand speech at normal room levels and to hear and understand speech on the telephone
5. Manual dexterity to operate a telephone and enter data into a computer
6. Facility to speak in audible tones so that other may understand clearly in normal conversations, in training sessions and other meetings
7. Physical agility to lift, bend, stoop and to reach overhead
8. Facility to drive a car
Note: This list of essential functions and physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary in accordance with the requirements of the job
Requirements / Qualifications

• Copy of Transcript (Highest degree awarded)
• Credential Copy (Must be current and valid)
• Letter of Introduction (Must be signed)
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two Letters with Original Signatures)
• Resume

Comments and Other Information
Corcoran Joint Unified School District is comprised of three elementary schools as well as a middle school, a comprehensive high school, a continuation school and an online independent study school. The district also boasts an adult school and a pre-school program. The District is enjoying recent growth with an increasing enrollment of 3400. The District is also unique with non-traditional grade-specific schools (K-1, 2-3, 4-5). The middle school serves grades 6-8 student while the high school, with a population of over 900 students, is a traditional grades 9-12 school.
The demographics of the school encompass a population of approximately 82% Hispanic, 13% Caucasian 4% African-American and 1% others. Eighty-one percent of the students receive free or reduced lunches. Corcoran is mainly a farming area, which means there are a large number of seasonal workers and migrant parents. The district operates several categorical programs to accommodate the many needs of the diverse population.
All schools are on a traditional calendar. Class-size reduction is implemented in grades K-3. Students benefit from participating in enrichment programs such as a 5-12 grade music program, AVID, Gifted and Talented Education, Advanced Placement classes, a strong grades 7-12 leadership program, club activities and athletics. The parent and community involvement and support is evident in the success of our athletic programs and student clubs. We also have implemented the 21st Century School's grant at all of our K-8 schools.
The District's standards-based curriculum of the district and the literacy focus have propelled the district toward its goal of academic excellence. Teachers are working collaboratively to achieve innovative teaching practices to see exciting improvements in student achievement. CJUSD has 326 dedicated, highly qualified, talented and committed staff members. The District is one of the larger employers in the city of Corcoran. It manages a budget of over $28 million per year. The well-maintained facilities, staff development programs, curriculum development and academic emphasis attest to the commitment of the Board to provide a safe and supportive environment for all students.
The City of Corcoran is located in the Central San Joaquin Valley in Kings County in the middle of the one of the most prosperous farming communities in the nation. Incorporated in 1914, the City of Corcoran, population of 23,154, is located in the heartland of California's fertile San Joaquin Valley. Corcoran is a "small town" in the best sense of the word, with its citizens working together on major community projects. Corcoran has been built on a strong agricultural base because it is located near one of the most remarkable geographic features in the San Joaquin Valley, the Tulare Lake Basin, which is the most fertile region in the world.
The Corcoran Unified School District does not illegally discriminate on the basis of ethnic group identification, religion, age, actual or perceived sex, color, sexual orientation, gender, race, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability, or any other reason prohibited by State and Federal Discrimination Statues in any program or activity conducted by the District.