Program Director, TWIN-CS

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

The Program Director of the Two‑Way Immersion Network of Catholic Schools will be responsible for the development, delivery, and continuous refinement of the TWIN‑CS educational program. This individual will work with the Executive Director of the Roche Center, Lynch School of Education and Human Development faculty, TWIN‑CS school leaders, teachers, and TWIN‑CS consultants (this may include an Associate Director, regional leadership coaches, and curriculum consultants) to design and implement programming that will strengthen member schools’ Catholic Identity, school culture, academics, and operational vitality.

The individual will work in close partnership with Roche Center team members to successfully meet the following:

• Curriculum & Instruction & Assessment
  • Guide and coordinate refinement and implementation of two-way immersion curriculum, facilitating collaborative conversations among teachers and school leaders via webinars, professional learning community meetings, in-person/virtual summer academy, regional conferences, and immersion learning experiences; provide implementation support for these PD sessions.
  • Supervise the work of TWIN‑consultants, this may include an Assistant Director, regional leadership coaches, and curriculum consultants.
  • Collaborate with school leaders and teachers to identify professional development needs in the areas of Catholic Identity, school culture, academic excellence, and operational vitality.
  • Coordinate TWIN‑CS team meetings to support the professional development needs of the schools.
• Talent Development
  • Facilitate professional learning communities (PLC) to foster collaboration among regional leadership coaches, school leaders, and teachers to scale effective practices.
  • Encourage the development of principals in their roles through impactful feedback and coaching.
  • Conduct site visits to schools and regional immersion trips as necessary to support the leaders and teachers in their implementation of the two-way immersion model and enhancement of school effectiveness.
• Professional Development & Site Visits
  • Facilitate the bilingual education certificate professional development courses offered to TWIN‑CS member schools and the broader community.
  • Conduct site visits and coordinate regional gatherings. The TWIN‑CS director frequently visits member schools to conduct site visits and better support the growth and development of the school. Regional gatherings and immersive visits are offered to area leaders interested in collaborating on specific curricular, instructional, or operational vitality practices.
  • Support the feasibility study process for those schools interested in implementing a Two‑Way Immersive model at their school. This will include assessing schools’ readiness in their process of implementing the dual language program and the ability to offer timely recommendations so schools can be prepared to implement DL.
• TWIN‑CS Research & Program Evaluation Support
  • Support the development of the research agenda for TWIN schools in collaboration with Executive Director and Director of Research and Program Evaluation.
  • Partner with LSEHD faculty and graduate students to develop and research TWIN‑CS.
  • Develop and refine tools for assessing individual school and network performance. Advise schools on the effective use of data to improve student outcomes in areas such as student academic performance and admission trends.
  • Support the coordination of the TWIN‑CS’s annual network data collection efforts, which collect demographic and academic programs data.
  • Present on and advocate for topics related to two-way immersion in Catholic schools at…