What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Curriculum and Instruction position at Freire Schools?
Job Description
Job Description
About Freire Schools
Established in 1999, Freire Schools (www.freireschools.org) is a network of four charter schools across Philadelphia and Delaware whose mission is to prepare students from historically underserved communities for success in college and beyond. We're distinguished by our belief in every student who walks through our doors, our strong code of conduct and commitment to peace that ensures a safe environment for all, our sense of family throughout our community, and our joyous and engaged classrooms that focus on academic achievement. As evidence of our impact, in 2023 Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes ranked Freire Schools in the top 15 in the country for academic gains out of 368 charter networks nationwide.
About the team
For this Director of Curriculum and Instruction position, you'll be working for our high school in Wilmington, Delaware called Freire Charter School Wilmington (8th-12th Grade) : Freire is all about Graduation x 2 – graduation from high school and from college. We challenge our students to achieve higher than they ever have before, and we give them the support they need to get there, including individualized college counseling. The Class of 2024 received acceptances into 81 unique colleges and universities and earned nearly $7M in scholarship award offers. This success is possible because the Freire Wilmington community is a true family, where students and teachers work together to build the future each student wants and deserves.
What you'll do
The Director of Curriculum and Instruction is an administrative position responsible for assisting the Head of School in setting and driving the vision for teaching and learning at Freire. The Director of Curriculum and Instruction will be the driver for student learning and achievement at Freire Wilmington.
Responsibilities
- Leading all mentoring, instructional coaching, and evaluation of teaching staff with the Head of School.
- Determining the school-wide instructional focus and professional development plan for the year.
- Overseeing the development and implementation of a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum including a vertical scope and sequence aligned to state standards and assessment processes.
- Directing the school's standards-based assessment strategies and systems in order to support a data-driven culture.
- Establishing performance goals with instructional staff and ensuring goals are met through regular coaching of teachers.
- Working closely with the Network Performance Management Team to develop and execute a framework for the strategic use of data; support the team in using student and staff performance data to drive improved teaching and learning.
- Observing teachers, providing instructional coaching and managing teacher performance evaluations with the Head of School.
- Supporting the coordination of internal and state assessment.
Who you are
You possess an unwavering belief that our students are capable of success, and you both exude and cultivate our values of equity, love, critical thinking, and diversity. We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply.
Minimum requirements
Pay and benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on your experience and qualifications. Our benefits package includes health, dental, vision, and more. Delaware employees are enrolled in Delaware's state pension plan (and may additionally choose to participate in the state's 403(b) retirement plan).
Freire Schools is committed to maintaining a workplace environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and discriminatory harassment, in service of the policy goal to provide all persons equal access to all categories of employment regardless of a person's actual or perceived race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnic background, marital status, pregnancy or related conditions, disability, veteran / military status, or any other category protected by state or federal law.
