Senior Program Manager, ONS Professional Learning

Chicago Public Schools; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chicago Public Schools is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Professional Learning to design and implement district-wide learning for school leaders. The role reports to the Chief Schools Officer within the Office of Network Support and requires coordinating across network teams and departments to deliver differentiated professional development.

The position emphasizes strategic planning, staff supervision, and meaningful partnerships with universities and professional learning providers, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Focus in education or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience designing and delivering professional learning.
• Experience managing large-scale professional learning projects across multiple schools/offices.
• Experience as a school or district leader in professional learning preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Chief Schools Officer to establish a strategic plan for district-wide professional learning priorities and structures.
• Supervise, develop, and manage staff delivering professional learning.
• Align the professional learning plan to established standards and director-level expectations.
• Collaborate with other departments and offices to ensure responsive learning for networks and school leaders.
• Secure and manage external partnerships to provide robust professional learning.
• Administer grants and contracts related to in-role developmental programs for school leaders.
• Lead continuous improvement data cycles with the Continuous Improvement team and related professional learning.
• Coordinate with data management to align scope with achievement and observational data.
• Refine CPS standards of practice and competencies for school leadership.

Skills

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Posting Date

Oct 9, 2026, 7:39:24 PM

Primary Location

Central-42 West Madison Street (Network Support)

CPS Non-Union Job Grade : S10

Estimated Annual Salary Range

95,136.00 - 149,698.00

Position Type : Non-Union Position

Final salary offers are dependent upon candidate qualifications.

JOB DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 340,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Reporting to the Chief Schools Officer in the Office of Network Support, the Director of Professional Learning position is to create and implement a system of district-wide professional learning for school leaders ensures that the vision for and execution of in-role professional development for school leaders is structured, differentiated, and meaningful to principals and assistant principals across the district.

Senior Program Manager, Professional Learning will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

Collaborate with the Chief Schools Officer to establish a strategic plan for the creation and implementation of district-wide learning priorities, programs, and structures for network teams, principals and assistant principals

Supervise, develop, and manage the performance of staff supporting the execution of the vision for district-wide coherent, tiered, and differentiated systems of professional learning for network teams and school leaders

Align the Office of Network Support professional learning plan to Principal Supervisor Standards

Systematically collaborate with Office of Network Support, Network Chiefs, and Teaching and Learning and other relevant departments to ensure professional learning is responsive to networks and school leaders’ needs

Systematically collaborate with Talent to ensure school leader evaluation process is meaningful, equitable, aligned to competencies, and informs the professional development offerings

Secure and manage external partnerships to provide robust professional learning to network teams and school leaders (e.g. universities, professional learning companies, Illinois State Board of Education)

Administer grants and contracts related to in-role developmental programs for school leaders

Co-lead, with the Office of Network Support Continuous Improvement team, the continuous improvement data and instructional cycles, and provide related professional learning for network teams

Work with the Office of Network Support data manager to ensure the professional learning scope and sequence is aligned to achievement and observational data

Creation/refinement of CPS standards of practice and competencies related to school leadership roles in service of aligning pipeline programs

Other duties and workstreams as assigned

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the Senior Program Manager, ONS Professional Learning must possess the following qualifications:

Type of Education Required:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required. Focus in education, instructional leadership, or similar field, preferred.

Type of Experience Required:

Minimum of seven (7) years relevant work experience in designing and delivering professional learning

Experience in complex, large-scale professional project management that includes high-level cross-school/cross-office collaboration is required

Experience leading professional learning as a school and/or district leader preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to effectively navigate the complex, fast-paced environment of CPS

Ability to articulate a vision, set high standards, and effectively guide Central Office colleagues and school leaders in the realization of expectations set

Exceptional organizational, communication (oral and written), and problem-solving skills

Ability to build collaborative relationships with a variety of constituent groups, including external partners, to ensure engagement drives support for the experiences of school leaders from diverse backgrounds

Effective strategic planning capabilities, including the ability to establish long-term vision and goals, and align/manage activities toward goal fulfillment

Ability to work in cross-functional teams with personnel from a variety of departments

Flexibility to meet changing departmental needs

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

Other Requirements:

Travel within the City of Chicago to schools and PD sessions is required

Some early or late hours during professional learning sessions is required

Conditions of Employment

As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district.

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