Co- Director

At this time Girls Excelling in Math and Science of Prince George's County (GEMS of Prince George's County or GEMS) is recruiting for a Co-Director for the 2012-13 GEMS program. This Co-director will start in April 2013 or as soon as possible and will be able to commit roughly 10 hrs/week until May 2013. Longer term commitment, such as until May 2014, is preferred. Ability to drive and access to a car are preferred. This is a volunteer position for the current school year, with possible compensation for the 2013-14 activity based on the success of our current fundraising program.

Now in its seventh year, GEMS is an after-school enrichment program designed for girls enrolled in Prince George's County middle schools. The curriculum ranges across the sciences with the emphasis on the natural sciences. Outstanding University of Maryland undergraduates serve as GEMS mentors and role models and facilitate the activities. The administrative structure of the program is as follows: A graduate student acts as Associate Director of the program and handles communication with the undergraduate students; three site coordinators are responsible for the activities in the three locations( Tuesdays 4:30-6:00 pm at William Wirt Middle School,Thursdays 3:00-5:00 pm at Buck Lodge MS, Thursdays 4:30-6:00 pm at Nicholas Orem MS). Fusion Partnerships, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization based in Baltimore is the fiscal sponsor of GEMS. GEMS has its own Advisory Board and is working toward becoming an independent 501(c)3 organization.

A listing of the general roles and responsibilities of the Co-Directors is attached. The exact responsibilities of new Co-Director depend on the interests and skills of the person recruited, after discussion with the present Co-Directors.

GEMS Co- Directors

• Working collaboratively, are responsible for the overall design and implementation of the GEMS program.
• Recruit, interview and select mentors for the spring semester.
• Create a GEMS calendar for the spring semester. The calendar includes the sciences and topics to be explored and a brief description of the weekly activities. The calendar also gives the dates and location of the GEMS sponsored field trips and community events of special interest to GEMS students and their families.
• (Ongoing) Identify individuals in STEM related work/professions to be guest presenters.
• (Ongoing) Identify funding and grant opportunities through local community resources
• Write and distribute to site coordinators the week's lesson plan that (i) introduces the topic and/or question(s) to be explored, (ii) background information that will help the mentors facilitate the activity, (iii) instructions to follow and the resources needed for the students to do the activity. The lesson plans should be available and distributed to the mentors and school sponsors several days before the plan is to be executed.
• Works with the site coordinator to acquire and distribute the materials needed for the GEMS activities at the three school sites
• Complete and submit to the board of directors a bi-monthly status report.
• Complete and submit to Fusion Partnership (until GEMS becomes an independent 501c(3) or it ends the memorandum of understanding with Fusion) a bi-annual status report.
• Manage GEMS bank account and budget and provide regular updates (bi-monthly) to the board of directors on expenditures.
• Works with Assistant Director in writing a parent/supporter newsletter.
• Works with Web-Master/Mistress to update organization site.
• Working with the Associate Director and a team of undergraduate students, creates and updates a PR list andfollows up with press releases.
• Implement assessment and evaluation tools; report the results to the Board of Directors