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Miami-Dade County Public Schools (Instructional)	Job posting 6327
1450 NE 2ND AVE., Miami, Florida, 33132	Job posted as of Sep 30, 2014,12:01 AM CST until Oct 06, 2014,11:59 PM CST

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the fourth-largest school system in the United States and home to nearly 350,000 students and 40,000 employees. The winner of the 2012 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the district is firmly focused on student achievement and innovative educational programs in nearly 400 traditional and specialized schools. Additionally, with 340 programs, including 90 magnet schools, the district’s choice program is one of the largest in the United States. The impressive array of course offerings include renowned bilingual schools, international baccalaureate programs, award-winning arts programs, and schools in the workplace. Located at the southern end of the Florida peninsula, the school district stretches over 2,000 square miles of diverse and vibrant communities ranging from rural farm communities to urban municipalities. A truly global educational community, Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ students speak 56 languages and represent more than 100 countries.

M-DCPS is partnering with FIU to create the Booker. T Washington (BTW) Senior High School Planetarium initiative. The BTW Planetarium initiative plans to replicate the success of the Education Effect partnership between Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and Florida International University (FIU) in the Liberty City community. The BTW Planetarium initiative will leverage community partners (Lennar Corporation), FIU and M-DCPS to strengthen an existing Engineering Academy and to develop an Astronomy Academy for the BTW community for the 2014-15 school year.

The purpose of the BTW Planetarium initiative is to provide students with a challenging curriculum that will expose them to critical thinking, technology, mathematics, science, Research Opportunities, Advanced Placement, Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering courses and Dual Enrollment throughout their high school years.

This Curriculum Support Specialist position will be responsible for managing the planetarium and related curricula. Applicants must have a strong background in science, proven record of teaching success, and be willing to take on new challenges.