Director of Educational Technology and Innovation

Mission

Nashoba Brooks School educates children for a life of continuous learning, accomplishment, and leadership in a diverse and changing world. The School nurtures students’ growth and character, while fostering the development of each child’s personal excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts.

Summary

The director of educational technology and innovation is a full-time, 12-month position. The director of educational technology and innovation reports to the head of school and is responsible for instructional integration of technology in Preschool through Grade 8 and related professional development for employees.   

Responsibilities

• Serve as an instructional leader in the School, working to advance the School’s mission and philosophy. 
• Manage supervision of the IS Team including the the librarian, transliteracy integration specialist, and instructional technologist.
• Oversee coordination of technology integration and IS curriculum scope and sequence.
• Design and implement comprehensive programs for curriculum design and professional development to support outstanding technology integration, responsible use, and continuous learning.
• Model creativity, innovation, and both deep and broad thinking about teaching and learning.
• Serve as a member of the safety team.
• Collaborate with teachers to initiate and support technology integration, design-based thinking, and flexible problem-solving.
• Design and launch new initiatives including possible summer programming opportunities.
• Work closely with the School’s IT network support company to ensure proactive planning, smooth and consistent operation of hardware, secure systems, timely upgrades, efficient support, and effective troubleshooting.
• Oversee the School’s information security program and policy. 
• Oversee inventory and maintenance of instructional equipment, phones, databases, replacement cycles, capital expenditures, and PPRRSM expenses. 
• Work closely with the director of finance and operations to manage the IS budget.

As an employee of Nashoba Brooks School, the director of educational technology and innovation will model integrity, professionalism, curiosity, responsibility, creativity, humility, and respect for all persons, as well as a demonstrated commitment to advancing the School’s core values.

If extreme weather, a public health emergency, damage to School property or any other events interrupt or substantially curtail the School's regular operations, the School in its sole discretion may: (1) extend, condense, or otherwise modify the School year; (2) change the facilities in which the School's educational program, including classes, programs, activities and events ("Program") are held; (3) change the manner and format in which the School conducts its Program, including but not limited to changing from in-person to on-line instruction; or (4) otherwise modify, postpone or cease all or part of its operations