Managing Director Primary Curriculum and Instruction

The Opportunity

The Managing Director of Primary Curriculum and Instruction is responsible for cocreating and executing on the vision for primary curriculum and instruction with a particular focus on foundational literacy across our schools . The managing director will have recommendation and approvalmaking power to address daytoday academic visioning and will be responsible for ensuring that KTXs mission and goals are achieved.

Collaboration with multiple departments to ensure consistency of practice and use of resources will be essential as this position works continuously to improve the skills and knowledge base of middle and high school leaders.

General Role Description:

• Curriculum and Assessment Management: Manage the creation and vetting of curriculum materials and assessments that align to and then exceeds the expectations of state standards and meets the preparation bar for Advanced Placement (AP) success in middle and high school.  Set direction around master scheduling that allows schools to fulfill all requirements of the KTX academic program.

• Student Achievement: Ensure that curriculum is responsive to student achievement and create the expectation that all curriculum specialists and implementation leads are oriented that way by leading a team that embraces accountability and outstanding student results

• Data Driven Curriculum Creation: Lead curriculum team on the use of data to drive student achievement and hold team accountable for adjusting curriculum for continuous improvement

• Professional  Learning: Planning  professional  development  and  model  exemplary  implementation  of  the curriculum and best practices for lesson planning and delivery leveraging the curriculum to direct reports.  Vision develop and lead professional learning for teachers and leaders to ensure they are equipped with the knowledge skills and content expertise to support curriculum implementation.

• Professional  Learning: Design and vet professional learning experiences that ensure regional and school based teachers and leaders are equipped with pedagogical practices aligned to curriculum and instructional strategy and to support best practices around GPA

• Cohesive Coaching Cycle: Create and execute on primary vision for internalization and lesson instruction

• Math Achievement: Create and execute on primary vision to strengthen math curriculum and instruction materials 

Key Responsibilities

• Cocreate and implement vision for foundational literacy as it relates to the curricular and instructional program 

• Cocreate and implement vision for math curriculum and instruction to directly impact and increase math achievement

• Plans administers and directs primary academic programs including Reading Academies and other state requirements

•  Formulates proposals for the development and revision of policies pertaining to primary education academic programs including preschool curriculum and instructional vision

•  Establishes and monitors procedures for the primary education instructional program to include policies related to implementation of foundational literacy requirements

•  Interprets primary education programs to senior leadership staff and schools

• Assists regional and school leaders with planning and implementing effective instructional programs.

• Serves as a facilitator of various instructional professional learning experiences to ensure that leaders are equipped with the knowledge skills and content expertise necessary to run a strong primary instructional program

•  Evaluates primary education programs to ensure that objectives for student education are met.

• Prepares and contributes to the management of the team budget prepares grant applications and solicits funds to provide financial support for programs as needed.

•  Analyzes academic performance of middle and high schools and correlates this data with curriculum and instructional practices to ensure necessary adjustments are made and supports are given

•  Coordinates middle and high schools to promote a rigorous academic program of studies superior student achievement and continuous improvement of results for all students.

• Hires and manages a team of curriculum writers through senior directors of curriculum to ensure that the primary curriculum is of the highest possible quality

• Ensures that curriculum writing team crafts assessments of the highest quality

• Crafts learning experiences for regional academic leaders and primary leaders to guide the implementation of effective instructional programs

• Conducts regular formal and informal classroom walkthroughs aligned to student achievement and instruction/curriculum goals alongside the broader academics team and regional teams

•    Builds the instructional leadership capacity of school leaders with particular focus on instruction content knowledge and curriculum

•  Creates a culture of inquiry and mutual accountability among the team

• Visits schools on a regular basis to monitor curriculum implementation

• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities

•  Set direction around master scheduling that allows schools to fulfill all requirements of the KTX academic program.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position.

Other Duties

• Initiates and maintains effective liaisons to maintain a current knowledge of developments and research in the profession

•  Performs other related duties as assigned by the CAO or Deputy Chief or other appropriate leaders

Qualifications :

Instructional Knowledge and Expertise

• Proven ability to develop and deliver programming that drives improved academic performance for all student populations; knows effective practice for differentiating instruction

• Deep understanding of curricular frameworks pedagogy and quality classroom materials; experience developing and implementing curriculum for a wide variety of grade levels and subjects

• Strong knowledge of highquality instructional practices and the ability to lead others to implement these practices consistently across classrooms and school sites

• Thorough knowledge of effective instruction and knowledge of current theories of curriculum instruction and assessment

Empathy and Commitment to Cause

• Deep understanding of the urban school system environment and commitment to improving student achievement

• Passionately believes that all students can achieve at high levels

• Demonstrates cultural competence 

Communication Interpersonal and Team Skills

• Builds and maintains strong relationships

• Works successfully alone or on a team

• Coaches coordinates and leads teams

• Strong  verbal  and  written  communication  skills;  tailors  message  for  the  audience  context  and  mode  of communication

• Actively listens to others and able to effectively interpret others motivations and perceptions.

• Builds consensus and resolves conflicts; exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations

• Skillfully navigates existing political structures/systems

Problem Solving and Systems Thinking

• Understands how various systems / departments interact to achieve the long term goal

• Makes decisions using data and technology

• Takes initiative to solve problems and create stakeholder buyin

• Identifies and prioritizes mission critical issues with alignment of people time and resources

• Offer innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.

• Exhibits strong focus on goals and results. Sets clear metrics for success

• Removes barriers or obstacles that make it difficult for principals to achieve their goals and ensures that school leaders have the resources they need to succeed

• Demonstrates excellent and project management skills including attention to detail organizational skills ability to balance the big picture with detailed steps to reach the end goal and ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines

Leadership Skills

• Motivates inspires and moves other adults to action to achieve ambitious goal

• Skilled at reenvisioning building and managing a team especially in a time of growth and change; excellent at identifying talent and taking advantage of each persons skills and contribution to team effort

• Builds and maintains positive relationships with individuals and groups

• Moves groups to consensus and resolves conflicts. Exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations

• Builds coalitions and works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders at all levels including but not limited to region personnel students families communities and/or advocacy groups

• Establishes clear expectations deliverables and deadlines

• Sets clear agendas and facilitates effective meetings

• Ability to train supervise and evaluate staff from different cultural backgrounds and skill sets

Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits

Salary is based on years of experience degree of education and level of expertise.

As a fulltime KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates including medical dental and vision options life insurance  fertility and disability plans starting as low as $25/month.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration of race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime