Middle School STEM Director of Curriculum and Instruction: 2024-2025
Company: Match Education
Location: Jamaica Plain
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Match Charter Public School is a free, high-performing charter
public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving 1,250
students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college
and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility.
Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public
lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families bring amazing
racial and cultural diversity to the school community - they
represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20
different languages spoken at home. 94% of our students are people
of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school,
and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for
special education services; 18% of our student body are English
Language Learners.Match's core values are Equity, Freedom,
Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability. We are working to reframe
our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist.
At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and
organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a
professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and
a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent -
are vital to our goals and mission. See our full statement on
diversity here.Position: Middle School STEM Director of Curriculum
& Instruction, 2024-2025Location: Match Middle School, Boston,
MAStart date: July, 2024 THE OPPORTUNITYThe Middle School STEM
Director of Curriculum and Instruction (STEM DCI) is an
instructional leader who coaches and supervises science and math
teaching staff at Match Middle School, located on 215 Forest Hills
St. in Jamaica Plain. The STEM DCI will help lead the school's
educational program and will drive the growth and success of the
science and math teachers and Match students.The STEM DCI reports
directly to the Principal. The compensation for the position starts
at $108,171 and can be higher depending on the candidate's prior
experience. Match offers a comprehensive benefits package that
includes up to 90% coverage of employee health insurance costs and
up to $150/month in loan repayment assistance. DETAILED JOB
RESPONSIBILITIESThe STEM DCI is ultimately responsible for ensuring
the success of the teachers on the team and their students'
academic achievement. This is accomplished primarily by focusing
on:The growth, development and performance of teachers. This work
will be the primary focus of the STEM DCI. The STEM DCI, in their
work as an instructional leader, is responsible for student growth
and ultimately the success of the teachers they manage. Thus, this
position requires a data driven approach to instruction. This work
requires a deep commitment to regular and consistent observation
and feedback of teachers. That includes whole school professional
development and individual lesson plan feedback. Ultimately, the
STEM DCI in collaboration with the Principal is responsible for
driving the instructional vision of the school. This work is all
encompassing and includes hiring decisions, evaluation, development
and retention of staff members through weekly PD sessions, summer
training and more. Through this work, the STEM DCI will help ensure
that every Match School student is academically ready and prepared
to meet or exceed the national and state standards.Leadership and
vision on pedagogy and curriculum. The STEM DCI will be responsible
for collaborating closely with the Principal and Match Network
Support academic leaders to ensure the quality of the middle school
academic program. This includes developing and implementing Match
School curriculum and assessments to ensure that Match's
instructional vision and approach are reflected in every Match
classroom. The STEM DCI will be responsible for ensuring curriculum
and instruction is used effectively to drive student learning and
ensure that co-teachers are effectively collaborating.The growth,
development and performance of grade level/department lead
teachers. The STEM DCI, in collaboration with the Principal, will
be responsible for managing and fostering strong adult culture and
teacher leaders among the lead teachers at the department or grade
level. Strategic Planning. The STEM DCI will work collaboratively
with the Principal and leadership team on the long-range planning
process for their school including school culture design, academic
program design, staff development, staff retention, course
offerings, course sequences, and refinement of tutorial and
curriculum.Sample tasks and projects include:Observing every staff
member they supervise a minimum of once a weekRunning 1-1 meetings
with every staff member they supervise once a weekReading and
internalizing curriculum unit plans, assessments and
readings/problem setsPlanning and running unit study and lesson
study meetings with teachersReviewing and giving feedback on weekly
lesson plans to ensure alignment to the curriculum and action plans
Collaborating with grade-level teams around grading and score
norming for grade-level masteryReviewing student work, course data,
unit test data for each course they overseeWorking in collaboration
with teachers to action plan all data from courses they
overseeRunning school wide professional development in
collaboration with the Principal and leadership to drive
instructional best practicesCompleting observational rounds with
the Principal and other instructional leaders to 1.) continue to
norm on instructional excellence and best practices at Match. 2.)
work in collaboration to identify next steps for struggling
teachersQUALIFICATIONSResearch has shown that people of color and
women are less likely to apply for jobs if they don't believe they
meet every one of the qualifications described in a job
description. Our highest priority is finding the best candidate for
the job. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you
meet every one of our qualifications described or you have a less
traditional background. We are looking for applicants who:have at
least 5 years of full-time lead teaching experience, preferably in
a Title I schoolhave prior experience with leading a team and
managing/coaching other teachershave a track record of academic
success in urban educationhave an unwavering commitment to Match's
mission of student success in college and beyondare committed to
having all students succeedhave a desire to continually improve
their practice by taking and implementing feedbackembody excellent
interpersonal and communication skillsdemonstrate an ability to
work well on a team, and a willingness to support others in doing
their best workPM20ABOUT MATCH EDUCATIONMatch Education
(www.matcheducation.org) is the shared brand name of The Match
Charter Public School, and The Match School Foundation, Inc.Match
Education is an engine of discovery and applied innovation in
education. We operate a high-performing urban public charter school
in Boston. Out of this applied work, we refine, validate
empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas and practices on
core questions in education reform.The Match Foundation, Inc., and
Match Charter Public School prohibit discrimination on the basis of
race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran
status, and any other class of individuals protected from
discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the
access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and
activities, or in employment and application for
employment.PIe508b07188f6-25660-34044160
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