Academic Coordinator SY '26-27

Tenacity•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The ACE Academy Academic Coordinator supports the successful recruitment, engagement, and retention of middle school students participating in Tenacity’s after-school and summer programs. Under the leadership of the Site Leader, this role plays a key part in delivering high-quality academic, literacy, fitness, and family engagement programming designed to foster students’ personal, social, and academic growth. The Academic Coordinator is responsible for leading all academic programming at an Ace Academy site, ensuring high-quality, equity-centered instruction and strong student outcomes. This role oversees the implementation of Tenacity’s academic curriculum, including lesson planning, data-informed instruction, and delivery of both small- and whole-group learning activities. The Academic Coordinator manages classroom operations and supports associate coordinators, volunteers, and part-time staff while addressing student academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs, including individualized support when needed. In addition to instructional leadership, the Academic Coordinator plays a key role in overall site success by supporting student recruitment, enrollment, attendance, and retention. This role requires flexibility, teamwork, and a passion for youth development, as responsibilities may include occasional evening and weekend events, summer programming, and collaboration with school-day teachers and family engagement teams.

Requirements

Demonstrated commitment to ensuring equity in the classroom in the areas of support, instruction, and behavior management.
Commitment to ensuring equity in the academic program implementation to support students in overcoming systemic inequities.
Instructional and program management experience, preferably with urban, multi-cultural middle school age students.
Experience with successfully managing/overseeing a classroom or youth development group.
Behavior management experience.
Lesson planning/lesson design familiarity.
Strong interpersonal, team development, management, organizational and verbal/written communication skills.
Considerable relationship management skills and experience - particularly working with families, as well as teachers and principals.
Proficiency in Microsoft product suites.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
A focus in education, human services, social work, or a related field is a plus.
Master’s degree a plus.
Some tennis experience a plus.
Driver’s license desired.
Consistent access to a car desired.

Responsibilities

Supervise the entire classroom and instructional experience for students, including management and direction of Tenacity associate coordinators, volunteers, and part-time staff.
Ensure effective implementation of Tenacity's academic curriculum.
Develop and regularly revisit instructional plans based on instructional goals and assessment data.
Facilitate both whole group and small group activities based on student needs.
Manage student needs and behaviors during academic groups.
Ensure students are offered one-on-one support when appropriate.
Support the integration and synergy of academic and tennis/fitness activities, especially in the area of life skills.
Support student recruitment, enrollment, attendance, and retention.
Co-plan and attend events, field trips, and other activities, including some evening and/or weekend events.
Build and manage highly effective relationships with teachers and families to discuss individual student progress, assessment data, and ways to better meet the needs of the students and school.
Participate regularly in school meetings, including but not limited to weekly content or student support meetings, student-specific meetings such as IEP meetings, the Instructional Leadership Team, school wide assessment reflection sessions, and professional development sessions.
Collaborate and share best-practices with coordinators from all Ace Academy sites.
During the summer, work either in our Summer Tennis and Reading program or perform preparatory work for next year's Ace Academy program as deemed appropriate by the Chief of the Pathway to Post-Secondary Success.
Assist in other program areas such as Family Engagement.