High School Math Department Chair 2025-2026

Position: High School Match Department ChairLocation: Match High School Boston MAStart date: July 2025 ABOUT MATCH CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLMatch Charter Public School is a free highperforming charter public school in Boston. We are a PreK12 school serving 1250 students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility. Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families bring amazing racial and cultural diversity to the school community they represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20 different languages spoken at home. 94 of our students are people of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school and we are prepared to serve them. 21 of our students qualify for special education services; 18 of our student body are English Language Learners.Matchs core values are Equity Freedom Teamwork Innovation and Accountability. We are working to reframe our organizational processes and policies to be truly antiracist. At Match we believe that three aspects of our work and organization a staff that is diverse by race and other factors a professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives and a curriculum in our PreK12 school that is culturally competent are vital to our goals and mission. THE OPPORTUNITYThe High School Math Department Chair is an instructional leader who coaches and supervises math teaching staff at Match High School located on 1001 Commonwealth Ave. in Brighton MA. The STEM DCI will help lead the schools educational program and will drive the growth and success of math teachers and Match students. This position likely includes parttime math teaching responsibilities. The Department Chair reports directly to the Principal. The compensation for the position starts at $108171 and can be higher depending on the candidates prior experience. Match offers a comprehensive benefits package and up to $150/month in loan repayment assistance. DETAILED JOB RESPONSIBILITIESThe Department Chair is ultimately responsible for ensuring the success of the teachers on the team and their students academic achievement. This is accomplished primarily by focusing on: The growth development and performance of teachers. This work will be the primary focus of the Department Chair. The Department Chair in their work as an instructional leader is responsible for student growth and ultimately the success of the teachers they manage. Thus this position requires a data driven approach to instruction. This work requires a deep commitment to regular and consistent observation and feedback of teachers. That includes whole school professional development and individual lesson plan feedback. Ultimately the Department Chair in collaboration with the Principal is responsible for driving the instructional vision of the school. This work is all encompassing and includes hiring decisions evaluation development and retention of staff members through weekly PD sessions summer training and more. Through this work the Department Chair will help ensure that every Match School student is academically ready and prepared to meet or exceed the national and state standards.Leadership and vision on pedagogy and curriculum. The Department Chair will be responsible for collaborating closely with the Principal and Match Network Support academic leaders to ensure the quality of the high school academic program. This includes developing and implementing Match School curriculum and assessments to ensure that Matchs instructional vision and approach are reflected in every Match classroom. The Department Chair will be responsible for ensuring curriculum and instruction is used effectively to drive student learning and ensure that coteachers are effectively collaborating.The growth development and performance of grade level/department lead teachers. The Department Chair in collaboration with the Principal will be responsible for managing and fostering strong adult culture and teacher leaders among the lead teachers at the department or grade level. Strategic Planning. The Department Chair will work collaboratively with the Principal and leadership team on the longrange planning process for their school including school culture design academic program design staff development staff retention course offerings course sequences and refinement of tutorial and curriculum. Sample tasks and projects include:Observing every staff member they supervise a minimum of once a weekRunning 11 meetings with every staff member they supervise once a weekReading and internalizing curriculum unit plans assessments and readings/problem setsPlanning and running unit study and lesson study meetings with teachersReviewing and giving feedback on weekly lesson plans to ensure alignment to the curriculum and action plans Collaborating with gradelevel teams around grading and score norming for gradelevel masteryReviewing student work course data unit test data for each course they overseeWorking in collaboration with teachers to action plan all data from courses they overseeRunning school wide professional development in collaboration with the Principal and leadership to drive instructional best practicesCompleting observational rounds with the Principal and other instructional leaders to 1. continue to norm on instructional excellence and best practices at Match. 2. work in collaboration to identify next steps for struggling teachers QUALIFICATIONS Research has shown that people of color and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they dont believe they meet every one of the qualifications described in a job description. Our highest priority is finding the best candidate for the job. We encourage you to apply even if you dont believe you meet every one of our qualifications described or you have a less traditional background. We are looking for applicants who:have a Bachelors or Masters degreehave at least 5 years of fulltime lead teaching experience preferably in a high need education settinghave prior experience with leading a team and managing/coaching other teachershave a track record of academic success in urban educationhave an unwavering commitment to Matchs mission of student success in college and beyondare committed to having all students succeedhave a desire to continually improve their practice by taking and implementing feedback; embody excellent interpersonal and communication skillsdemonstrate an ability to work well on a team and a willingness to support others in doing their best work. ABOUT MATCH EDUCATIONMatch Education (www.matcheducation) is the shared brand name of The Match Charter Public School and The Match School Foundation Inc. Match Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in education. We operate highperforming urban public charter schools and a unique graduate school of education that trains teachers for highpoverty schools. Out of this applied work we refine validate empirically and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on core questions in education reform. The Match Foundation Inc. and Match Charter Public School prohibit discrimination on the basis of race color sex gender identity sexual orientation age national origin physical or mental disability religion veteran status and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to admission or treatment of students in its programs and activities or in employment and application for employment.