K-5 Math Curriculum & PD Lead (Associate Director)

DREAM; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 105.000 - 115.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

DREAM in New York seeks an Associate Director of Elementary School Math to lead and design high-quality K-5 math curriculum with a focus on rigorous instruction, cultural responsiveness, and data-driven improvement across East Harlem and the South Bronx. You will coach leaders and teachers, develop assessments, and collaborate with campus leaders to align the K-12 math program.

The role emphasizes professional development, data analysis, and strategic redesign to ensure equitable outcomes for

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree in Math, Math Education, Education, Teaching, Math Curriculum, or School Administration/Leadership strongly preferred, but not required
• Minimum of five years’ experience teaching and/or leading elementary school math with a record of strong achievement for all children
• At least one year of school leadership experience preferred, including a successful record of developing teacher and/or leader knowledge, skills, and productive mindsets around teaching and learning
• Deep knowledge of instructional design, curriculum development, standards alignment, assessment design, and pedagogical best practices in elementary mathematics
• Strong knowledge of elementary mathematics content, including number sense, operations, fractions, proportional reasoning, geometry, measurement, and mathematical problem solving
• Experience designing and facilitating adult professional development and coaching
• A strong analytic, performance management, accountability, and systems-thinking orientation necessary to inform strategy development and execution
• Strong interpersonal skills, cultural competency, and an ability to connect and build relationships with a diverse group of people
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to project plan, prioritize, and balance multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information to a variety of audiences
• A drive to succeed and achieve great results on behalf of all students, especially those furthest from opportunity
• A deep commitment to fostering equity and inclusion in our schools
• A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including a desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community

Aufgaben

• Develops a rigorous, vertically aligned, and interdisciplinary K-5 math curriculum that fosters the achievement of all students, takes a constructivist approach, is culturally and historically responsive, and develops students’ critical consciousness
• Selects, adapts, and/or creates unit plans, assessments, lesson plans, and instructional materials for DREAM’s K-5 math curriculum
• Collaborates with the Network Director of STEM and other key stakeholders to design a multi-year process for strategic redesign, revision, and codification of the K-5 math curriculum and assessments
• Analyzes student data to assess the effectiveness of curricular design and implementation, makes necessary short- and long-term revisions and improvements, and creates network-, school-, and classroom-level action plans and resources to improve student achievement
• Collaborates with principals, academic deans, and other key stakeholders to regularly analyze assessment data and use it to drive instruction
• Collaborates with the Associate Director of Middle School Math and the Associate Director of High School Math to ensure alignment of DREAM’s K-12 math program
• Designs and facilitates high-quality professional development to support teachers and leaders with curriculum implementation
• Conducts curriculum implementation and content walkthroughs to support school-based teams in determining focus areas and action steps for instructional improvement by observing math instruction and analyzing student and teacher data
• Regularly observes and provides feedback on Intellectual Prep meetings in order to improve coaching and teacher development practices across schools
• Coaches academic deans to improve their instructional leadership, content knowledge, and curricular expertise
• Develops teacher and leader knowledge, skills, and productive mindsets around teaching and learning through ongoing coaching and professional development

Jobbeschreibung

DREAM in New York seeks an Associate Director of Elementary School Math to lead and design high-quality K-5 math curriculum with a focus on rigorous instruction, cultural responsiveness, and data-driven improvement across East Harlem and the South Bronx. You will coach leaders and teachers, develop assessments, and collaborate with campus leaders to align the K-12 math program.

The role emphasizes professional development, data analysis, and strategic redesign to ensure equitable outcomes for