(26-27 SY) Project Manager Colorado Springs School District 11

Position Profile

Position:ExecPro: Project Manager

School/Department:Catalyst Middle School Program

Reports To:Area Superintendent

FTE:1.0

Days/Year:207

Salary Grade:P79B

Salary Range:$84560.00 - $95288.00

Salary Schedule:

2025-2026 Executive Professional Salary Schedule School Based Positions (Group B)

FLSA Status:Exempt

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Position Summary

The Middle School Academy Program Manager is a school-based leadership role responsible for designing coordinating and implementing a targeted academic support program for middle school students who qualify based on low academic performance. This position works in close partnership with school leadership and instructional staff to ensure that students receive structured data-driven interventions in mathematics and English Language Arts along with support in executive functioning motivation and engagement.

The role is responsible for developing and overseeing a cohesive academy model that integrates academic intervention student support systems and family engagement to accelerate student growth and close achievement gaps. The Program Manager leads implementation of instructional supports monitors student progress aligns resources and ensures fidelity to program design. This position plays a critical role in creating a structured supportive learning environment where students build the skills necessary for long-term academic success and transition successfully to grade-level expectations.

Essential Job Functions

• Partners with the principal and school leadership team to develop and implement a Middle School Academy model focused on accelerating achievement for students performing below grade level.
• Designs and coordinates targeted intervention systems in mathematics and English Language Arts aligned to student needs and district standards.
• Develops and monitors individualized and group-based intervention plans using student performance data including assessment results progress monitoring and growth metrics.
• Supports teachers within the academy by aligning instructional strategies intervention practices and student support structures to ensure consistency and effectiveness.
• Leads the implementation of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) including academic interventions behavioral supports and progress monitoring systems.
• Establishes systems to support student goal setting executive functioning development and increased student engagement and motivation.
• Collaborates with teachers counselors and support staff to ensure coordinated services for students including academic behavioral and social-emotional supports.
• Engages families as partners by providing communication resources and strategies to support student success outside of school.
• Monitors program effectiveness through data analysis and adjusts strategies to improve student outcomes and program impact.
• Coordinates professional development and ongoing coaching for academy staff aligned to intervention strategies instructional best practices and student support techniques.
• Maintains accurate documentation of student progress program implementation and required reporting.
• Builds a positive structured academy culture that promotes high expectations accountability and strong student relationships.
• Performs other related duties as assigned in support of student achievement and program success.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Middle school instructional practices and adolescent development
• Intervention strategies for students performing below grade level in math and ELA
• MTSS frameworks progress monitoring and data-driven instruction
• Strategies to support executive functioning motivation and student engagement

Skills in:

• Using data to drive instructional and program decisions
• Coaching and supporting teachers in intervention practices
• Building relationships
• with students families and staff
• Organizing and managing a structured academic support program

Ability to:

• Create systems that accelerate student learning and close achievement gaps
• Support students with diverse academic and behavioral needs
• Collaborate effectively across roles within a school setting
• Maintain a strong focus on student outcomes in a high-support environment

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Education Educational Leadership Public Administration or a related field
• Valid Colorado Principal/Administrator License
• Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience.
• At least 35 years of progressively responsible experience in project management school improvement or educational administration preferably in high-accountability or turnaround school settings.
• Demonstrated experience in school improvement data analysis instructional coaching and implementation of Colorado Academic Standards UIP process and MTSS framework.
• Experience working in turnaround or Priority Improvement schools.
• Preferred qualifications include Masters degree in Educational Leadership or a related field
  training in restorative practices and trauma-informed school approaches experience leading Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and professional development initiatives and bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish or other district-identified languages).

Organizational Relationship

Reports to Principal or designated administrator

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

Work is performed in a school office and throughout the school campus with frequent interaction among students staff families and community members. The position requires extended hours attendance at evening events and availability during emergencies or high-need periods. Duties must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Join Our Team!

Join Colorado Springs School District 11 as an Project Manager (Middle School Academy) and help lead the systems that power student and staff success. Your leadership problem-solving and collaborative approach will strengthen operations foster innovation and help every member of the D11 community thrive.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:

• Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5% on May paycheck).
• Professional Development Fund (PDF): EXEC Pro employees will be allocated $1500 annually towards a Professional Development Fund (PDF) to be used for professional growth opportunities. Amount allocated will be prorated based upon date and length of hire.
• Staffing Stability Incentive (Mitchell High School Only): EXEC Pro employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods (calculated as the difference between the placed step and the next step x number of hours per week x 4 weeks x 12 months).
• Pay for Performance (Mitchell High School): EXEC Pros will receive a Pay for Performance Bonus that is paid out in the fall (utilizing criteria from the previous year).

Base Salary Setting: Employment assignment and salary placement is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Salary Setting (New Hires): Newly-employed Executive Professionals will be placed on the twenty (20) step system. Each step represents two years of experience based upon equivalent experience. Beginning in July 2025 The maximum number of years of experience granted is 14 which is equivalent to placement on step seven (7). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.

Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.

Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the EXEC Pro placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employees application and updated resume.

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement) promotions and lateral transfers.

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