The mission of Citizens of the World Charter Schools New York (CWC NY) is to provide a socioeconomically, culturally and racially diverse community of students with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student’s confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as a citizen of the world. We are in our second year of operation, having opened one school in Williamsburg (CSD 14) and one school in Crown Heights (CSD 17). Next year our schools will serve students in grades K-3.

Overview

The Director of Curriculum and Instruction is an instructional leader who will support the creation and development of an engaging, joyful, academically rigorous school built on our philosophical foundations of Understanding, Connection and Diversity.

The Director will support the Principal to help refine and innovate on the model. Through his/her work s/he will demonstrate a commitment to challenging and motivating our diverse students, coaching and pushing our teachers to achieve academic excellence, develop as progressive educators, and positively impact the school community.

Responsibilities

Academics and Instruction

Provides coaching and support to improve school-based instructional teaching practices by providing teacher observation, coaching, feedback, and accountability with a goal that ensures that all students are learning and that there are no gaps in student achievement among subgroups.
Develops targeted professional development for teachers that is aligned with the academic model, tenets of social emotional learning (SEL) and creation of student-centered classrooms; aids in the implementation of this professional development alongside the Principal.
Ensures the use of the CWC assessment suite and other school-selected assessments that, together, reflect the educational philosophy of CWC Schools and also prepares students to excel on standardized measures.
Uses multiple sources of data to inform the Principal’s plans for the ongoing improvement of student achievement including but not limited to academic interventions, differentiated instruction and identification of overall growth areas for classroom instruction.
Supports the Principal to ensure school-based curriculum selection and instructional methodologies are aligned to Common Core standards.
Supports the Principal by coaching teachers with intentional, engaging, rigorous and joyful practices.
Collaborates with the Special Education Coordinator, English as a Second Language Coordinator and other instructional leads to ensure that all students are engaged in rigorous, thoughtful instruction.

Data Collection and Reporting

Works with the Principal to interpret and use assessment data to drive instruction and student achievement, and develops school-wide systems to make data use predictable and on-going.
Provides school-level interim reports and updates on academic outcomes of the school.
Coaches teachers on how to effectively analyze and use academic data to drive instruction.

Team Culture

As a member of the CWC Williamsburg Leadership Team, the director shall contribute to the development of the CWC adult culture through leading by example, demonstrating the highest-levels of professionalism, aligned with the CWC Core Values, Operating Norms and Core Purpose. In addition, s/he:

Ensures that all members of the school community are engaged and valued.
Communicates the school’s vision and goals in a way that ensures understanding and commitment from a racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse community of parents, students, faculty, staff, and board members.
Oversees the development and implementation of varied forms of communication with families.

Serves as an active leader in the charter community—learning from others and sharing CWC School’s best practices.

Community

Establishes and maintains strong relationships with the Principal, teachers, parents, community members, and the staff.

Ensures that all members of the school community are engaged and valued.
Communicates the organization’s vision and goals in a way that ensures understanding and commitment from a racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse community of parents, students, faculty, staff, and board members.

Reporting Relationships

The Director shall report to the Principal.

Qualifications

Candidates must have:

A significant record of elevating student achievement in diverse, academically, high-achieving classrooms, with a strong understanding of pedagogy that drives results.
Master’s degree in education.
Experience working in a mixed socio-economic school (SES) strongly preferred.
Experience managing and leading high-performing teams as a school, building, or network leader in an educational setting.
Experience coaching, developing and evaluating teachers; experience creating and executing strong professional development sessions strongly preferred.

Skills/Traits

The Director must:

Have an entrepreneurial spirit and be capable of managing many complex tasks with competing priorities.
Possess strong leadership and team management skills.
Be able to analyze and report on academic data in multiple formats including through Excel and published software applications.
Be able to learn and develop expertise in multiple academic software and data management systems.
Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Be organized and self-managed; be able to handle many responsibilities simultaneously.
Have excellent problem-solving skills.
Be committed to building a community of collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Be a self-aware leader who knows how to treat all members of the network and school communities with respect, accurately appraising his or her strengths and weaknesses, and is perceptive about how he or she is regarded.
Be dependable and have excellent follow-through.
Be aligned with the education philosophy and the school’s mission.
Possess a strong personal commitment to ongoing learning and growth.
Be an effective and persuasive communicator, orally and in writing.

CWCS offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience, and a comprehensive benefits package. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and, as an organization serving a diverse group of students, we work to reflect this diversity in our staff as well.

How to apply

Interested applicants may apply by submitting a cover letter, resume and responses to the following essay questions to: careers@cwc-newyork.org. This position is only available in our Williamsburg location. In subject line please indicate position applying for and school preference. For example, Director of Instruction_Williamsburg).