What are the responsibilities and job description for the K-12 Math Instruction & Curriculum Leader position at McLean School?
McLean School, a K-12 co-educational independent school in Potomac, Maryland, seeks applicants for the full-time K-12 Math Instruction and Curriculum Leader
to begin immediately or in August 2025.
Changing the lives of students and families, McLean School is Washington, DC’s most comprehensive and academically rigorous full-scope college-preparatory program for bright, K-12 college-bound students, including those with dyslexia, academic anxiety, ADHD, and executive functioning challenges. For 70 years, the School has helped students realize their full potential with a curriculum that is traditional without being rigid, challenging without being intimidating, and designed with the real world in mind.
The Math Instruction and Curriculum Leader will support K-12 Math programming and instruction. They will oversee the School’s K-8 Math Assessment Program, communicate with parents and teachers about areas of student strengths and challenges, and coach teachers to use effective instruction for all students.
Job Responsibilities
- Ensure administration of required K-8 screeners and diagnostics;
- Facilitate teams of teachers to use data to develop instructional plans responsive to student needs;
- Communicate results of benchmark and progress monitoring assessments with parents; work with parents and teachers to design instruction that supports students in meeting or exceeding benchmarks;
- Work with small groups of students to support math skill acquisition;
- Support teachers in the implementation of effective instructional strategies;
- Support teachers in the development of cognitively demanding tasks to engage students individually and collectively;
- Support teachers in the use of strategies that foster increased higher levels of thinking;
- Serve as Department Chair for Mathematics;
- Coach teachers to create, administer, and respond with appropriate assessments that measure growth in math and respond to meet student needs; and
- Increase teachers' capacity and confidence to implement instructional approaches for math.
Essential Functions
The K-12 Math Instruction and Curriculum Leader supports teachers' efficacy in differentiated daily instruction to equitably increase academic growth and achievement for all learners in K-12. Besides working with small groups of students, they will spend their time working collaboratively with classroom teachers on a weekly basis by:
- Coaching
- Co-Planning
- Model teaching
- Co-Teaching
This position will also support the teachers with strategies around:
- Scaffolding
- Accommodations
- Tiered Activities
- Formative Assessments to ensure diverse groups of learners and all ability ranges of students are addressed in the classroom.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of assessment strategies, resources, and appropriately differentiated materials, curriculum, and instruction emphasizing math instruction in K-12.
- Experience in and knowledge of equity principles and cultural competencies.
- Knowledge of effective instruction to support the teacher's ability to analyze, communicate, model, and assess elements of the teaching process.
- Knowledge of unique student populations such as students with anxiety, ADHD, executive functioning challenges, and dyslexia.
- Ability to collaborate with all adults in the building regarding instructional strategies for students.
- Ability to establish and maintain trustful, confidential, and supportive relationships with teachers to help develop them as professionals.
- Ability to foster collegiality and community among teachers through professional development.
- Ability to encourage multiple perspectives and resolve conflicts in a professional manner.
- Knowledge of adult learning needs and processes and how to use coaching cycles to maximize growth.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; excellent oral and written communication skills.
Qualifications
- Has a Master’s Level Degree in either leadership and/or mathematics or a related field.
- Has a degree, license, or experience working with non-traditional learners.
- A minimum of 5 years of classroom experience.
Salary Range: $80,000-$100,000 depending on experience
McLean School is an equal-opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age,
sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability,
genetic status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need a
reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please
contact Director of Executive Support & Recruitment, Robin Speller.
Interested applicants should complete an online Application and upload their Cover Letter, and Résumé.
Salary : $80,000 - $100,000