Job Description
Mentor
Loyola Marymount University's School of Education: Institute of School Leadership and Administration
LMU's Institute of School Leadership & Administration (ISLA) prepares you to serve as an ethical, respectful, and transformative educational administrator and leader.
We strive to unite theory and practice in a reciprocal relationship that mutually inform each other. We are a community of reflective practitioners, guided by critical inquiry and social responsibility. We actively engage in educational research, including faculty/student collaboration. We affirm the use of technology in education as authentic, meaningful, and accessible to all learners.
We believe in the value of working collaboratively with the districts, schools, parents, and students of the communities we serve, to successfully educate all learners. We recognize, support and promote the gifts and talents of community members and encourage their participation in decision-making processes.
Diversity in Leadership Institute
DLI is dedicated to increasing racial diversity, equity, inclusion and cultural competence among charter school and district administrators as a lever to increase academic and social outcomes for TK-12 students in California.
While diversity can mean many things including socioeconomic, religious, linguistic, cultural and more, for our purposes, we focus on race, specifically African American and Latinx. In the context of school success, we contextualize this focus on racial diversity in the areas of equity: “the outcome of practices that result in the same outcomes for members of a group. Equitable programs may make accommodations for differences so that the outcomes are the same for all individuals,” and inclusion: “when diverse groups are represented and included in all sectors of the organization and organizational life.” Through the lens of racial diversity, equity and inclusion (RDEI), DLI seeks to ask questions, create dialogue, collaborate, assess, problem-solve, and create solutions to effect change across California, so more children see school leaders and teachers who look like them, provide quality learning experiences and successful outcomes in their public schools.
DLI/LMU Aspiring Principal of Color Fellowship Program Description
In partnership with Loyola Marymount University’s Institute of School Leadership and Administration (ISLA) program, DLI developed a statewide fellowship program for African American and Latinx rising administrators pursuing their preliminary administrative credentials. Launched in the Fall of 2021, the fellowship provides a 16 month (14 month course of study) state-wide cohort experience informed by a focus on Culturally Responsive School Leadership (CRSL), racial diversity, equity and inclusion, aligned with California administrative credentialing requirements, that dives deeply into: the role a leader’s own cultural identity plays in their leadership (self-awareness), and how systemic and structural racism and white supremacy (power and privilege) has impacted them and their perspective as educators, educational leaders, and the students and families they serve.
Position
Fieldwork Instructor (Mentor). Part-Time Faculty.
Starting Date
On-going. Positions will be filled as needed for each academic semester.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must have an Administrative Credential and have administrative K-12 educational leadership experience. Minimum 5-10 years in successful classroom teaching experience.
Minimum 3 years of working experience working in a leadership capacity at a school site, school district or charter management organization.
Exemplary communication skills (both written and oral). Functional knowledge of computers and technology, including various online assessment applications.
Applicants should be culturally responsive and have the ability to relate well to others within the academic environment. The successful candidate will be committed to the academic success of all of our students and to an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates diversity and difference. To this end, the successful candidate will work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings.
Duties
Under the direction of DLI/LMU, Fieldwork Instructor (Mentor) will observe and document specific aspects of the Clinical Fieldwork experience throughout the semester, provide formative and summative digital evaluations, facilitate meaningful learning of the course competencies and support all facets of the learning environment. In addition, Fieldwork Instructors (Mentors) will also encourage a culture of learning that values mutual responsibility and respect, life-long learning, adherence to ethical standards of the profession as well as personal and professional development.
Role and Responsibilities
Fieldwork Instructor (Mentor) will be part-time faculty of LMU. They will work collaboratively with both the director of the ISLA program and the VP of Leadership Development at DLI. Fieldwork Instructor (Mentor) will observe, guide and mentor candidates to the goals and core competencies of the DLI Aspiring Principals of Color Fellowship.
The Core Competencies can be found here:
Builds with Others
Navigates Towards a New Future
Excels in Instruction
Leads from Within
Builds Capacity
The primary responsibility of the Fieldwork Instructor (Mentor) is to observe, guide and mentor candidates in a manner determined by DLI/LMU and aligned with DLI’s Core Competencies.
Become familiar with and able to articulate the DLI and LMU Frameworks as well as the California State Standards for the credential Administrative Services in order to facilitate the mastery of these tenets and standards by the candidates.
Mentor/Coach candidates by supporting them through Unit Fieldwork Projects, and the timely completion of required documentation and activities including providing comments and reflective feedback on administrative activities, fieldwork assignment postings and critical analysis.
Collaborate with Site Supervisors and course instructors to ensure that candidates successfully complete their Unit Fieldwork Projects.
Fieldwork Instructors are required to provide communication/coaching at least once per week during the semester. This can include in-person, phone, or email communication.
Confer with On-Site Supervisor during the semester.
Complete Clinical Skills and Fieldwork in Residency evaluations of candidates to assess mastery of student learning outcomes and performance expectations.
Participate in required professional development opportunities and required DLI/LMU events and activities.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
Salary
Initial salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applications/Required Documentation
Please submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae and proof of experience and required credentials. Please submit application here.