Managing Director of Teaching and Learning

Managing Director of Teaching and Learning

• Full-time
• Start Date:
  
  Immediate opening
• Department:
  Regional Support and Leadership
• Compensation: USD 145,000 - USD 185,000 - yearly

KIPP New Jersey is part of the nationally recognized “Knowledge Is Power Program” network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students for success in college and in life. In 2002, KIPP New Jersey first opened its doors in Newark’s South Ward as a single class of 80 fifth graders and has since grown to educate students in grades K-12 across 18 schools in Newark, Camden, and Paterson.

More than 90% of KIPP New Jersey students currently qualify for free or reduced meals.

The Managing Director of Teaching & Learning is a key member of the regional leadership team and the KIPP TEAM & Family Teaching & Learning Team. This role will be largely Newark-based, with periodic travel to other KIPP regions and events as needed.

• Design and implement a strategy for curriculum and assessment adoption and/or modification and improvement, to meet the demands of the range of standardized tests we hold as our north star: i-Ready, mCLASS DIBELS, NJSLA, ACT/SAT, and AP.
• Develop and oversee systems and protocols for quality control and vetting of curricular materials, assessments, and professional development resources.
• Develop and oversee systems for data-driven instruction that facilitates the analysis of and response to mastery data and students’ GPA.
• Actively respond to data (achievement, observation, perception, etc.) to engage in year-over-year improvement of program, as well as mid-year course corrections as needed.
• Collaborate with Heads of Schools to deploy talent and resources (e.g. additional coaching support, model leadership, etc.), based on takeaways from academic progress monitoring.
• Manage all academics and academic operations matters in the region, including but not limited to: report cards, grading and grade books, state testing coordination, curriculum purchasing, data and progress monitoring of academics, region-wide academic course correction, scheduling, etc.
• Lead region-wide processes for driving student outcomes such as state testing, academic progress monitoring, test preparation, etc.
• Develop and/or cultivate subject matter expertise across grades and disciplines K-12, in order to inform NJ-specific academic policies and decision-making about programs.
• Collaborate with the Data Team to develop and monitor outcomes on KIPP NJ dashboards.

• Work as a “bridge” between program and school management, by building relationships and investment with all parties and supporting the efficacy of T&L teammates in our schools.
• Develop the short-term and long-term strategy for growth and build-out of the Teaching & Learning TEAM in Newark.
• Directly manage Achievement Directors in Newark, including but not limited to weekly check-ins, observations and feedback on practice, and curriculum and artifact review. This will include working in schools across K – 12.
  • Achievement Directors are responsible for:
    • Managing an academic program (curriculum, assessment, implementation support) that upholds our vision for literacy or math instruction and long‑term learning in a specific grade band and subject area. This looks like:
      • With support and oversight from the broader T&L TEAM, adapt and/or create curriculum and assessments to meet the demands of the KIPP: NJ context, prioritizing places where the data most demands it.
      • Work from the curriculum resources our schools have adopted, and continue to iterate on and modify these materials based on data and needs.
      • Develop or modify rigorous assessments that align to the grade level expectations for each grade, and progress developmentally as our students advance in reading level proficiency.
      • Develop (and modify as needed) the scope and sequence of lessons in the assigned grade and subject.
      • Prepare module overviews and guidance for internalization for each unit of study.
      • Monitor the implementation of the curriculum, and make and…