Director of Curriculum - History​/SJ

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Full Time Professional Bridgeport, CT, US

6 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

About Capital Preparatory Schools
Capital Preparatory Schools is a charter school management organization operating a network of educational communities. Our mission is to build a path where there was none. From its inception, the Capital Prep community—our scholars, parents, faculty, and staff—have committed to creating a compelling and meaningful educational experience. The Capital Preparatory Schools, has four school locations: one in the Bronx, and one in Harlem, NY and two locations in Bridgeport, Connecticut providing students in grades K–12 with a year‑round, college‑preparatory education that encourages students to become scholars and agents of change.

Capital Preparatory Schools believes that all children, when given the right conditions and environment, will succeed and excel in their academic and social‑emotional growth. This is achieved by blending elements of academic models that successfully support scholars from historically disadvantaged populations, with innovative approaches that get 100% of our graduates accepted to four‑year colleges.

Focusing on the key attributes of leaders, our learner expectations are designed to develop scholars who are:

Collaborators, by showing respect and cooperation to achieve individual and common goals,

Problem Solvers, by using appropriate personal and team strategies to address interpersonal, intrapersonal, and group conflicts,

Researcher/Information Processors, by looking for and listening attentively to important information and utilizing the information to make positive choices/decisions/conclusions,

Empathetic Citizens, by acting responsibly, safely and thoughtfully to create positive change for all members of the school, local, and global communities,

Pillars of Knowledge, by modeling the above expectations in our words, actions and goals.

With the support of the Capital Prep team of skilled and compassionate educators, students realize their academic abilities, advocate for social justice and fulfill their civic responsibilities. As leaders of social justice, we expect our students to use their education to improve the lives of others.

• Standardize curriculum, assessments, and lesson plans across the network.
• Observe each illuminator at least once a week.
• Identify trends in implementation, provide coaching to novice illuminators, and issue targeted feedback for lesson implementation.
• Serve as content area expert for entire network.
• Create, design, and provide content‑area illuminators in professional development.
• Lead and support systems and processes for the selection, development and curation of curricular resources in core content areas across K–12 so that all scholars have access to high quality curriculum, with particular attention to needs of our most vulnerable student populations (English learners, students with disabilities, etc.).
• Provide direct support to illuminators and leaders in understanding and designing from core instructional resources, lead teams in process of revision, and refinement of core resources.
• Lead and facilitate learning walks with Executive Director of Teaching & Learning, Chief of Schools, and organizational leaders to assess the quality of teaching & learning and improve instruction.
• Conduct observations and provide direct feedback to illuminators using the Capital Prep evaluation systems.
• Use scholar data to drive inform instructional practice and guide content area faculty to use data effectively.
• Conduct curriculum audits and gather and utilize other sources of quantitative and qualitative data in conjunction with the Data & Assessment Team to monitor progress towards improved student and staff outcomes and assess the impact of shifts to curriculum and curricular resources, PD, and instructional practices on student and staff outcomes.
• Work with Director of Professional Learning/Executive Director of Teaching & Learning to…