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Campus Director of Curriculum & Instruction

DSST Public Schools
DSST Public Schools Salary
Denver, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2025

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POSITION :

Campus Director of Curriculum and Instruction (DCI)

GRADE LEVEL :

Hiring for both middle school and high school positions

LOCATION :

Hiring at multiple locations.

SALARY :

72,000-$87,000 based on years of aligned experience, up to 10 years. We also offer a relocation stipend for anyone joining us from 75 miles or more from Denver!

STATUS :

Full-time, year-round, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position (Denver, CO)

START : Summer 2025.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director of Curriculum and Instruction (DCI) is the leader of coaching for the teachers at their school site. They are responsible for coaching and managing people in order to achieve excellent academic outcomes for all students. The DCI role supports our belief in the human condition, that every human being strives to be fully known for who they are and the unique contribution they make to the human story. In addition to this, the DCI, in partnership with the School Leadership Team, is responsible for the school’s results.

The DCI is the coach and manager of 12-15 teachers, but may vary by campus and need.

Leadership

  • DSST Mission-Driven : Demonstrate a sense of urgency about achievement for ALL students and preparing every student for post-secondary success.
  • Pursue solutions with tenacity that maximize student achievement. Is willing to do whatever it takes to get the work done right.
  • Model professional maturity; emotional constancy in stressful situations, bringing out the best in others, seeking solutions and positively motivating.
  • Coach & develop staff members to achieve excellent academic outcomes for students.
  • Lead consistent, high-quality coaching in alignment with DSST’s coaching vision.

Curriculum

  • Work with teachers to effectively plan ahead for their year-long course(s) by applying and refining DSST’s course pacing calendars, unit plans, and daily lesson materials—all of which correspond to college readiness standards, research-based instructional practices, and the benchmark assessment program.
  • Develop teachers to effectively implement DSST curriculum.
  • Facilitate Lesson Internalization Coaching Meetings - to develop teachers on their instructional practice within the context of their curriculum and the most essential daily learning.
  • Instruction

  • Regularly observe (at least weekly) and evaluate the classroom practice for those you coach & manage, in alignment with DSST’s Essentials for Effective Teaching Rubric.
  • Use of DSST’s centralized coaching tools to track all coaching meetings, observations, and action steps.
  • Maintain an awareness of how course content will prepare a student for the needs of a high school college preparatory program.
  • Facilitate Practice Clinics & Real Time Coaching in order to urgently develop teacher instructional practice.
  • Assessment

  • Create, maintain, and update whole-school, grade-level, and teacher-level student academic and assessment records and reports.
  • Lead the execution of the school’s assessment program, including testing schedules, required staff training, and upholding district and state requirements.
  • Data

  • Develop teachers in their regular analysis and action planning in response to assessment data.
  • Monitor overall school data and progress to goals.
  • Manage school and staff member decisions that come from data analysis.
  • Professional Learning

  • Develop and execute the Professional Learning vision for your school. Lead professional development that is objective-aligned, engaging, and grounded in adult learning theory.
  • Identify and arrange for staff development opportunities which relate to core instructional practices, standards-based assessments, and content areas.
  • Manage and execute staff meetings.
  • Manage and execute Professional Learning Days.
  • Additional Duties

  • Build relationships with teachers and other members of the administration team in order to positively impact school culture and results.
  • Co-manage department chairs to ensure effective outcomes within departments.
  • Recruit and hire school faculty.
  • Serve as a recruiter for new students; actively engage prospective families in an effort to draw more students to choose your school; be willing to take on additional tasks to support recruitment, as needed.
  • Work with DSST Home Office to create network-wide standards, curriculum, and assessment documents.
  • Work with DSST Home Office to create network-wide new teacher professional development; create school-specific new and returning teacher professional development.
  • Serve as a core member of the Instructional Leadership Team at your school.
  • Participate in DSST’s Instructional Leadership Development program.
  • If applicable, teach course(s) within the school.
  • If applicable, act as a student advisor for a group of students.
  • MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s Degree required.
  • At least 3 years 6th-12th grade teaching experience required.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach, manage and lead adults to successful outcomes.
  • An unwavering belief that all students can succeed in high school, reach their most ambitious post-secondary goals, and lead exemplary lives.
  • Desire to grow personally and professionally in their practice of becoming an anti-racist educator.
  • Self-awareness, a regular practice of reflection, and a desire to continuously improve.
  • IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

  • Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color, students with disabilities, and / or multilingual students.
  • WHO WE ARE

    At DSST Public Schools, we are proud to be the largest and highest-performing network of public charter schools in Denver and Aurora with 100% of our students having been accepted into college or post-secondary programs since our inception in 2004. When you join DSST, you play a part in ensuring ALL students at our 16 schools have access to a transformational and joyful education.

    INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS

    For most of our positions, we hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able!

    TOTAL REWARDS

    At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life.

    SOME HIGHLIGHTS :

  • Excellent Healthcare Plan.
  • Time Off : DSST Staff enjoy 11 weeks off per year paid PTO (from Day 1!).
  • Career Development : In addition to weekly coaching from a designated coach, you’ll have access to internal training and development pathways designed by our Professional Development & Training Team as well as external development opportunities.
  • REFERRAL

    Know someone who would be a great fit? Refer them!

    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

    DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in, deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, National origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), Age (40 and older), Disability, Genetic information, retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and / or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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    Salary : $72,000 - $87,000

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