STEM Achievement Manager

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At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, discover, and develop their unique potential. Our non‑profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents to enable high‑quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country.

The Regional Achievement Manager will build instructional staff capacity and elevate student achievement in the region, balancing consistency across Rocketship Public Schools with the unique needs of each school and region. The regional achievement manager will work with a subset of approximately 3 schools. The position will report to the Director of Schools or an instructional leader manager.

• Work in partnership with the network STEM team and regional leadership to personalize Rocketship resources for a regional context.
• Create, disseminate & curate a library of teacher‑facing instructional supports, including but not limited to unit and lesson plans, model videos, and exemplar artifacts.
• Develop expertise in regional math and science assessments to ensure instructional resources are aligned with assessment standards and format when needed.

• Coach schools in your portfolio in priority math content areas, such as core lesson, small group corrective instruction, number stories, and science lessons.
• Facilitate ongoing training, coaching, and professional development for school leaders and teachers to build the capacity and skills of instructional staff and school leaders.
• Provide regular, in‑person coaching and other support to school leaders as they conduct formal classroom observations, and provide feedback to teachers and school leaders.
• Work in partnership with Directors of Schools or an instructional leader manager and network STEM team to provide additional professional development and coaching.

• Assess the effectiveness of implementation of academic priorities and identify greatest instructional levers for student engagement growth and proficiency. This includes supporting school leaders and building teacher capacity to analyze student data (e.g., Unit Assessments, MAP) to determine instructional response.
• Engage in regular student data analysis to drive strategic action planning in response to data.
• Support timely and complete execution of regional and network assessments (e.g., MAP, State Test, Unit and Cumulative Assessments, Fluency testing).
• Maintain a close working relationship with other members of the Network Support Team (NeST—Rocketship’s centralized office that operates in support of its schools and regions), especially Achievement and Analytics teams to ensure alignment of expectations, deep knowledge of resources, and coordination of efforts.

• Monitor regional state, district and authorizer accountability requirements related to academic achievement including communications with local agencies and coordination with school and network teams to ensure teams are informed about implications of requirements.
• Support the Schools Team in design, implementation and assessment, toward initiatives that improve student academic outcomes.

• At least 2 years of classroom teaching experience, with a demonstrated track record of excellent student achievement results.

• At least 2 years of school leadership experience, with a demonstrated record of successfully managing adults towards achievement outcomes preferred.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the…