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Colchester Public Schools
District
Safe School Climate Coordinator
Job Description
Overview:
The Safe School Climate Coordinator will be responsible for working with district and
school administration to aid Safe School Climate Committees (SSCC) in building a
positive school climate continuum across the district and implement the Safe School
Climate Plan.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Chair the district SSCC to ensure effectiveness in:
o Establishing a comprehensive district climate committee in accordance
with the law and District Safe School Climate Plan
o Examining data with staff and administrators to design and implement a
continuum of services within the district that supports teaching and
reinforcing prosocial behaviors across the school settings
o Leading SSCC and align work with other committees, such as the
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, and intervention teams, such
as student assistance teams
o Facilitating discussions regarding the efficacy of interventions to determine
changes needed in programming
o Coordinating training of school teams
o Collecting and interpreting state and local data concerning behaviors,
suspensions, detentions and expulsions
o Providing schools with available resources to build structures for
interventions with behaviorally challenged students
● Plans monthly meetings with SSCC Specialists and Administrators to identify
effective evidence-based and intervention strategies. Strategies may include, but
are not limited to the following:
o With School Administrators and SSCC, lead the District in the strategy for
fostering a positive climate
o With School Administrators and SSCC, lead in the identification of a
positive behavioral intervention and support process or another
evidence-based curriculum for safe school climate for the prevention of
bullying
o With School Administrators and SSCC, plan for the strategies to make
students aware of school rules prohibiting bullying, harassment and
intimidation and establish appropriate consequences for those who
engage in such acts
o With the Director of Teaching and Learning, develop inclusion of grade-
appropriate social-emotional and bullying education and prevention
curricula in kindergarten through high school
o Facilitate the identification of evidence-based prevention and intervention
strategies identified by the SSCC
● As part of the District Safe School Climate Committee:
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o Coordinate, at the district level, the administration of a bi-ennial
assessment using the school climate assessment instruments including
surveys, approved and disseminated by the State Department of
Education for each school
o Collect, review and analyze data obtained from climate surveys, make
necessary modifications to the district plan
o Compare and contrast survey results with the National School Climate
Standards and best practices
o Coordinate all annual training according to programs provided by the State
Department of Education (CSDE)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
● Keeps abreast of developments in techniques, philosophy, and content in the
professional literature and attends in-service training relating to safe school
climate systems in conjunction with the CSDE
● Understands student emotional, social, and academic needs and how students
differ in their approaches to school
Position Qualifications:
● Certification as a teacher issued by the CSDE
● Exemplary performance/experience working with assigned school age
appropriate students
● Strong leadership skills
● Demonstrates knowledge of effective behavior strategies and ways to work with
students
● Knowledge of district and state requirements regarding managing student
behavior
● Ability to work effectively as a team member
Other Requirements:
● Background checks
Terms of Employment:
School calendar year; stipend position
Evaluated by:
Director of Teaching and Learning
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