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DC Prep · 1 month ago

Director of Math and Science

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

DC Prep is a high performing network of public charter schools serving over 2,100 preschool through 8th-grade students. As the Director of Math and Science, you will ensure the implementation of high-quality math and science programming across the network and evaluate its impact, while developing systems to support curriculum adoption and teacher development.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Support leaders with execution and evaluation of high-quality math and science programming and curriculum in service of student outcomes and achievement of goals

Evaluate implementation and execution of math and science programming and curriculum across all tiers

Ensure that teachers are teaching with fidelity to our program and to the rigor of the Common Core State Standards/Next Generation Science Standards and providing the appropriate instructional supports to best support ALL students

Analyze and evaluate progress towards internal and external accountability measures

Provide weekly development to leaders to grow their capacity to coach and develop teachers on our tiered programming

Conduct regular classroom observations with members of school leadership teams to gather data on the effectiveness of the math and science programming and curriculum in action

Facilitate content-specific Coordination meetings with Assistant Principals

Participate in Principal Cohort, Director, and Program Team meetings

Provide weekly dispatch (1-on-1 coaching and development) to Assistant Principals

Analyze network benchmark data, plan and facilitate quarterly Data Day Prep Facilitation

Plan and facilitate July Leadership Retreat sessions to train leaders for the upcoming school year

Managing external partnerships and contracts aligned to your content area

Be willing to take on additional responsibilities as necessary to fulfill DC Prep’s mission for our students

Qualification

K-12 school leadershipCurriculum designData analysisContent area masteryStrategic thinkingEmotional resiliencePeople developmentEffective communicationTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Unwavering commitment to DC Prep's Vision, Mission, and Values, including a strong and demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion

Ability to disaggregate problems and structure and implement solutions to complex challenges

Savvy, honest and effective communicator with demonstrated track record of creating alignment around and implementing shared goals and solutions

Intellectual depth and emotional maturity to work with colleagues and stakeholders across the entire organization

Emotional resilience and constancy coupled with strong leadership presence and passion to motivate, support and sustain teams in challenging and critically important work

Demonstrated track record of investing and leading teams through change

Effective people developer and collaborator across diverse teams

Minimum 5 years of professional experience, with at least two years of K-12 school leadership experience

Experience as a K-12 school leader (preference for former principals and assistant principals), experience designing or implementing program and curriculum initiatives and practices, and organizational leadership experience required

Proven track record of system-level strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Demonstrated content area mastery in elementary and/or middle school content areas