Director of Planning and Instruction

BASIS Baton Rouge Materra is seeking qualified candidates for a Director of Planning and Instruction!

BASIS Ed School Managers & Administrators lead in one of the most unique and driven educational environments. Our schools rank at the top of the U.S. national rankings every year and we are growing. If you inspire creativity and intellectual rigor in your teachers and students and want a growing career path lets talk.

BASIS is seeking a Director of Planning and Instruction whose primary responsibility will be coaching teachers and implementing professional development to support a culture of academic excellence and ensure the success of our students.

The BASIS Ed academic program is consistently ranked among the top 10 programs nationally and is competitive on an international scale. The mission of BASIS Ed Schools is to provide an academically excellent and rigorous liberal arts and STEM focused college preparatory education to all Lower and Upper School students. It is imperative that our employees share our vision of improving the state of education in our country.

Primary Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Providing instructional coaching for all teachers fostering a culture of continual growth in teaching practice.

2. Plan and implement teacher training and professional development throughout the school year.

3. Support gradelevel and department teacher leaders to plan and execute meetings to strengthen horizontal and vertical alignment of instructional practices..

4. Coordinate with other school administrators to develop and support the implementation of schoolwide policies and procedures.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and valid fingerprint clearance
• Experience teaching at the middle school or high school level
• Sound understanding of best practices in pedagogy and behavior management.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications: A Masters degree in education and experience coaching mentoring and/or providing professional development for teachers is preferred. As is demonstrated success providing high quality instruction to a diverse student population leading to strong student outcomes. Furthermore a successful applicant will possess strong communication skills a high level of attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits and Salary:

• Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on education and experience
• BASIS Ed offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:
  • Employer paid medical and dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • PTO
  • Ability to add dependents
  • 401k with partial match that grows over time
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Childcare Savings Opportunity (KinderCare tuition discount)

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Notice of NonDiscrimination: In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act and applicable state law BASIS* does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race color religion national origin sex age disability gender identity or expression or any other classification protected by law in any of its business activities including its educational programs and activities which comply fully with the requirements of state and federal law and Title IX. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding BASIS nondiscrimination policies: Beverly Traver Compliance and Equity Investigator BASIS Educational Group LLC. 7975 N. Hayden Rd Scottsdale AZ 85258 (480).

*As used in this policy the term BASIS refers to: BASIS Educational Group LLC BASIS Charter Schools Inc. BTX Schools Inc. BDC A Public School Inc. BBR Schools Inc. and all affiliated entities.