Director of Curriculum and Instruction

• A master’s degree in education preferred (or a comparable amount of experience)
• Have at least five years of experience successfully teaching and providing meaningful leadership in an urban or alternative school
• Have experience with teacher coaching and evaluation
• Experience in standards-based, backwards planning
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial, dynamic school or related demanding environment
• Embrace using data to inform instructional planning and practice

• Be the day-to-day instructional leader of the school following the vision for where the school needs to go academically, with collaboration, support, and guidance provided by the CSO
• Provide leadership and modelling for teachers in instructional practice, including intervention and differentiation; backwards-designed unit and lesson planning processes; and data analysis cycles
• Develop the high school schedule to ensure that all students are able to take the classes needed
• Collaborate with the college access coordinator on individual graduation planning and college planning work
• Serve as the staff liaison and leader for the school’s accountability meeting that meets monthly