Program Manager, Effective District Framework Accelerator

MGT•Dallas, TX

5h•Remote

About The Position

The Program Manager will serve as part of a two-person team supporting the Executive Director and the broader Effective District Framework Accelerator (EDFA) team by driving day-to-day execution across a portfolio of districts and workstreams. This role will support cohort implementation, program administration, and cross-organizational coordination to help districts execute a common, research-based model for turnaround and system-wide improvement.

Requirements

Strong project and program management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams, deadlines, dependencies, and stakeholders simultaneously.
Experience working across multiple organizations or stakeholder groups, with the ability to build relationships, communicate clearly, and keep teams aligned.
Exceptional organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and comfort using project plans, trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools to drive execution.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information, prepare materials, and communicate status, risks, and recommendations.
Ability to operate in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment while staying focused on quality, priorities, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Systems thinking and stakeholder-management judgment, with an understanding of how multiple workstreams connect to improve district outcomes.
Comfort using data to inform decisions, track implementation progress, identify trends, and support feedback loops for program improvement.
Bachelors degree required
Four (4) or more years of experience in program management, education systems, district operations, state education programs, or a related field.
Experience supporting complex initiatives that require coordination across internal teams, external partners, and senior stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience working with K-12 school systems, district leadership teams, state education agencies, technical assistance providers, or large-scale education initiatives.
Preferred familiarity with instructional systems, performance management, professional development, and large-scale program implementation.

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary support partner to a cohort of EDFA intervention and opt-in districts, ensuring alignment to the EDFA playbook, model, and implementation expectations.
Coordinate and track district progress across key milestones, including battle planning, launch readiness, implementation checkpoints, and ongoing execution priorities.
Support superintendents, conservators, and district leaders as they prepare for and engage in EDFA programming, professional development, communities of practice, and network sessions.
Manage execution across EDFA workstreams, including playbook updates, professional development, battle planning, launch supports, governance, and field support coordination.
Maintain detailed project plans, trackers, dashboards, and status updates to monitor progress across districts, partners, and workstreams.
Coordinate cross-district professional development and quarterly network convenings, including logistics, agendas, materials, communications, scheduling, stakeholder coordination, and participant feedback.
Act as a connector across TEA internal teams, technical assistant providers, external partners, and district leadership teams to align inputs, deliverables, timelines, and follow-through.
Support cross-functional meetings by preparing materials, synthesizing information, tracking action items and decisions, and ensuring forward momentum across stakeholders.
Collect and synthesize district-level implementation and performance data, identify trends and improvement opportunities, and contribute to regular updates for TEA leadership and EDFA stakeholders.