Director, Instructional Support

7 days ago


Philadelphia, United States The School District Of Philadelphia Full time

**Director, Instructional Support (Mathematics)** **-** **(**50021274**)**

**Description**

**Title**:Director, Instructional Support (Mathematics)
**Department**: Office of Professional Learning
**Reports To**:Executive Director, Leadership Development

The School District of Philadelphia is committed to becoming the fastest improving District in the country and transforming the educational opportunities it offers to approximately 200,000 students. The District seeks leaders who have a passion for working with schools and communities and who are committed to ensuring all students achieve. Serving a population as diverse as ours requires creativity, commitment and vision. Will you join us?

**Job Summary**:
**Office of Professional Learning Specialty**:
**Essential Functions**:
**Office of Professional Learning Mathematics Specialty**:

- Directly manages a team of Professional Learning Specialists that directly support curriculum implementation through professional learning, coaching and modeling for various members of school Instructional Leadership teams.
- Fosters a culture of continuous learning and improvement among the Professional Learning Specialist team by providing professional learning, coaching and modeling.
- Monitors the direct support to schools that Professional Learning Specialists provide, including advising on priority areas and schools and adjusting support accordingly.
- In collaboration with the Assistant Superintendents and the Office of Curriculum and Instruction, evaluates the effectiveness of instructional resource implementation and adjusts strategic supports as needed to meet the evolving needs of leaders and educators.
- Provides leadership in the areas of school-based support, staff development and the effective utilization of instructional materials aligned to the core curriculum.
- Assists with instructional walk-throughs in order to analyze teaching practices, support schools and teachers to attain high quality instructional practices, and provide professional development support based on a teacher and school’s area of need.
- Manages all components of the professional learning and collaboration between Assistant Superintendents and Professional Learning Specialists including the

identification of needed content and skill development to ensure a coherent professional plan.
- Develops strategies that connect curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional development for effective data driven interventions to improve teaching and learning.
- Coordinates with the Office of Research and Evaluation and the District Performance Office to support school leaders to obtain on-going periodic assessments results on their students and how to best use the results to deliver differentiated instruction.
- Trains network staff, including Professional Learning Specialists, school-based staff, and other central offices to deliver professional development sessions to members of

Instructional Leadership Teams, including Principals, Assistant Principals, and school-based Teacher Leaders.
- Reviews and assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of professional development activities.
- Organizes the analysis of multiple data sources to determine instructional support plans for schools.
- Addresses problems and concerns regarding instruction and coordinates resources as needed to provide timely and effective responses.
- Directs the activities of staff engaged in the scheduling, coordination and provision of staff development workshops; determines appropriate learning objectives, revising and/or adapting instructional methodology; ensures that staff development workshops are effective in meeting assessed needs and achieving departmental and District objectives.
- Reviews and evaluates proposals submitted by external organizations to conduct workshops and seminars and makes decisions as to the propriety and effectiveness of their contractual services.
- Develops and monitors timeline for completion of projects.

Other Functions
- Attends professional meetings as appropriate to support curriculum development.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Six years of full-time, paid, professional experience in an urban secondary educational setting, at least three of which have been in a leader capacity (e.g. mentor teacher, AA, or AP).

OR
- Any equivalent combination of training and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Talent with a Master’s degree as an educational minimum.

**Certificates/Licenses**:

- Valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Administrative certificate for K-12 or Secondary Principal.

OR
- Valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility.
- NOTE: An applicant who does not meet the minimum education or work experience requirements listed above may be considered if, at the sole discretion of the Talent Office, they have a unique combination of education and work



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