Urbana School District #116

TITLE: Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Building Ambassadors

LOCATION: Thomas Paine

SUPERVISOR: The building principal and the Director of Human Resources

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Under the direction of the Principal and the Director of Human Resources, collaborate with the building administrative team, Central Office, and teachers.
• Work collaboratively with the building principal/administrative team to lead professional development regarding Urbana School Distrtict’s PERA evaluation model.
• Communicate positively and clearly with administrators, teachers, and Central Office personnel.
• Support groups or individual teachers with questions regarding their evaluation cycle and PERA components
• Maintain the confidentiality and privacy of individual teachers.
• Attend and participate in PERA ambassador meetings that are led by either building or district administration 
• Be the point of contact for PERA questions at your building
• Be knowledgeable in all parts of the PERA handbook and evaluation components
• Collaborate with new teachers and new teacher mentors on how USD #116’s implements PERA
• Check in with teachers about their PERA timelines and help remind them of their evaluation responsibilities.
• Follow the PERA handbook

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven commitment to professional development and reflective practices
• Ability to lead professional development activities at the building level
• Ability to form strong professional relationships with colleagues
• Ability to support new teachers with all PERA requirements 
• Current USD #116 Certified Employee with three or more years of service with the Urbana School District
• Tenured teacher, preferred 

LICENSES/CREDENTIAL: Current Illinois Professional Educator License 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:  This is a stipend-position paid at the rate of pay of $1,000. This is at least a one-year commitment for the 2024-2025 school year. 

START:  August 13, 2024

EVALUATION:  Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel. 

NOTE: This is a stipend position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position.  This stipend position does not interfere with other stipend position responsibilities.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

CREATED:  August 2024