STEM Achievement Manager

Rocketship Public Schools•Nashville, TN

16d

About The Position

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential. Position Description The Regional Achievement Manager will build instructional staff capacity and elevate student achievement in the region, balancing consistency across Rocketship Public Schools with the unique needs of each school and region. The regional achievement manager will work with a subset of approximately 3 schools. The position will report to the Director of Schools or an instructional leader manager.

Requirements

At least 2 years of classroom teaching experience, with a demonstrated track record of excellent student achievement results.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of school leadership experience, with a demonstrated record of successfully managing adults towards achievement outcomes preferred.

Responsibilities

Design Work in partnership with the network STEM team and regional leadership to personalize Rocketship resources for a regional context.
Create, disseminate & curate a library of teacher-facing instructional supports, including but not limited to, unit and lesson plans, model videos, and exemplar artifacts.
Develop expertise in regional math and science assessments to ensure instructional resources are aligned with assessment standards and format when needed.
Coaching Coach schools in your portfolio in priority math content areas, such as core lesson, small group corrective instruction, number stories, and science lessons.
Facilitate ongoing training, coaching, and professional development for school leaders and teachers to build the capacity and skills of instructional staff and school leaders
Provide regular, in-person coaching and other support to school leaders as they conduct formal classroom observations, and provide feedback to teachers and school leaders
Work in partnership with Directors of Schools or an instructional leader manager and network STEM team, to provide additional professional development and coaching.
Assess the effectiveness of implementation of academic priorities and identify greatest instructional levers for student engagement growth, and proficiency. This includes supporting school leaders and building teacher capacity to analyze student data (e.g. Unit Assessments, MAP, etc) to determine instructional response.
Engage in regular student data analysis to drive strategic action planning in response to data
Support timely and complete execution of regional and network assessments (e.g. MAP, State Test, Unit and Cumulative Assessments, Fluency testing)
Maintain a close working relationship with other members of the Network Support Team (NeST—Rocketship’s centralized office that operates in support of its schools and regions), especially Achievement and Analytics teams to ensure alignment of expectations, deep knowledge of resources, and coordination of efforts.
Monitor regional state, district and authorizer accountability requirements related to academic achievement including communications with local agencies and coordination with school and network teams to ensure teams are informed about implications of requirements.
Support the Schools Team in design, implementation and assessment, toward initiatives that improve student academic outcomes.