Middle School Humanities Academic Director

• Manages & supervises approximately 12 teachers across content areas, including regular coaching cycles, setting and reflecting on termly teacher development goals, the teacher evaluation, and, when necessary, the performance improvement process
• Coaches teachers through observation, feedback, co-teaching, real-time coaching, and lesson planning review
• Collaborates with the leadership team to identify academic priorities, set measurable goals to achieve priorities, and monitor progress towards goals
• Plans and leads PLCs, grade level, and/or content teams focused on intellectual preparation of standards-aligned content, reviewing student work and data to inform teaching, and identifying instruction, culture, and operations needs
• Collaborates with ESI and cross-network colleagues to lead programmatic and curricular implementation at your school and to support network-wide professional development days
• Participates in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff
• Consistently models Explore’s operating values in both written and verbal interactions with all members of our community
• Actively engages in identity work and necessary conversations to dismantle white supremacy culture
• Leads instructional initiatives as designated by the Principal by providing academic support to students and small groups, including direct instruction as needed
• Collaborates with the culture team to provide support and training to teachers around behavioral systems and culturally-relevant practices and with special populations leader to ensure all support services, related services and intervention needs of students are being met, including, but not limited to family communication, MTSS/RTI coordination and teacher oversight
• Oversees teacher-family connections, ensuring that direct reports are communicating, and being responsive to, families around academic and behavioral priorities
• Analyze school-wide and grade level data regularly in order to design responsive student interventions
• Plans and leads instructional, non-classroom, initiatives such as family events/meetings, tutoring, after-school clubs and field trips
• Assist with non-instructional supervision of students, such as arrival/dismissal, hallway monitoring, lunch & playground duty, or supervision/planning of extracurricular activities, and in the event of an emergency
• Contribute to the overall success of the school and the network by welcoming related, different, and new requests
• remaining aware of the demands on others
• volunteering to help without being asked
• keeping track of approaching deadlines and improving processes

• Dedicated to working in communities that have historically been underserved and under-resourced
• Committed to thoughtfully engaging in identity work necessary to take a culturally responsive approach to pedagogy and relationship-building with students and colleagues
• Exceptional strategic planning, prioritization, and execution skills
• Strong communicator and culture and relationship-builder who actively engages and builds partnerships with families, staff, and students
• Outstanding ELA and Social Studies content knowledge throughout grades 6-8
• Demonstrated experience using data to set goals, measure success and achieve exceptional results with students
• 4+ years of teaching experience, with experience coaching and/or managing adults required
• Bachelor’s degree required
• A master’s degree and administrative certification preferred

A master’s degree and administrative certification

• Paid time off including network shutdown days
• Considerable matching of retirement contributions
• A comprehensive benefits plan, covering up to 95% of the cost for employees and their families
• Dental and vision plans
• Employer paid disability and life insurance
• Parental leave benefits
• Flexible spending account options
• Generous vacation time and paid holidays
• Professional development
• Continuing education scholarships
• Referral bonuses
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Childcare assistance
• A 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
• Flexible and reflective leadership
• Driven and passionate colleagues who contribute to a professional and collaborative work environment
• Opportunities to sit on various committees and participate in initiatives central to key organizational decisions and strategic planning
• Weekly PD, year-round retreats and trainings, and ongoing coaching by professionals
• Staff are eligible to receive scholarship funds towards qualifying certification costs or higher education tuition