Academic Program Manager - Early Elementary Literacy
Academic Program Manager - Early Elementary Literacy
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21-04-2025
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ABOUT ASPIRE
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of highperforming college preparatory charter schools serving TK12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial social and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forwardthinking openenrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college career and life. At Aspire we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge skills and power to access and make choices for their families and postsecondary lives. Every day our community of students families teachers and staff comes together to learn work and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (WellBeing) Culture of Belonging Community Partnership Agency & SelfDetermination and Joy.
JOB SUMMARY
In service of supporting all schools in the region to achieve their academic targets the Academic Program Manager: Early Elementary Literacy plays a key role in the development and delivery of the early elementary classrooms TK2nd grade specifically in regards to instruction assessment professional development and coaching for administrators in support of teachers. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Academics and in close collaboration with the Regional Team this impactful role also supports the development of highquality orgwide pedagogy and instructional practices aligned to the Aspire Student Learning Framework (ASLF) and all other supporting researchbased instructional tools.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Spends approximately 70 of time supporting the region through the delivery of Professional Development and ontheground coaching and support to administration.
- Coaching work supports orgwide coherence through reference to ASLF and use of approved instructional tools (Instructional guidelines pacing guides etc..
- In alignment with Aspires equity beliefs works with the Superintendent of Academics to provide additional resources and or support to Tier 2 and 3 schools.
- Analyzes sitelevel and regionwide data in multiple content areas to identify goals and trends. In collaboration with the Superintendent cocreates regionwide action plans to address gaps creating opportunities to implement pedagogy and curriculum that reflect datasupported best practices from inside and outside the organization in support of an Aspirewide coherent model.
- Builds the capacity of school leaders to provide targeted coaching of teachers
- 30 of time is dedicated to Research & Development on pedagogy curriculum development and aligned ASPIRE programming specific to early education classrooms.
- Pedagogy and curriculum reflect researchbased best practices from inside and outside the organization.
- Collaborates across the region to create a rigorous developmentally appropriate TK program that prepares scholars for kindergarten.
- Supporting design and building a program for our youngest students which may include applying for grants compliance reporting and staying up to date with current policy and research.
Additional:
- Demonstrate knowledge of and support the Aspire Public Schools mission vision value statements including antiracism policies and procedures operating instructions confidentiality standards and the code of ethical behavior
- Demonstrate knowledge of and alignment to the Aspire Public Schools (Bay Area) Liberatory Framework
- Comfortable with utilization of technology
- This role may be required to travel up to 80 time to schools across the region and may require some periodic travel to all Aspire regions and/or other locations for conferences/professional development
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Competencies:
- Understands the unique developmental needs of our earliest learners
- Expertise and leadership in the science of reading and reading acquisition from the earliest learners to fluent readers
- Expertise in applicable gradelevel Preschool Learning Foundations Common Core State Standards and/or Next Generation Science Standards
- Instructional leadership and teaching experience: proven results in student learning as both an instructional leader and a teacher
- Knowledge of teacher and leader development frameworks and ability to codevelop aligned content and systems
- Command of the instructionassessment cycle and ability to apply this knowledge to develop a cohesive CIA program
- Ability to design and launch datadriven systems for standards curriculum instruction and assessments
- Ability to coach others and improve their practice
- Exceptional ability to bridge and enhance cooperative working relationships
- Ability to manage projects including development implementation and evaluation
- Ability to communicate proactively effectively and provide and act on feedback
- Strong problem analysis and problem resolution skills using an inquiry framework
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to contribute to a team
- Understands and applies an equity centered lens in problem solving
- Comfort with engaging in conversations that might push people out of their comfort zones especially in regards to discussions about race and educational equity
Education
- Bachelors degree required with relevant degree and/or content expertise
- Masters degree preferred
Experience required:
5 years as a teacher or leader with demonstrated results in the designated content area
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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