Director of Math Curriculum Development (Secondary)
Director of Math Curriculum Development (Secondary)
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USD 110000 - 125000
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Job Description
Anticipated Position Start Date: Flexible with an August 2025 target
Role Type: Full-Time Salaried
Background: Math education curriculum development project leadership
Location: Remote (up to 10% of travel)
Salary: $110000 - $125000 per year plus benefits
Who We Are
The Modern Classrooms Project is a fast-growing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers educators to build classrooms that respond to every students needs. Founded by two award-winning teachers we lead a movement of educators in implementing a self-paced mastery-based instructional model that leverages technology to foster human connection authentic learning and social-emotional growth.
To date our free online course and Virtual Mentorship Program have empowered 60000 educators in 150 countries. Weve partnered with 200 schools and districts to train and support both teachers and administrators and researchers from Johns Hopkins University found overwhelming positive support for our approach. We are an ambitious idealistic team and we are passionate about what we do.
Why We Need You
The Modern Classrooms Project has a deep commitment to supporting math educatorsand we are now expanding our curriculum-aligned materials to meet the needs of secondary teachers and learners. As we adapt and build high-quality 6-12 math resources aligned with our instructional model we are looking for a Director of Math Curriculum Development (Secondary) who can lead the charge.
This role is essential to our ability to scale exceptional content for secondary (grade 6-12) classrooms. In this role youll lead a team of Curriculum Development Managers and guide the creation of high-quality standards-aligned instructional materials including videos assessments and teacher supports. Youll manage content development workflows ensure quality and accessibility and incorporate educator feedback and implementation data into ongoing improvements.
Youll also be responsible for ensuring that we hit our quarterly content development goals and that our resources reflect educator feedback and real-world implementation data. Your leadership will be essential to helping secondary teachers bring blended self-paced mastery-based learning to life in their classrooms.
What Youll Do
As Director of Math Curriculum Development (Secondary) youll report to the Senior Director of Math Curriculum & Support and collaborate closely with our Product Research Programs and Partner Engagement teams.
Your core responsibilities will include:
Curriculum Strategy & Execution
Lead the strategy and execution for all 6-12 math content development aligned with the Modern Classrooms instructional model.
Oversee the creation of comprehensive responsive curriculum unitsincluding instructional videos pacing guides formative assessments and teacher supports.
Guide the development of state-specific curriculum variants in partnership with internal teams and regional experts.
People Management & Team Leadership
Lead and support a team of Curriculum Development Managers overseeing their recruitment onboarding direct supervision performance evaluation and ongoing professional development.
Support Curriculum Development Managers in overseeing the work of contracted content creators.
Maintain strong systems for internal collaboration quality control and content review.
Project & Operational Management
- Drive project planning and timelines to ensure delivery of quarterly curriculum milestones across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Maintain and improve team-wide systems for documentation project tracking and resource versioning.
- Troubleshoot roadblocks resolve resource gaps and escalate issues as needed.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Feedback
- Collaborate with Research and Program teams to analyze educator feedback and usage data integrating insights into iterative content improvements.
- Partner with our Partner Engagement team to support strategic initiatives tied to district and state partnerships.
- Work closely with program team members to ensure all content meets MCPs standards for content quality accessibility and clarity across all instructional resources.
Youll spend your days thinking deeply about how secondary math can come alive in student-centered classroomsand working to bring those visions to scale.
You should apply if:
- You love secondary math. You believe that every learner from those grappling with foundational skills to those ready for advanced content can excel when given the time and support they need. You know that students shouldnt be left behind or rushed ahead before theyre ready and youre committed to helping educators create classrooms where all high schoolers can deeply understand and succeed in math.
- Youre a strong instructional leader. You know what high-quality math materials look like and you can guide others to create them at scale. You have substantial experience developing 6th-12th grade level curriculum particularly in math with a strong understanding of effective instructional design for young learners.
- You can manage and mentor others. Youve led teams before and know how to support managers build efficient systems and get results.
- Youre focused on execution. You can break large projects into manageable tasks manage toward clear milestones and consistently meet deadlines.
- You know how to use feedback to make things better. You value educator voices and know how to respond thoughtfully to data and field insights.
- You are highly attentive to detail. You spot formatting inconsistencies catch alignment gaps and ensure the resources we publish are polished and professional.
- You care deeply about equity and access in education. You want to build materials that serve all learnersespecially those historically underserved.
It Would Also Be Helpful If:
- You have taught secondary math preferably in a setting where learners displayed a wide range of backgrounds abilities interests and needs. High school level math teaching experience is strongly preferred.
- You have experience adapting or developing secondary curriculum especially with an understanding of how to create multiple versions for different states or standards frameworks.
- You have experience with blended or mastery-based instruction.
Compensation and Benefits:
We offer a competitive compensation package as well as the opportunity to work in a fast-growing nonprofit that is on a mission to improve education worldwide. This includes:
- Salaried Position: $110000-$125000 per year
- Employer-sponsored health insurance through CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Participation in Vanguard 403(b) deferred-compensation plan with 3% employer match
- Paid Time Off inclusive of: vacation/PTO (20 days) paid holidays paid parental leave sick and safe paid time off Me Days and the ability to earn paid Comp time off
- Annual budget for MCP-funded Continuous Learning for the program(s) you request (available after 6 months of continuous full-time employment)
- FSA and Dependent Care FSA access
- 1x Salary Life Insurance company-paid coverage
- Access to Wishbone Pet Insurance Benefit
- Ability to work remotely and to set own hours (within reason)
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION: The Modern Classrooms Project is committed to equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color gender disability age religion sexual orientation nationality or ethnicity. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse team and encourage applications from traditionally under-represented backgrounds.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
