What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager, Social Studies position at Cleveland Metropolitan School District?
Position Type:
Administration and Professionals
Date Posted:
2025-04-01
Location:Administration or As Assigned
INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100 schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for
performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.
Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:
In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports To: Director of High School Curriculum and Instruction
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Band: 14
Compensation: $ 63,240. - $ 88,536.
**Internal applicants are required to upload a resume to their application**
The Program Manager, Social Studies (9-12), is responsible for developing, planning, managing, supporting, organizing, and implementing social studies programs. The Program Manager, Social Studies (9-12), supports the District’s goal of every student graduating from high school being college and career-ready.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides direction and leadership in the development of social studies curriculum for all schools.
- Promotes effective instructional practices and communication that support high levels of instruction through the research-based data driven best practices, effective classroom consultation and program evaluation
- Assists in reviewing and evaluating results of District-wide assessment programs and recommends appropriate modifications to the social studies curriculum
- Monitors District data to determine trends and in turn develops and implements the most effective strategies for meeting and exceeding District and state achievement goals
- Leads a process for the evaluation, selection, and acquisition of instructional materials, supplies, equipment and textbooks to support the social studies curriculum
- Assists administrators and teachers in improving social studies instruction
- Assists in the planning and development of District and school-wide professional development for teachers to assist in raising the level of instructional performance and student achievement in social studies
- Coordinates professional development for elementary, middle school and high school social studies teachers
- Represents the District or the Curriculum Department on selected committees and/or at selected meetings
- Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with parents and the community to support District goals and program objectives
- Engages in continuous learning through professional reflection and active collaboration with colleagues
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Master’s Degree in a social studies-related field or education required
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years teaching in social studies (K–8, or High School)
- Must have a strong aptitude in social studies
- Ability to design engaging and rigorous social studies curriculum and assessment materials
- Deep understanding of social studies and inquiry-based social studies teaching practices
- Deeply believes that great social studies instruction incorporates multiple representations, meaningful discourse, and productive struggle
- Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate program goals and initiatives
- Processes a strong understanding of data, formative/summative assessment, and is familiar with interpretation and delivery of acquisition of data to support principal and teacher understanding of class/school level data in support of learning (e.g., NWEA and ODE Assessments)
- Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks, projects, and responsibilities
- Strong written and verbal communication/presentation skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, students, and the public
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Expected to move, walk, and stand consistent with an office environment, and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
- The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment.
- Local travel may be required for training/meetings.
NOTE: The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility.
Education
To Apply
Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.
EEO Statement
We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:
1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216)-838-0070
TitleIX_EEO@ClevelandMetroSchools.org
Salary : $63,240 - $88,536
