Humanities Manager
Humanities Manager
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Job Description
At Rocketship Public Schools we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential.We believe that every student deserves the right to dream to discover and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our nonprofit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement develops exceptional educators and partners with parents who enable highquality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents teachers leaders and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools we are unleashing potential.
Rocketship Public Schools is seeking an experienced visionary and resultsoriented Humanities Manager to lead and develop a team of teachers across approximately three grade levels. The Humanities Manager will play a critical role in accelerating student learning and teacher growth by coaching managing and inspiring educators to deliver rigorous engaging and equitable instruction in literacy social studies and writing. As a key member of the schools leadership team this leader will serve as a model of excellence in instruction culture and schoolwide impactdriving student achievement adult culture and curriculum fidelity across the Humanities content areas.
Instructional Leadership & Coaching
- Provide frequent highleverage coaching and realtime feedback to teachers using observation coteaching and modeling to improve instruction rapidly.
- Lead weekly datadriven planning sessions and unit preplanning to ensure that teachers are wellprepared to deliver gradelevel content with rigor and clarity.
- Review and give actionable feedback on lesson plans to ensure alignment with standards gradelevel outcomes and student needs.
- Monitor classroom instruction and culture regularly to identify trends celebrate wins and address areas for growth through direct support and accountability.
Professional Development
- Design and lead dynamic datainformed professional development aligned to school priorities student needs and teacher development goals.
- Ensure that all professional learning opportunities provide immediately applicable content that strengthens both conceptual understanding and practical classroom execution.
- Follow up with coaching supports that reinforce implementation of PD learning.
Curriculum & Instructional Fidelity
- Ensure that all aspects of the schools Humanities curriculum are implemented with fidelity including during whole group instruction and small group intervention.
- Monitor the quality and consistency of instruction during small group intervention blocks with a particular focus on supporting students performing below grade level.
- Provide intervention support directly to students in two assigned grade levels to model instructional excellence and accelerate student progress.
DataDriven Practice & Assessment
- Analyze student data regularly to monitor progress toward gradelevel and gradeband goals.
- Support teachers in aligning instruction to ongoing formative assessment data including reteaching differentiation and small group planning.
- Oversee grading practices and ensure alignment to the schools grading policy providing training and support to teachers and holding them accountable for accurate and timely implementation.
Culture & Leadership
- Serve as a culturesetter and barraiser for adult culture in the buildingmodeling positivity high expectations humility and collaboration.
- Ensure consistent implementation of the schools student culture model so that all classrooms are emotionally and psychologically safe structured and joyful environments for students.
- Hold teachers accountable for maintaining high expectations for student behavior engagement and effort.
Performance Management
- Conduct regular performance evaluations for teachers in assigned grade levels using a growthoriented standardsaligned rubric.
- Develop individualized growth plans for teachers who need targeted support and monitor progress against goals through frequent checkins.
- Identify and cultivate teacher leadership within your team helping to build capacity for sustained excellence.
MultiTiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
- Collaborate with the schoolbased MTSS team to identify students in need of academic and/or behavioral support in your grade levels.
- Contribute to intervention planning and monitoring ensuring that students receive timely targeted supports aligned with data.
- Partner with families and service providers to monitor student progress and engage caregivers as allies in support of their childs success.
SchoolWide Priorities & Collaboration
- Contribute actively to schoolwide leadership priorities including student attendance enrollment family engagement and culturebuilding initiatives.
- Work closely with other instructional leaders interventionists and service providers to promote coherence across content areas and student supports.
- Participate in regular leadership team meetings instructional walkthroughs and strategic planning aligned with Rocketships mission and goals.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree required; Masters degree in Education Curriculum & Instruction or related field preferred.
- At least 3 years of demonstrated success as a classroom teacher in ELA or Humanities content areas.
- At least 2 years of experience coaching teachers managing teams or leading professional developmentpreferably in an urban or highperforming charter school.
- Deep knowledge of standardsaligned instruction in reading writing and social studies including intervention practices for belowgradelevel readers.
- Familiarity with culturally responsive pedagogy small group instruction and datadriven planning and assessment.
Key Competencies
- Instructional Expertise: Models and coaches for rigorous standardsaligned and inclusive instruction.
- Equity & Inclusion: Actively champions equity and ensures all studentsespecially those furthest from opportunityhave access to excellent instruction and support.
- People Leadership: Builds trust develops teachers and fosters a culture of high expectations and joyful collaboration.
- Strategic Thinking: Translates school goals into action through systems coaching and consistent followthrough.
- DataDriven Practice: Uses assessment data and student work to drive instruction and decisionmaking.
- Cultural Leadership: Sets the tone for a positive adult culture and maintains high expectations for classroom and schoolwide culture.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position the employee is regularly required to talk hear and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers handle or feel objects tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.
Compensation:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience plus excellent health and wellness benefits 403b retirement plan flexible spending account (FSA) and generous paid time off.
Rocketship Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Click here for ourSexual Harassment Policy. For questions concerns or complaints please contact Human Resources.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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