25/26 SY Director of English Language Arts

About the Employer

Founded in 2005, Education for Change (EFC) is a charter management organization that was created as a partnership between Oakland Unified School District and the education reform community in order to leverage the flexibilities in charter law to facilitate greater innovation and to address the underperformance of our most vulnerable student populations. EFC is Oakland’s largest charter operator, serving over 3,000 students in the Fruitvale and Elmhurst neighborhoods of East Oakland. Five of seven of our schools were formerly OUSD schools that converted to EFC to leverage the flexibility and agility provided by charter law for greater outcomes for our students.

Job Summary

Education for Change is looking for an equity centered instructional leader who will engage students, staff, and families to ensure strong student outcomes and joyful, inclusive educational experiences. The Director of 3-8 ELA communicates and actualizes the mission and vision of Education for Change, maintains the focus on high achievement for all students, creates a collaborative, results-oriented professional learning community, analyzes and responds to data, supports site leaders and teams in their growth, and evaluates and responds to the effectiveness of instructional practices and interventions. They engage community partners and families in serving the whole child and ensuring ALL children achieve at high levels prepared to succeed in any setting. They will know how to successfully manage an urban elementary school with a high English Learner and low-income population The Director of 3-8 ELA has strong content knowledge, as well as administrative leadership and project management skills. They should be knowledgeable of the science of reading, as well as common core ELA standards and shifts. The Director of English Language Arts will lead the implementation of the ELA vision of excellence across our TK-5 and TK-8 schools. The Director ensures that school teams develop and implement culturally relevant, rigorous, standards-aligned, research-based, coherent instruction in ELA; and that all teachers receive the necessary support and development to effectively support ALL students to meet their full academic potential.

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