Springboard Program Leader (High dosage literacy tutoring February-May 2026)
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Job Location:
Somerville, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Program Leader Job Description
Why we need you
Springboard Collaborative invites talented and passionate current school district employees to apply for the part-time position of Program Leader. The Program Leader will be responsible for leading Springboard programming at their school. Programming will run from March 1st-May 15th 2026. This role will require some time before and after the tutoring window.
Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by 4th grade. Springboard envisions a world in which all children have the requisite literacy skills to access life opportunities.
The Program Leader will supervise the teaching team at their school. The Program Leader will report to their Cluster Leader and work as part of their schools Springboard team. This is a great opportunity to support families in their school community and to help students accelerate their progress learning to read.
You can read more about the requirements competencies goals and responsibilities below.
Here are your goals as Program Leader:
- 100% student registration to target enrollment at your school.
- 80% family workshop attendance including make-ups.
- 80% of students achieve their assessment growth goals at the end of the program.
Here are your responsibilities as Program Leader:
Site Planning & Logistics
- Coordinate all pre-programming preparations including student recruitment and enrollment teacher professional development family orientation team huddles and class rostering.
- Support the scheduling and coordination of family workshops and instructional time.
- Attend all required pre-programming Professional Development sessions.
- Attend weekly 1:1 meetings and tactical meetings with the Springboard team.
Student Enrollment
- Create enrollment plan.
- Enroll target number of students by the beginning of programming.
Staff Management & Coaching
- Support teachers in achieving their personal-professional goals.
- Lead weekly Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings to prepare teachers for family workshops high-quality instruction and data analysis.
- Observe instruction and Family Workshops and provide regular feedback to teachers.
Program Execution
- Cultivate a positive and achievement-driven culture centered around student reading growth family collaboration and Springboard instruction fidelity.
- Support completion of team huddles to achieve 100% completion.
- Effectively communicate Springboard details and expectations to families ensuring they feel welcomed and prepared to participate.
- Conduct outreach for family workshops follow-up with families who do not attend and conduct make-up workshops as necessary.
- Maintain regular communication with school leaders assisting in planning and scheduling meetings with administrators.
- Collect qualitative data throughout programming including quotations and photos of programming in action.
- Respond to unforeseen needs and challenges.
- Plan for incentive distribution and organize the end-of-program Learning Bonus Celebration.
Data Management
- Collect and input crucial Springboard data setting high expectations for teachers to do the same.
- Review key data points such as student attendance family workshop attendance assessment data family survey data and other relevant metrics on a weekly basis.
- Participate in weekly 1:1 and cohort meetings with Springboard staff utilizing data to inform and drive effective next steps.
- Maintain complete and timely data records for all aspects of the program.
- Ensure that all students have complete beginning and ending assessment scores for all required DIBELS subtests.
What youll bring to us
We value excellent communication interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships. You should be data-driven comfortable with data systems and tech-savvy especially in managing and interpreting program and student data. Leadership organizational and problem-solving skills are a must as well as a dedication to educational equity and empowering students.
Compensation
Staff will be paid for their Springboard work directly by their district at their district hourly rate $40 per hour. Staff will be responsible for tracking their hours worked throughout the program.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
About Company
Education - Inspiration - Excellence are the themes that characterize the instructional services, departments and programs of the Somerville Public Schools. Our Mission: The Somerville Public Schools is dedicated to the realization of the full intellectual, physical, social, and e ... View more
