K-8 Mathematics Curriculum Manager

Position Overview

The Curriculum Manager provides instructional leadership in curriculum, assessment, professional learning, and instructional systems across KIPP St. Louis schools. The role reports to the Vice President of Academics & Instruction and is responsible for ensuring high‑quality implementation of curriculum and instructional priorities across campuses through strong systems, aligned professional learning, and coaching support for school leaders and teachers.

The Curriculum Manager is the content and instructional lead for their assigned grade band and content area, building coherent systems that improve teacher practice and student outcomes. Responsibilities include developing curriculum access systems, aligned assessments, pacing guidance, assessment blueprints, data‑driven instruction cycles, calibration systems, and progress monitoring structures aligned to the region’s instructional framework and academic priorities.

• Direct Manager:
  Vice President of Academics
• Direct Reports: N/A
• Key Collaborators:
  • School Leaders
  • Assistant School Leaders
  • Instructional Coaches
  • Teacher Leaders
  • Director of Professional Learning
  • Director of Special Populations
  • Data Team
  • Operations Team

• Leads instructional decision‑making within assigned content area and grade span
• Develops regional guidance for curriculum implementation, assessment practices, and instructional priorities
• Recommends shifts to curriculum, assessment, intervention, and instructional systems based on data and walkthrough trends
• Determines content‑specific professional learning priorities and implementation supports
• Collaborates with school leadership teams to ensure aligned execution across campuses

• Develop and maintain curriculum access systems including unit resources, lesson materials, and intellectual prep supports
• Create and revise pacing guidance aligned to standards, instructional priorities, and assessment timelines
• Support schools in executing curriculum with fidelity while maintaining rigor and grade‑level alignment
• Develop and maintain schedules of assessed standards aligned to regional assessment blueprints
• Ensure vertical alignment of standards, instructional practices, and assessment expectations across grade levels
• Support leaders and teachers with lesson internalization, unit unpacking, and student work analysis protocols

• Interim assessments
• Curriculum‑embedded assessments
• Progress monitoring systems
• Assessment blueprints
• Design and support network‑wide Data Driven Instruction (DDI) cycles aligned to student outcomes and priority standards
• Facilitate collaborative scoring and calibration processes to ensure consistent understanding of rigor and proficiency
• Analyze student performance trends and support schools in identifying high‑leverage instructional responses
• Ensure assessment systems are implemented with fidelity and aligned to regional timelines and expectations
• Partner with leaders to ensure assessment data translates into actionable instructional planning and intervention

• Design and facilitate professional learning aligned to regional instructional priorities and content‑specific best practices
• Train School Leaders, Assistant School Leaders, instructional coaches, and teachers on curriculum implementation, assessment practices, and instructional strategies
• Support leaders in conducting effective walkthroughs, coaching conversations, and observation feedback cycles
• Build leader and teacher capacity around:
  • Lesson internalization
  • Data analysis
  • Academic discourse
  • Student engagement
  • Grade‑level rigor and access
• Support the development of school‑based systems that reinforce instructional consistency and strong Tier 1 instruction

• Conduct regular classroom walkthroughs to monitor instructional implementation and identify trends across schools
• Provide actionable feedback to school leadership teams tied to our regional core elements for Tier I instruction
• Support schools in developing targeted action plans in response to walkthrough…