From the Liaisons List
A signifigant and interesting Job Opportunity

The following job description offers the chance to affect the educational establishment of an entire nation (Qatar). If you know of someone who might be appropriate for this position, please pass the announcement along.

For further details, contact Tom Rishel [twr2001@med.cornell.edu]

Position: Director of the Curriculum Standards Office

Mission: The mission of the Curriculum Standards Office is to develop curriculum standards for charter schools for all subjects in grades K-12.

Purpose: The Curriculum Standards Office will specify the knowledge and skills that students are expected to have at particular grade levels- the desired outcomes of a standards-based education system. The standards will then allow schools individually to design their own curricula and programs to meet them.

Responsibilities:

  1. As part of an education reform project in Qatar, the Director, Curriculum and develop curriculum standards that will drive both school curricula Standards Office (DCSO) will lead a team of specialists to adapt and national assessment instruments at the K-12 level.
  2. The DCSO and his staff and consultants will specify the knowledge and skills students are expected to obtain at each grade level.
  3. The Office will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating standards adaptation and development. Although eventually this Office will develop curriculum standards for a broad array of subjects, it will focus initially on standards for Arabic, English, math, and science.
  4. The DCSO will be responsible for appointment of staff, evaluation of performance and extension or termination of contracts.
  5. The DCSO will lead a team to work with international experts in education and curricula, and develop a system that continuously updates education standards.
  6. The DCSO works with relevant staff in the Evaluation Institute to insure that standards and assessments are closely aligned.
  7. The Director reports to and meets regularly with the Director of the Education Institute.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

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Michael Pearson, Director of Programs and Services
Mathematical Association of America
1529 Eighteenth St. NW, Washington, DC 20036
  ph: 202-387-520 fax: 202-483-5450
e-mail: pearson@maa.org

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