Middle School Academic Leadership Position

3 weeks ago

New York, New York, United States Democracy Prep Public Schools Full time
About the Opportunity

Democracy Prep Public Schools is seeking a highly qualified and experienced individual to fill the role of Middle School Director of Academics. This position is part of the Academic Team, which works closely with school leaders and the Academics Team to drive scholar growth and proficiency across the network.

The Middle School Director will support school leaders across the network and members of the CMO Team to ensure excellent academic instruction and experiences in all middle school classrooms. This includes analyzing data to identify key levers that drive excellent academic outcomes and partnering with school leaders, curriculum specialists, and other key CMO leaders to enact those levers.

The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for scholars. They will be an organized leader with strong time management and follow-up skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to take initiative, inspire, motivate, and coach others.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with the Academic Team Leadership to set a vision for the team and share that vision with stakeholders at the CMO and schools.
  • Drive outcomes by tracking data toward high-level KPIs about overall middle school performance.
  • Work with middle school leaders across the network to build investment in the strategic plan and vision for Academics.
  • Coach members of the Academic Team to support school leaders and academic excellence.
  • Manage strategic plan initiatives related to middle school curriculum and instructional systems.
  • Support effective instructional systems such as grading, lesson internalization, assessment, and data analysis across Democracy Prep middle 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 middle school level is strong and aligned to high-priority standards with rigorous instructional materials.
  • Meet regularly with school leaders, curriculum specialists, and the Academic and Schools team to identify and enact instructional priorities at each of the network's middle schools.
  • Identify and work to overcome stumbling blocks to high-quality instruction in middle 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 middle school education.
  • Support curriculum specialists in the creation, sourcing, and editing of high-quality assessments and curricular materials.
  • Ensure middle school students across the DPPS network have appropriate at-bats with state exam material throughout the school year.
  • Set plans for the implementation of high-quality curricula with the Academics Team and work with school leaders and the Schools team to ensure the curriculum is executed with fidelity in service of scholars.
  • Consistently analyze data across middle 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 student's academic achievement levels tied to network-wide KPIs.

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