Education Director

The Education Director is a creative, strategic, and hands‑on leader responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing ICDT!’s educational programming. This role leads the development of classes, camps, workshops, and new programming from concept through execution, ensuring offerings meet student and community needs and support ICDT!’s mission.

The Education Director works closely with teaching artists, Leadership, students, and families to maintain high‑quality programming, support teacher and classroom volunteers, evaluate curriculum and instruction, and address student and parent needs. This role balances big‑picture program development with the day‑to‑day coordination needed to make programming successful.

• Lead the development and evolution of ICDT!’s classes, camps, workshops, and other educational programming.
• Take new programming from concept through curriculum development, scheduling, staffing, communication, launch, and evaluation.
• Develop new and higher‑level programming based on student interests, community needs, and opportunities for growth.
• Help determine class and camp offerings and shape curriculum to support student development and progression.
• Serve as a thought partner and sounding board for programming ideas and decisions.
• Regularly evaluate and refine programs to improve quality, engagement, and impact.

• Build and manage schedules for session classes, camps, and related programming.
• Coordinate the staffing, space, resources, materials, and other operational needs required to run programs successfully.
• Support class and camp planning, communication, and meetings as needed.
• Help strengthen student participation and engagement in classes and camps.
• Troubleshoot programming issues and work closely with Operations and Leadership to ensure smooth execution.
• Provide on‑site support and serve as a point of contact for teaching artists.

• Help identify, recruit, hire, and train teaching artists and classroom volunteers.
• Support and maintain the substitute teacher list and coordinate coverage for classes, camps, and productions.
• Be prepared to substitute for ICDT! classes or productions when needed.
• Ensure teachers have the information, curriculum, resources, and support they need to be successful.
• Build strong relationships with teaching artists and provide ongoing programming support.
• Observe teachers and provide feedback and guidance to support teaching quality and professional growth.

• Observe classes and camps to evaluate curriculum, instruction, student engagement, and overall program quality.
• Assess whether programs are meeting their educational and artistic goals.
• Use observations, enrollment data, feedback, and other information to inform programming decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve curriculum, teaching, student experience, and program effectiveness.

• Serve as a higher‑level resource for student and parent concerns related to programming.
• Participate in parent conversations when appropriate.
• Help evaluate student/class fit and placement and support families in identifying appropriate programming pathways.
• Work with teachers and families to address programming‑related concerns and identify effective solutions.

• Write and send class communications through Jackrabbit.
• Ensure teachers, students, and families have clear and timely programming information.
• Communicate schedules, changes, expectations, and other class, camp, and production information.

• Serve as the Camp Manager of summer camp programming.
• Develop camp offerings, curriculum, schedules, and…