Executive Director- Elementary Curriculum, Instruction,

Region:

4

School District/Employer:

District Category/Employer:

Central Office,

Position:

Executive Director,

Assignment Level:

Area

• Curriculum & Instruction

Job Title:

Executive Director- Elementary Curriculum, Instruction, & Professional Learning

School:

Campus Description:

Date Posted:

9/29/2026

Deadline:

Until Filled

Openings:

1.000000

Commitment:

Full Time

Description/Notes:

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Executive Director – Elementary Curriculum, Instruction, & Professional Learning

REPORTS TO: Chief Learning Officer

WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Exempt

PAY GRADE: AI 7

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The Executive Director - Elementary Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning provides strategic leadership and executive oversight for the District's Pre-K-5 curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, instructional coaching, Professional Learning Communities, academic intervention, and campus instructional-support systems. The position develops, implements, monitors, and continuously improves a coherent academic framework that promotes rigorous curriculum, high-quality instruction, aligned assessment, educator effectiveness, and increased student achievement.

Working collaboratively with the Chief Learning Officer, campus administrators, academic leaders, and District departments, the Executive Director translates Board goals, District priorities, state standards, accountability requirements, student-performance data, and educator needs into actionable instructional systems for early learning and elementary literacy, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, foundational skills, intervention, enrichment, and the transition from early learning through Grade 5. The position establishes quality standards, implementation expectations, monitoring structures, and accountability measures while ensuring purposeful vertical alignment with the District's other grade-span academic team.

The Executive Director supervises, develops, and evaluates the Director - Early Learning, elementary curriculum specialists, instructional coaches, and other assigned personnel; serves as a strategic advisor to District leadership; and ensures campuses receive timely, aligned, responsive, and measurable academic support. The Executive Director must demonstrate exceptional leadership, integrity, systems thinking, organizational judgment, and the ability to influence at scale while championing educational equity, educator excellence, and student achievement.

All employees are expected to act with integrity, support organizational goals, communicate clearly and respectfully, champion the needs of students and employees, and drive continuous improvement.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Strategic Academic Leadership and Decision-Making

Establish and communicate the District's strategic vision for Pre-K-5 curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, instructional coaching, Professional Learning Communities, academic intervention, and continuous improvement.
Translate Board goals, District priorities, state standards, accountability requirements, student-performance data, and educator needs into measurable academic priorities, implementation plans, and monitoring systems.
Serve as a strategic advisor to the Chief Learning Officer regarding elementary instructional quality, curriculum, assessment, professional learning, intervention, academic resources, and organizational improvement.
Establish departmental goals, performance indicators, quality standards, work plans, timelines, decision-making protocols, and accountability measures.
Exercise independent judgment in approving academic resources, prioritizing departmental work, assigning personnel and resources, addressing implementation concerns, and directing corrective action within delegated authority.
Lead cross-functional academic initiatives and establish clear roles among departments involved in curriculum, assessment, technology, professional learning, data reporting, and campus support.
Develop strategic recommendations, executive reports, impact analyses, and presentations for District leadership