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APPLICATION
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The Search for a Director of Congregational Learning
Revisioning Education at CBI
Application to the National Association of Temple Educators
The DCL Search Committee
Contact the DCL Search Committee
Application to the National Association of Temple Educators
The search for a Director of Congregational Learning takes its direction from the Long Range Strategic Plan and the Education Task Force which met from December through February. Following are CBI’s responses to questions in the NATE application.
What are the three primary goals of your congregation/institution?
To summarize from our Long Range Strategic Plan, “the almost universal theme emerging from the work of the subcommittees was the need for CBI to focus its resources on building community and connectedness to each other and to Judaism through enhancements in programming and worship, and also by increasing our focus on member engagement and satisfaction. As the Membership Subcommittee reports: ‘Every member needs to find at least one “door” into CBI, one “community” with which she or he can connect.’ As the work of the Long Range Strategic Plan becomes implemented, it is believed the desire to build community and connectedness will play a major role in steering the synagogue's efforts over the upcoming years.” Our three primary goals at this time are:
- Create community within our large congregation
- Help every one who wishes to enter our doors find a connection
- Become a center of Jewish learning and tikkun olam for all ages
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What are the strengths of your educational program?
- Early Childhood Education which offers a dynamic and expanding range of programs which include: the Bill and Sid Rubin Preschool, summer camp programs, and a variety of occasional and weekly programs for parents and young children. An extension of our preschool programming to serve toddlers 12 months of age and older will begin 9/08.
- Popular Adult Education programming that offers a broad range of exciting classes, programs and events, recipient of the URJ’s prestigious Congregation of Learners Award at the URJ Biennial in December 2007.
- Three active youth groups: currently approximately 100 children are members of our groups for students 4th-12th grade.
- Religious school enrollment of 453 from KG-12th grade. This year we have 26 students in the 10th grade Confirmation class and 20 11/12th graders.
- Active Madrichim program (which originated at CBI) with 40 students participating
- Increase in family programming and weekend retreats
- High level of parental support and desire for enhanced community and learning opportunities
The single most important thing an educator needs to know about the congregation/institution is:
We are a vibrant community newly invigorated by senior staff changes. We are looking to the future and wish to build the best programs possible for our community. The initial emphasis for the Director of Congregational Learning will be to design and implement creative and exciting programming for students and families within the Religious School population. We expect the role of the Director of Congregational Learning to grow depending on the director’s interests and the needs of the synagogue. We are interested in looking at candidates from a range of backgrounds.
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What three qualities in your educator are most important to the congregation/institution?
- Creative, out-of-the box thinker who can develop, implement and evaluate religious school programs.
- Dynamic and energetic leader able to inspire and work with professionals, volunteers, parents and students.
- Excellent administrator: the Director will manage a budget, staff and volunteers.
The three most important priorities of the congregation/institution’s educator should be:
- Help us create and implement religious school programming that is meaningful, innovative and effective, and that inspires our students and their families to be involved in synagogue activities. We anticipate exploring alternative formats to our traditional weekday/Sunday Religious School program.
- Manage and administer the Religious School and the alternative programming offered.
- Collaborate and establish warm, positive relationships with students, parents, clergy, professional staff and lay leadership to break down some of the traditional barriers that have historically isolated the religious school from the broader synagogue community.
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