Director of Agricultural Programs Proposal in School District

This proposal outlines the role of a Director of Agricultural Programs in a school district, focusing on managing school gardens, collaborating with various departments, overseeing AmeriCorps programs, nutrition procurement, volunteer management, grants writing, and more. The director will play a crucial role in supporting education, nutrition, and community engagement through agricultural initiatives.

• Agricultural Programs
• School District
• Director Role
• Education
• Nutrition

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1. Summative Assessment Job Analysis Proposal Director of Agricultural Programs School District

2. Role Reports to Assistance Superintendent of Operations Cross Departmental Collaboration: Facilities Nutrition Academia Summer School/Experiential Education Communications District Office Grant Writer

3. Proposed Role Duties Collaborates with School District Teaching and Learning. Manages and supervises the AmeriCorps Farm to School program and Farm to School Educational Specialists. Collaborates with Academia Department to support diversity in education, including agriculture and nutrition. Provides K-12 teachers with support for Farm to School.

4. Proposed Role Duties - Manage School Gardens Ensures that school district gardens, and other designated garden beds are aesthetically pleasing, healthy, and maintained. The gardener will utilize the school gardens to provide educational programs for the students and other curriculum-based purposes. The gardener will also maintain hydroponic grow towers that are located throughout the district. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to; Planting, cultivating, fertilizing, composting, weeding, maintaining soil health and fertility, starting and plant propagation, crop rotation and planning, seed ordering, recordkeeping, irrigation, harvesting.

5. Proposed Role Duties - Volunteer Management Collaborates with district staff and non-profit partners for training, mentoring and day-to-day management of AmeriCorps service members. Collaborates with district staff and non-profit partners for recruitment and hiring of AmeriCorps service members. Manages and recruits volunteers and interns, as needed, with appropriate background checking, through the district HR office.

6. Proposed Role Duties - Nutrition Procurement Management Collaborates with Nutrition Director. Manages harvesting of local fruits and vegetables for distribution to students. Ensures highest standards of food safety and produce hygiene in both growing techniques and harvesting protocols.

7. Proposed Role Duties - Grants/Tours Writes grants as appropriate. Welcomes visitors to school gardens and gives tours. Participates in school staff meetings as needed and/or appropriate. Supports fundraising and school events as needed and/or appropriate.

8. Proposed Role Duties - Communications Collaborates with Director of Communications. Contributes to blog posts, photos, updates on district website.

9. Proposed Role Duties - Summer School Manages summer school gardening course. Manages, creates, and facilitates curriculum. Supervises and educates students experiential learning. Covers nutrition lessons of five food groups, vitamins, minerals, agriculture/gardening practices. Plants school gardens with students.

10. Proposed Role Duties - Miscellaneous Operates machinery and equipment from facilities as needed. Seasonal duties- grass mowing, snow removal, nutrition department assistance. All other duties assigned by Assistance Superintendent of Operations.

11. Proposed Role Duties - Job Status Management role with supervisory duties. Potential full time position - pay TBD. Bachelor s Degree Required, Master s Degree Preferred - Environmental Science, Agriculture, Nutrition, Horticulture. Wisconsin Master Gardener desired. Responsible for budgeting of tasks associated with job duties under Assistance Superintendent of Operations.