At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.
Position Description
The Regional STEM Achievement Manager will build instructional staff capacity and elevate student achievement in math and science in the region, balancing consistency across Rocketship Public Schools with the unique needs of each school and region. The regional achievement manager will work with a subset of approximately 3-5 schools. The position will report to the Director of Achievement.
The following are essential responsibilities related to the position:
Design
- Create, develop, and facilitate impactful professional development and accompanying resources for school leaders and teachers in line with Eureka Math, Amplify Science, and Bridges Math Intervention.
- Work in partnership with the regional leadership teams and National STEM Team to personalize Rocketship resources for a regional context including but not limited to model videos, professional development, skill labs, and data analysis tools all aligned to Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.
- Develop expertise in regional STEM assessments to ensure instructional resources are aligned with assessment standards and format when needed.
Coaching
- Collaborate with the Director of Achievement and Senior Director of Schools to identify highest leverage areas to target to quickly build school leader and/or teacher skill.
- Coach teachers and school leaders in your region in priority areas (such as core math and science instruction, math intervention, or spiral review)).
- Facilitate ongoing coaching and professional development for school leaders and teachers to build the capacity and skills in line with regional goals.
- Provide regular, in-person coaching and other support to school leaders as they conduct formal classroom observations, and provide feedback to teachers and school leaders.
- Work in partnership with the Director of Achievement and Senior Director of Schools and content-specific teams to provide additional professional development and coaching.
- Influence and motivate others to act on regional priorities across the DC campuses.
Data-Driven Leadership & Planning
- Assess the effectiveness of implementation of academic priorities and identify greatest instructional levers for student engagement growth, and proficiency including supporting school leaders and building teacher capacity to analyze student data (e.g. Module Assessment, NWEA MAP) to determine instructional response.
- Support timely execution of regional and network assessments (e.g. Eureka end of module assessments, NWEA MAP, DC CAPE, fluency testing)
- Maintain a close working relationship with other members of the Network Support Team (NeST—Rocketship’s centralized office that operates in support of its schools and regions), especially the National STEM Team and Analytics teams to ensure alignment of expectations and deep knowledge of resources
Supplemental Responsibilities
- Monitor regional state, district and authorizer accountability requirements related to academic achievement including communications with local agencies and coordination with school and network teams to ensure teams are informed about implications of requirements.
- Support the DC Regional Team in the design, implementation, and assessment of initiatives that improve student academic outcomes.
Qualifications
- At least 2 years of classroom teaching experience, with a demonstrated track record of excellent student achievement results.
- At least 2 years of school leadership experience, with a demonstrated record of successfully managing adults towards achievement outcomes, preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise in successfully addressing the Common State Standards
- Deep understanding of elementary instructional and pedagogical content in STEM; knowledge of Eureka Math and/or Amplify Science preferred
- Experience designing strong and innovative professional development and adult learning opportunities at scale
- Exceptionally strong collaboration skills; able to listen, learn, and understand content across teams within the organization and integrate diverse perspectives into the work
- Ability to engage and invest diverse stakeholders across multiple teams without direct authority
- Ability to facilitate group and one on one programming that engages and inspires participants
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Prioritizes time and actions in alignment with organizational needs
- Adaptable to changing goals and priorities (based on data) and ability to ask strategic questions to create a plan of action
- Ready to act and seize opportunities; drives personal growth and takes ownership over work
- Demonstrated knowledge of, and support for, Rocketship’s mission, vision, and educational model
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.
Compensation:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.
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