Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

Senior Director of Teaching and Learning

Location:

South and North Campus.

Schedule:

Full-time, 12-Month.

Reports To:

Chief of Schools. Desired

Start Date:

June 2026.

More Than a Job, A Mission

Aug Prep is a community where excellence, faith, and holistic education come together. We currently serve over 2,400 K4-12 students on the South Campus and will launch a North Campus in the 26-27 school year, initially serving about 300 students in grades K4-6 and 9.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Living Faith: Jesus is at the center of all we do. Join a team where you can pray together, worship together, and anchor your work in hope.
• Award-Winning Workplace: Recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by the Milwaukee Business Journal six times in a row, often the only school on the list.
• High Expectations that Open Doors: We foster a dynamic culture of growth; our students regularly surpass state expectations and our graduates have a high rate of college acceptance with significant scholarships.
• Outstanding Resources: Comprehensive facilities and tools to support teaching and learning.
• Whole-Child Approach: From arts to athletics to character education, we nurture students’ minds, bodies, and souls.
• Joy Factor: The work is hard, but we strive to bring joy through teamwork, praise, and professional development.
• Benefits: Robust benefits package including medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with employer match, and professional development support.

LEADERSHIP AT AUG PREP

Leadership at Aug Prep is guided by faith and a commitment to excellence. We seek leaders who believe that every child can achieve excellence and who model integrity, service, and resilience.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead system-level teaching and learning across two campuses, owning outcomes for a core grade band and ensuring coherence across the full student experience.
• Partner with principals and a team of academic leaders to build strong instructional systems, develop people, and translate data into action.
• Connect across campuses and school leaders to drive alignment and share best practices while not directly supervising all staff.
• Develop the Director of Teaching and Learning and Director of Student Services, building an accountable, coaching-driven team.
• Oversee student services and special education through the Director of Student Services, ensuring compliance and alignment with IDEA and state reporting.
• Stay current on best practices and translate them into action at Aug Prep.
• Communicate academic vision and progress to the board, donors, staff, and families.
• Build trust-based relationships and model a mission-driven, team-first mindset.
• As a Senior Leadership Team member, contribute to Aug Prep’s vision and strategy.

Curriculum Strategy and Implementation

• Lead the evaluation and selection of high-quality instructional materials and curriculum; ensure alignment, rigor, and impact on student outcomes.
• Oversee implementation and continuous improvement of curriculum across campuses and grade bands.
• Ensure vertically aligned, standards-based curriculum for K4-12 with ownership of one division and shared accountability for alignment across both campuses.
• Collaborate with principals and instructional coaches to support consistent implementation and address challenges.
• Design and lead standards-aligned professional learning to support Christ-centered, rigorous classrooms.

Coaching and Instructional Excellence

• Establish a culture of trust, reflective practice, and actionable feedback to drive improvement.
• Implement a coherent coaching model across school levels with strong planning, observation, feedback, and follow-through.
• Build leadership capacity by coaching school leaders and instructional coaches.
• Ensure coaching systems are coherent, differentiated, and relationship-driven.
• Strengthen collaboration through PLCs across campuses focused on student learning and results.

Data-Driven Instruction & Continuous Improvement

• Lead analysis of instructional trends and student outcomes; translate insights into strategic actions.
• Partner with leaders to turn data into action, modeling data meetings and ensuring follow-through on interventions and progress monitoring.
• Oversee academic performance…