Director of High School Academics
July 25
🏢 In-office - Manhattan
Description
• The 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 is 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.
Requirements
• 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 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).
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