Senior Secondary Curriculum Architect

KIPP; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-deductible health plan

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Employer retirement plan match

Paid holidays & breaks

Job summary

KIPP St. Louis is seeking a Secondary Curriculum Manager to lead instructional strategy across core disciplines, AP and college-ready pathways.

You will align standards, assessments, and instructional practices regionally, partnering with school leaders and coaches to raise student outcomes. You will design pacing guides, assessment blueprints, and data-driven cycles, support walkthroughs and professional learning, and ensure vertical alignment from 6th through 12th grade to prepare students for

Qualifications

• 5+ years of successful classroom teaching experience with strong student outcomes
• Experience leading curriculum implementation or instructional improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating professional learning for adults
• Experience using student achievement data to drive instructional decisions
• Strong understanding of instructional coaching and leader development
• Ability to manage cross-functional projects and systems
• Valid teaching certification

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain curriculum access systems including unit resources, lesson materials, and intellectual prep supports
• Create and revise pacing guidance aligned to standards, instructional priorities, and assessment timelines
• Support schools in executing curriculum with fidelity while maintaining rigor and grade-level alignment
• Develop and maintain schedules of assessed standards aligned to regional assessment blueprints
• Ensure vertical alignment of standards, instructional practices, and assessment expectations across grade levels
• Support leaders and teachers with lesson internalization, unit unpacking, and student work analysis protocols
• Walkthroughs, Coaching, & Continuous Improvement: Conduct walkthroughs that monitor standards alignment, academic rigor, college-ready tasks, and evidence-based writing

Skills

Instructional coaching

Leader development

Curriculum implementation

Professional learning

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional projects

Project management

Coaching

Education

Valid teaching certification

Job description

KIPP St. Louis is seeking a Secondary Curriculum Manager to lead instructional strategy across core disciplines, AP and college-ready pathways.

You will align standards, assessments, and instructional practices regionally, partnering with school leaders and coaches to raise student outcomes. You will design pacing guides, assessment blueprints, and data-driven cycles, support walkthroughs and professional learning, and ensure vertical alignment from 6th through 12th grade to prepare students for