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*Job description taken from the WIS Faculty Handbook 2009 - 2010.
 * Wroclaw International School **
 * Middle Years Program Coordinator - Job Description*: **The Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator reports to the Head of School. The MYP Coordinator is a crucial link between the school and the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). He / she is the pedagogical leader of the MYP in the school and is expected to maintain a through understanding of all aspects of the Middle Years Programme and actively endorse and promote the principles which underpin it.
 * **Description of Responsibilities **
 * The MYP Coordinator is accountable for: ** ||
 * * Informing and advising the school administration and, when necessary, the school community regarding all aspects of the Middle Years Programme. ||
 * * Planning and implementing the MYP in coordination with the school administration; ||
 * * Ensuring that the standards and requirements of the I.B.O. concerning implementation are met; ||
 * * Facilitating the implementation and delivery of the MYP and overseeing the documentation of these processes; ||
 * * Reviewing and collecting unit planner and establishing and maintaining a record of completed planners; ||
 * * Maintaining lines of communication between WIS and the I.B.O. ||
 * * Providing advice and support to all teachers as well as keeping staff informed of all current developments related to the MYP; ||
 * * Chairing regular MYP faculty meetings; ||
 * * Contributing to the presentation and promotion of the MYP within and outside the school; ||
 * * Ensuring that copies of I.B.O. publications pertaining to the MYP are available to all staff members (individual print copies, Intranet, binders, etc.) ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assisting the Head of School with the publication of the Middle School curriculum. ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organizing the formal procedures in preparation for monitoring of assessment and program evaluation; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maintaining regular contact with the I.B.O. and assuming overall responsibility for administering, distributing, completing and returning all relevant documentation pertaining to the MYP; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Supporting and advising teaching staff regarding the administration of the MYP and ensuring that all moderation and final mark requirements are met by the stipulated deadlines; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Administering the personal project component of the MYP and ensuring that students have appropriate supervisors; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organizing the internal moderation and display for the personal projects; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Liaising, as appropriate, with the Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Liaising, as appropriate, with other MYP Coordinators elsewhere; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assist new teachers in the incorporation of the MYP philosophy and assessment practices ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organizing in-service MYP training for new and existing staff, ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organizing, attending and leading such MYP evenings as required; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Preparing an annual report for the administration following each monitoring of the assessment session; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attending professional development sessions specific to MYP Coordinators such as workshops and conferences and reporting back to the Head of School and other colleagues as necessary; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Attending administration meetings as required; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assessing the professional development needs of MYP teachers and coordinating their participation in MYP workshops; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Making recommendations and advising staff when necessary on the purchase of suitable resources to support the implementation of the MYP; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assisting with the management, allocation and ordering of resources; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Preparing and submitting documentation required for authorization and evaluation; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keeping up to date with new and relevant educational research developments; ||
 * * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Assuming a teaching load of no more than 50% of a full teaching timetable within the MYP ||