Manager, Policy and Programs

# Manager, Policy and Programs Teach Plus###

Job Description
** What We Do
** Teach Plus is a national nonprofit whose mission is to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that advance equity, opportunity, and student success. At the heart of our work is developing teacher leadership and voice in pursuit of student outcomes. We believe that investing in our most talented teachers—developing them into well-informed, persuasive leaders—gives them deep leverage in elevating the most pressing education issues facing students, teachers, and communities while advancing opportunities for students.

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** What You’ll Do
** Teach Plus Massachusetts envisions a future where every student graduates high school meeting or exceeding grade-level literacy expectations. We are committed to closing racial, socioeconomic, and linguistic opportunity gaps, ensuring all students have equitable access to postsecondary success. To achieve these outcomes, we strategically engage teacher leaders, policymakers, and coalition partners to drive measurable improvements in student learning. We equip educators to advocate for evidence-based literacy instruction, deliver inclusive, high-quality curricular materials, and facilitate instruction grounded in research and data.

Our work strengthens implementation so that literacy skills transfer across content areas, preparing students with the critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills they need to succeed beyond high school.

Reporting to the Massachusetts Executive Director, you will work alongside Fellows, teacher leaders, alumni, and key local coalition members to equip teachers with the skills and competencies necessary to advance systems change and expand Teach Plus’s regional impact. In addition, you will support the ED in the potential engagement of educators in proximate New England states, where Teach Plus can play a unique role to support teacher leadership.

Success will be measured by the growth of impactful teacher leadership programs, strong alumni engagement, and measurable influence on district and state policies that improve student outcomes.
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* Key Responsibilities:

**** Program Management
*** Lead and manage the Massachusetts Policy Fellowship (MPF) and other teacher leadership programs, customizing and facilitating high-quality learning experiences and programming —including monthly trainings, retreats, and other program activities—where fellows demonstrate measurable growth in leadership and policy competencies and produce tangible outcomes, such as policy recommendations and evidence of influence or adoption at the district or state level.
* Ensure rigorous and equitable fellow recruitment and selection to build a diverse, high-quality cohort aligned with Teach Plus MA goals.
* Drive continuous program improvement by collecting and analyzing data on teacher experience and efficacy, and delivering actionable recommendations to the Executive Director that strengthen program effectiveness and impact year over year.
* Ensure fellows’ projects achieve intended impact by setting and managing clear progress milestones, monitoring outcomes against goals, and partnering with the MA Executive Director and Teach Plus staff to drive accountability and successful completion.
* Identify high-leverage policy issues and opportunities aligned with Teach Plus MA’s strategic goals.
** Teacher Leadership Development
*** Equip teacher leaders to strengthen their skills, deepen expertise on their issue, and use research and data effectively to advance solutions and drive impact in their schools and communities.
* Coach and support teachers to influence education policy and advocacy by providing guidance, research, and training that enables them to publish compelling op-eds, engage policymakers, deliver impactful testimony, and lead community organizing efforts at local, state, and national levels.
* Train and support teacher leaders in developing and advocating for research-informed policy recommendations, ensuring that 100% of fellows in their working groups execute an advocacy plan centered…