Assistant Director of Learning and Credit

Assistant Director of Learning and Credit Options

Portland Public Schools

Mission Statement:
We provide rigorous, high-quality academic learning experiences that are inclusive and joyful. We disrupt racial inequities to create vibrant environments for every student to demonstrate excellence.

District

Administrator Role Other

Position Type Full-time

$156,330 - $168,352

Basic Function:
Under administrative direction, support the implementation, coordination, and continuous improvement of district wide Learning and Credit Options programs within the broader Extended Learning system, including Virtual Scholars, online and blended learning, credit recovery and retrieval, accelerated credit completion, non-PPS online credit articulation, single-subject math acceleration, and online assessment structures connected to world language proficiency.
The Assistant Director provides instructional and program leadership to ensure students have equitable access to high-quality, standards-aligned, flexible learning opportunities that support graduation, academic advancement, and postsecondary readiness, coordinating implementation across high schools, middle grades, departments, and central office teams.
The Assistant Director also supports the Director in coordinating Talented and Gifted (TAG) Services, including identification systems, Personalized Learning Plan implementation, and compliance with Oregon Administrative Rules and Senate Bill 934, in close collaboration with school teams, families, and the Extended Learning team.

Representative Duties:

• Provide instructional and operational leadership for the Virtual Scholars program, including online course access, instructional systems, student support processes, staff coordination, and continuous program improvement across virtual, blended, accelerated, and credit recovery learning environments.
• Lead program structures such as instructional leadership teams, professional learning communities, continuous improvement planning, climate planning, student support systems, and family communication processes appropriate to a virtual district wide program.
• Coordinate with school leaders, counselors, teachers, families, and central office departments to support student enrollment, course access, progress monitoring, intervention, and completion, maintaining consistent expectations for online instruction, student engagement, attendance, and communication.
• Oversee virtual program operations without assuming responsibilities specific to a comprehensive physical school building, such as building facilities management, athletics administration, or full site-based operational control.
• Within the Virtual Scholars Program, develop and maintain progress monitoring, intervention, and MTSS-aligned student support systems in alignment with district standards, collaborating with school teams to connect students with flexible, accelerated, or recovery-based pathways.
• Support educators and staff in implementing culturally responsive, accessible, and standards-aligned instructional practices in virtual and blended learning settings.
• Learning, Credit Options, and Math Acceleration Program Leadership “E”
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of district wide Learning and Credit Options programs, including Virtual Scholars, online and blended learning, credit recovery/retrieval, accelerated learning, single-subject math acceleration, and related student support structures.
• Implement program priorities in alignment with the Director of Extended Learning & TAG, District Continuous Improvement Plan priorities, graduation requirements, Oregon standards, and applicable district policies.
• Coordinate services across schools, grade bands, departments, and digital learning environments to ensure students have clear, timely, and equitable access to approved learning, credit, and acceleration options.
• Develop and maintain guidance, timelines, workflows, communication tools, and data systems that support consistent student identification, placement, enrollment, monitoring, transition planning, and ongoing support.
• Collaborate with school administrators, counselors, math…