Manager, DCPS Reading Clinic

District of Columbia Public Schools; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

District of Columbia Public Schools invites applications for Manager, DCPS Reading Clinic to expand our literacy outreach and coaching for DCPS literacy instructors.

The role reports to the Director, DCPS Reading Clinic and leads program development, recruitment, and training efforts to improve evidence-based reading instruction across the district. Strong communication and collaboration with diverse stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and four to six years of related work experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum three years of teaching experience.
• Experience in structured literacy.
• Experience coaching and mentoring others.
• Outstanding written and oral skills.
• Attentive to detail, well-organized, able to work under pressure, and able to meet frequent and changing deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated experience working successfully with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the Director to execute and navigate the vision of the Clinic.
• Manages the recruitment process for their cohort of participants.
• Applies deep content knowledge and relevant expertise to Clinic projects and general operations, advises colleagues, and builds competency in others.
• Plans and facilitates weekly teacher-facing classes.
• Coaches teachers in the delivery of structured literacy during tutoring and/or instruction during the school day.
• Organizes and supervises teacher submissions and requirements.
• Maintains strong relationships with participants.
• Uses quantitative and qualitative data to continuously improve.
• Works under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with multiple responsibilities; and responds in a timely manner to urgent requests from DCPS stakeholders.
• Anticipates, identifies, and resolves complex obstacles to success of overall program, as well as specific projects.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Outstanding written and oral skills

Attention to detail

Meeting deadlines

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Teaching experience (3+ years)

Structured literacy experience

Coaching and mentoring experience

MS Office proficiency

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The mission of theOfficeofTeaching and Learning (OTL) is to provide educators with curricular resources, academic programs, and aligned professional development to ensure rigorous and joyful learning experiences foreverystudent. OTL team members support school-based staff in implementing DCPS's existing academic programs while simultaneously working to rethink and redesign school programming, academic and curricular resources, and educator professional development.

Divisions/Teams

TheContent and Curriculumdivision sets the vision for equity and excellence for each content area in DCPS schools by researching, creating, and curating curricular materials and providing aligned professional development experiences to ensure that all students have access to rigorous and joyful learning experiences every day in every content area. The division also supportsschools and develops curriculum and programming in arts, health, physical education, library programs, STEM, global programs, advanced andenriched instruction, and curriculum andassessmentinnovation.

TheEarly ChildhoodEducationdivision supports schools andfamilies in providingPreKstudents withcomprehensivelearningexperiencesthat foster confidenceand independence.Approximately 6,000 childrenagesthree to five attend early childhood classrooms in 78 elementary schools across the district, including several schools thatoffer Head Start programming.Thedivisionalso manages Early Stagesprogramming whichworks exclusively with children ages 2 years 8 months through 5 years 10 months and is responsible for meeting the District’s obligation under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B (619) to develop a comprehensive child findsystemto identify and locate all preschool-age children in the District who have a disability.Thedivision alsomanages theimplementation ofDCPS' Head Startgrant.

TheLanguage Acquisitiondivisionwelcomes families of linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds to DCPS, leads the process ofidentifyingMultilingual Learner students, and supports schools in developing programs that supports English language acquisition and academic growth.This includes support during the academic day and as part of ELSAP, which is a targeted summer program for ML students. The LAD also manages DCPS compliance with the DC Language Access Act, providing translation and interpretation resources to school and central teams.

TheProfessional Learning and EducationalTechnologydivision sets a vision for professional development for DCPS as well as createssystems, tools, and structures to increase the efficacy of professional learning initiatives. This work includes LEAP, cluster-based PD, districtPDand other learning opportunities. The team works across all DCPSoffices to increase the cohesion of professional development and broad sharing of knowledge, while exploring new avenues and opportunities for meaningful development and learning for our educators. The team also leads efforts to enhance alignment and cohesion of professional learning initiatives and the integration of educational technology.

The Specialized Instructiondivision works to reduce the opportunity gap between students with IEPs and their non-disabled peers; and increases equity and excellence in schools through specific academic programming, related services, professional learning, school leadership development, family engagement, dispute resolution, and community partnerships.

TheContent and Curriculumdivision sets the vision for equity and excellence for each content area in DCPS schools by researching, creating, and curating curricular materials and providing aligned professional development experiences to ensure that all students have access to rigorous and joyful learning experiences every day in every content area. The division also supportsschools and develops curriculum and programming in arts, health, physical education, library programs, STEM, global programs, advanced andenriched instruction, and curriculum andassessmentinnovation.

The DCPSReading Clinicprovides educators with professional development and embedded coaching so they can implementresearch-based structured literacy instruction toreaderslearning to decode.TheManager, DCPSReading Clinic willbe responsible forfulfilling a critical needofthe DCPSReading Clinic:expanding our workto reach more DCPS literacy instructors.

The Manager, DCPS Reading Clinic will report to the Director, DCPS Reading Clinic.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

• Works closely with the Director to execute and navigate the vision of the Clinic.
• Manages the recruitment process for their cohort of participants.
• Applies deep content knowledge and relevant expertise to Clinic projects and general operations, advises colleagues, and builds competency in others.
• Plans and facilitates weekly teacher-facing classes.
• Coaches teachers in the delivery of structured literacy during tutoring and/or instruction during the school day.
• Organizes and supervises teacher submissions and requirements.
• Maintains strong relationships with participants.
• Uses quantitative and qualitative data to continuously improve.
• Works under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with multiple responsibilities; and responds in a timely manner to urgent requests that may arise from multiple DCPS stakeholders, including parents, teachers, administrators, and members of the community.
• Anticipates, identifies, and resolves complex obstacles to success of overall program, as well as specific projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and four to six years of related work experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Previous exposure to or experience in the education sector a plus.
• Minimum three years of teaching experience.
• Experience in structured literacy.
• Experience coaching and mentoring others.
• Outstanding written and oral skills.
• Attentive to detail, well-organized, able to work under pressure, and able to meet frequent and changing deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Demonstrated experience working successfully with multiple stakeholders.
• Fully proficient in MS Office Suite.

DCPS Values

• STUDENTS FIRST: We recognize students as whole children and put their needs first in everything we do.
• COURAGE: We have the audacity to learn from our successes and failures, to try new things, and to lead the nation as a proof point of PK-12 success.
• EQUITY: We work proactively to eliminate opportunity gaps by interrupting institutional bias and investing in effective strategies to ensure every student succeeds.
• EXCELLENCE: We work with integrity and hold ourselves accountable for exemplary outcomes, service, and interactions.
• TEAMWORK: We recognize that our greatest asset is our collective vision and ability to work collaboratively and authentically.
• JOY: We enjoy our collective work and will enthusiastically celebrate our success and each other.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive, accessible workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals with disabilities. Accommodation and/or application assistance is available upon request at all stages of the application and employment process. To request accommodation, please contact [e-mail].