Role of the Coordinator

1. Role of the Coordinator Communicate, Manage and Coordinate

2. Communicate • Between your Admin IB(depending how active your Head of School is)and • Between your teachers and IB • Between your students and IB • Between you program and wider schoool community • Between your program and parents

3. Communicate • Sending in: • Visiting Examiner proposals (Visual Arts) • IA grades • Predicted grades • Registrations • Fees • Moderation Samples • World Lit, ToK papers and Ees • CAS Completion

4. Communicate • Curriculum Changes (coordinator notes and OCC) • PD Opportunities to staff • Results to Administration • Communicate with post secondary institutions

5. Manage • Registrations • Budget • Course Schedule/timetable • Standards and practices • Internal deadlines (calendar of events) • Student Records

6. Coordinate • PLC – department meetings • Cooperation between disciplines and individual teachers • Group 4 project • Integration of ToK into courses • Program Review (5 Years)

7. Considerations • Size and nature of programme • Release time • Other duties – Admin? Teaching? • Selection method • Status within the school • Level of authority – With students? With teachers?

8. Making It Easier • EE Coordinator • CAS Coordinator • Assistant • IBIS • Coordinator Help Desk • Teachers who understand the whole program • IB Trained Heads, Counselors and Librarians

10. LTCHS IB Coordinator • Oversee the production of all IB promotional material used by the school • Develop the IB Master timetable • Administer the IB Budget as provided by the school and district • Register candidates for IB exams

11. LTCHS IB Coordinator • Submit all IB assessment components (internal assessment samples and external assessment scripts) to moderators and examiners • Ensure that IB exams are administered according to IB regulations • Set IB Exam schedule and invigilator schedule

12. LTCHS IB Coordinator • Communicate all IB curricular and administrative developments to appropriate school staff and administration • Coordinate IB training for IB staff (notification, registration, funding etc) • Request IB transcripts for graduating IB students • Provide academic counseling for IB students in the school

13. LTCHS IB Coordinator • Host recruitment sessions for potential students from within the district • Coordinate the staffing needs of the IB programme • Assist in the in-school registration of IB students • Communicate IB results to school and district administration • Oversee the Extended Essay procedures in the school

14. LTCHS IB Coordinator • Oversee the CAS programme in the school • Provide staff with notification and material pertinent to IB curriculum changes to IB teaching staff • Represent Lindsay Thurber at the Alberta IB regional association (ABIBS) • Liaise with parents on IB issues pertaining to the IB programme as a whole and to individual students

15. LTCHS IB Coordinator • Coordinate the IB year-end dinner • Provide administrative and pedagogical guidance to IB teaching staff as required • Liaise with school administration on issues of student discipline involving IB students • Manage the IB Website as part of the Lindsay Thurber website • Complete all other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by district or school administration