Director of High School Academics
Company: Democracy Prep Public Schools
Location: New York
Posted on: October 27, 2024
Job Description:
High School Director of AcademicsAbout the OpportunityThe
Academic Team is part of Democracy Prep's Charter Management
Organization and works directly with school leaders and the
Academics Team to drive scholar growth and proficiency and ensure
that all schools achieve their end-of-year academic goals. The role
of the High School Director is to support school leaders across the
network and members of the CMO Team so that academic instruction
and the overall academic experience are excellent in all high
school classrooms across Democracy Prep. The director works to
analyze data across the network to identify key levers that drive
excellent academic outcomes and partners with school leaders,
curriculum specialists, and other key CMO leaders to enact those
levers. They work to set the vision and improve outcomes for the
high school program across the network.Who You Are:
- An educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep
mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our
scholars.
- An organized leader with strong time management and follow-up
skills and a demonstrated ability to take initiative, inspire,
motivate, and coach others and handle multiple projects
concurrently.
- A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is dedicated to
aligning their work with Democracy Prep's commitment to antiracism
and who is eager to use these skills to contribute to a culture of
diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- An excellent communicator, with demonstrated ability to speak
and write clearly and persuasively to a variety of
stakeholders.
- A strategic and data-driven problem-solver, who thinks
critically and plans accordingly.
- An experienced high school educator who understands deeply the
nuances of instruction at the high school level. Experience with
Illustrative Math and StudySync is strongly preferred.
- A strong coach who has a track record of success in growing and
developing a team to advance academic achievement for
students.
- A constant learner who wants to continually grow in their
understanding of academic pedagogy, standards, and
instruction.
- An innovative thinker who is solutions-oriented and creative. A
person who will think outside of the box for innovative solutions
to support academic excellence for all scholars.
- An academic expert who is fluent with all parts of academic
pedagogy, including standards, assessments, lesson design, and
execution.
- A graduate of a Bachelor's degree program (required).What
You'll Do
- Work in collaboration with the Academic Team Leadership to set
a vision for the team, and then share that vision with a variety of
stakeholders at the CMO and at our schools.
- Drive outcomes by tracking data toward high-level KPIs about
overall high school performance.
- Drastically improve NYS Regents scores by collaborating with
stakeholders across the CMO and at our high schools and
implementing strategic initiatives.
- Work with high school leaders across the network to build
investment in our strategic plan and vision for Academics. Partner
closely with the High School Managing Director and Regional
Superintendents to support high school leaders across the
network.
- Coach members of the Academic Team to support school leaders
and academic excellence.
- Manage strategic plan initiatives related to high school
curriculum and instructional systems.
- Support effective instructional systems such as grading, lesson
internalization, assessment, and data analysis across Democracy
Prep elementary schools.
- Plan and execute professional development for school leaders
and teachers across the network tied to the initiatives outlined in
the strategic plan.
- Ensure tutoring at the high school level is strong and is
aligned to high-priority standards with rigorous instructional
materials.
- Meet regularly with school leaders, curriculum specialists, and
the Academics and Schools team to identify and enact instructional
priorities at each of the network's high schools, and determine
network-wide priorities and initiatives.
- Identify and work to overcome stumbling blocks to high-quality
instruction in high school classrooms across the DPPS network.
- Collaborate with the rest of the Academic team to enhance the
entire team's knowledge of best practices in terms of instruction
for elementary education.
- Support curriculum specialists in the creation, sourcing, and
editing of high-quality assessments and curricular materials.
- Ensure high school students across the DPPS network have
appropriate at-bats with ACT, SAT, and Regents aligned material
throughout the school year.
- Set plans for the implementation of high-quality curricula with
the Academics Team. Work with school leaders and the schools team
to ensure the curriculum is executed with fidelity in service of
scholars.
- Consistently analyze data across high school academics to
ensure bright spots are identified and replicated, and that areas
of concern are identified and addressed.
- Ensure, in partnership with the rest of the Academics team,
that sufficient progress is being made in students' academic
achievement levels tied to network-wide KPIs.
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Keywords: Democracy Prep Public Schools, Passaic , Director of High School Academics, Executive , New York, New Jersey
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