Director of Instructional Practices

The Chapin School an independent K-12 day school for girls located in New York City seeks a student-centered collaborative and innovative educator to serve as Director of Instructional Practices a 12-month role beginning July 1 2026.

All candidates are encouraged to be familiar with Chapins website and mission.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Director of Academic Program and working in partnership with Division Heads and Department Heads Chapins Director of Instructional Practices serves as a key academic leader in advancing the Schools mission and core values through exceptional teaching and learning. Working collaboratively across Chapins three divisions the Director will foster a culture of professional growth rooted in reflective practice by developing structures systems and strategies for ensuring shared values and expectations around excellence in classroom instruction. This is a 12-month position.

Joining a team of Chapin educators that is working with the Schools K-12 faculty to define a research-based mission-aligned Framework of Instructional Practices the Director of Instructional Practices will lead the further articulation of standards of effective classroom practice. The Director will then design a sustainable model of coaching and faculty support embedding Chapins codified standards in a professional growth and development plan.

Primary Responsibilities

Instructional Leadership

• Co-design and implement Chapins Framework for Instructional Practices a shared vision for innovative inquiry-driven and student-centered teaching that reflects the Schools mission and values.

• Partner with the Director of Academic Program Division Heads Department Heads and teachers to ensure that instructional practices support student engagement and serve curricular goals across grade levels.

• Lead faculty in adopting evidence-based practices that promote critical thinking collaboration creativity and confidence in students.

• Conduct regular classroom observations and informal visits providing formative feedback to support continuous instructional improvement.

Faculty Growth and Professional Learning

• Co-create and lead a comprehensive professional learning program that deepens faculty understanding of research-based instructional design and pedagogy.

• Work alongside faculty in aligning instructional approaches with the Schools mission core values and Framework for Instructional Practices.

• Coach department heads and other academic leaders in observation and feedback methods that reflect Chapins Framework for Instructional Practices.

• Mentor faculty and emerging leaders through coaching collaborative planning and reflective dialogue.

• Coordinate new teacher orientation and mentoring programs to sustain a culture of professional excellence and belonging.
  

Chapins Director of Instructional Practices will be

An educator who promotes often through co-teaching the growth of all faculty by modeling

• classroom instruction that reflects Chapins Framework for Instructional Practices.

• effective techniques for differentiating instruction.

• the use of student-level data to guide instructional decisions.

A partner to colleagues in teaching and learning by

• building strong cooperative relationships creating and nurturing a professional community of adult learners who communicate openly about teaching and learning.

• prioritizing clear consistent communication whether speaking or writing.

• promoting and designing professional development opportunities rooted in current research in the field.

A student-centered educator who values each faculty members and students voice experience and history by

• understanding and appreciating Lower Middle and Upper School learners and their distinct developmental needs.

• embracing a range of teaching and learning strategies that enable all students to thrive including students with learning differences.

An educator who actively cultivates classrooms and our community of belonging by

• motivating colleagues to advance their inclusive teaching practices by modeling such practices and developing a culture where innovative inclusion efforts are the norm.

• examining teaching practices and policies to ensure they are equitably designed and applied.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction or field relevant to this role.

• Minimum of 7-10 years of exemplary classroom teaching and instructional coaching experience preferably in independent schools.

• Demonstrated success in designing and facilitating professional learning and in coaching educators.

• Experience across multiple divisions of the K-12 learning environment.

• Deep understanding of girls education student development and effective pedagogy.

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to inspire support and hold others accountable.

• Commitment to equity innovation and the holistic development of girls.

Compensation for this 12-month position will be commensurate with experience. The range is $150000-$165000 annually.

How to Apply: Candidates must submit a current résumé cover letter and statement of educational philosophy. The search committee will prioritize candidates who submit materials by December 8 and will consider applications on a rolling basis thereafter.