Manager of Teaching and Learning

Overview

Ascend seeks a dynamic Manager of Teaching and Learning who will work closely with our Teaching and Learning team to establish a seamless implementation of our curricular programming. This role sits on our Schools Team, which ensures that we provide students with a high-quality education that unlocks a life of boundless choice. We do this by creating the conditions for excellence across our schools. As an integral facilitator on our team, the M-TL will ensure that the Teaching and Learning team works seamlessly to implement our vision for curriculum by ensuring that all members of the team are working in lockstep with one another in partnership for our schools.

Why extraordinary professionals teach at Ascend

Ascend is the largest Brooklyn-based public charter school serving nearly 6,000 K-12 students in 17 schools. We exist to serve every student - to help them embody their inherent excellence by providing rich, joyful learning experiences that unlock a life of boundless choice.

Access to education is a social justice issue. As educators, we center justice and live out our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism (DEIA) by ensuring that our students have the skills, tools, and confidence they need to thrive today and in the future. We are proud to have a workforce that mirrors the diversity seen in our students. Working at Ascend provides a community focused on developing an environment of support and belonging. Educators collaborate closely and encourage each other to achieve great outcomes.

Our schools honor, nurture, and challenge the whole child. Ascend fosters critical thinking skills and a love of learning through an inquiry-based learning approach, Responsive Classroom model, and anti-racist education. We are deeply committed to advancing educational equity for all of our students. Students at Ascend benefit from a rich and rigorous liberal arts curriculum that nurtures natural curiosity about the world and guides them to think critically and independently.

For more information on Ascend Public Charter Schools' model, approach, and core values, please visit our website.

Responsibilities

• Project Management
• Own and update agendas, prepared materials, and ensure operational readiness for all Teaching and Learning team meetings, retreats, and professional development sessions.
• Draft clear communications for internal and external stakeholders, including Network Team, Schools Team, Teaching and Learning, and school staff
• Act as the T L Team's point person for inquiries and guidance across the organization, ensuring timely and informative responses.
• Platform Management
• In partnership with the Director of Publications, build, refine, and implement our strategy for management of assignments within our online platforms (including Illuminate and Pear)
• In partnership with the Director of Publications, build, manage, and ensure alignment to all project plans on curricular resource curation, creation, and upload to platforms, including content input into Illuminate and Lear
• In partnership with the Academic Outcomes Team, ensure alignment to best in class practices for data and materials management on our online platform
• Curricular Management
• In partnership with the Network Directors of Content, build, monitor, and ensure alignment with project plans, focusing on curricular and assessment piloting, adoption, implementation, analysis, and revision

Staff and reporting relationships

The Manager of Teaching and Learning reports to the Senior Managing Director of School Design. The Manager of Teaching and Learning will work closely with the Network Directors of Literacy, Math, and Science, along with the Director of Publications and the Senior Manager of Academic Data to ensure that all functions of the Teaching and Learning team are working in concert with one another.

Qualifications

Skills and Traits

Compensation

Initial salary offers for this position range from $70,000 - $75,000. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience and levels of attained education.

Diversity at Ascend

Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities-opening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work.

Salary : $70,000 - $75,000