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Assistant Director of Elementary Mathematics

Employer
Mastery Charter Schools
Location
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Salary
Competitive

Job Details

About Mastery:

We believe educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country and the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to help solve this problem. Our ultimate goal is to create a model urban school district that serves all students with excellence. We are organized around one driving mission: All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams. To fulfill this mission, we attend to the whole child - academically and emotionally - matching high expectations for students with high levels of support.

Mastery Charter Schools is a nonprofit network of more than 24 schools serving over 14,000 students in Philadelphia and Camden. We are the largest turnaround school operator in the nation and have been lauded by President Obama and the US Department of Education for our ability to dramatically boost academic achievement in historically low-performing schools.

We know neighborhood schools matter, all students deserve access to a great education, and the people in our buildings can grow and develop sustainably to make the biggest impact possible in this work.

Mastery's Equity Vision:

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to achieving our mission.

We strive to be an anti-racist school district that eliminates the inequities in academic achievement that limit our students' choices; that cultivates classrooms where every student is affirmed, supported, and held to high expectations; and that nurtures a diverse organization where students, staff, and families are valued, respected, and included.

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director of Elementary Mathematics is a key member of Mastery's Math team and will strategically support Math programming network-wide by designing high-impact curricular materials, developing teachers and leaders to be effective in driving student achievement, and contributing to a high-performing team, with a focus on K-5.

Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Demonstrate a deep understanding of and an ability to hold an incredibly high bar for mathematics academic programming.
    • Provide effective supports to teachers and Assistant Principals through strategic supports, including:
    • Direct teacher coaching
    • Direct Assistant Principal coaching
    • Determining and facilitating effective teacher and Assistant Principal professional development
    • Establishing model classrooms
    • Coordinating cross-site collaboration (for teachers and assistant principals)
    • Writing and vetting instructional materials and curricular resources for teachers, including formative assessments and unit plans.
    • Designing and facilitating small and large group PD, particularly focused on specialized content knowledge, pedagogy, practice and execution.
    • Analyze network-level student achievement data for mathematics and determining next steps.
    • Contribute generatively to a high-functioning team.
    • Supports with upcoming and ongoing curriculum adoption processes and contributes to facilitating strong change management with schools.
    • Internalize Mastery's vision for Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) and the Ready for Rigor framework
    • Leverage CRT to support teacher development through coaching and professional development
    • Use a student-centered approach to teacher and leader feedback, aligned to our vision for CRT

Qualifications:

    • Be a results-oriented individual - a flexible thinker willing to do "whatever it takes."
    • Have a deep belief in the Mastery Charter School mission and values.
    • Possess a ferocious desire to provide our students with a world class education.
    • Be deeply familiar with the Common Core shifts and standards and possess exceptional Mathematics content knowledge and national models of curricula.
    • Have strong experience analyzing and interpreting instructional data.
    • Have strong communication and interpersonal skills - exceptionally high emotional intelligence.
    • Be detail-oriented and highly organized with strong analytical writing skills.
    • Have experienced a high level of measurable success working with urban youth.
    • Have zest and a sense of humor and operates as a team-player.
    • Thrive in a high-accountability, fast-paced environment.

Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor's degree in mathematics, teacher education, or related field; Master's degree strongly preferred
    • Minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience: teaching, teacher coaching, professional development design/facilitation, and/or curriculum/Assessment writing

Physical Requirements:

    • Ability to physically perform the essential duties of the role - either on-site or remotely, and to work in the environmental conditions required, such as: traveling to network campuses; maneuvering in office spaces (including standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time, speaking loudly and clearly, seeing and hearing things both near and far away); stooping, kneeling, reaching file cabinets/shelves; fine finger and hand manipulation in use of computer, chalkboard, dry erase, &/or projectors; filing, faxing, scanning, coping, typing, mailing, and making phone calls; sitting for up to two (2) hours looking at a computer monitor, using a keyboard/mouse, and typing.

Other Requirements:

    • Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle for travel when necessary.

Mastery Charter Schools is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. We offer a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth.

UPDATE AS OF OCTOBER 2021 - Please review Mastery's Health and Safety Plans here to learn about our approach to vaccination and testing as well as our response to COVID-19 for the 2021-22 school year. For ongoing positions, Mastery roles are designated as in-person, with regular on-site responsibilities, unless otherwise noted. As such, Employees must be able to support Mastery Schools' academic plan and business strategies on-site - at a Mastery campus - as required.

Exceptions to this requirement will be considered on an individualized basis.

Company

We believe educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country and the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery exists to help solve this problem. Our ultimate goal is to create a model urban school district that serves all students with excellence. We are organized around one driving mission: All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams. To fulfill this mission, we attend to the whole child – academically and emotionally – matching high expectations for students with high levels of support.

Mastery Charter Schools is a nonprofit network of more than 24 schools serving over 14,000 students in Philadelphia and Camden.   We are the largest turnaround school operator in the nation and have been lauded by President Obama and the US Department of Education for our ability to dramatically boost academic achievement in historically low-performing schools.

We know neighborhood schools matter, all students deserve access to a great education, and the people in our building can grow and develop sustainably to make the biggest impact possible in this work.

Company info
Website
Telephone
2158669000
Location
5700 Wayne Avenue
Philadelphia
PA
19144
US

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