Director, Program

ABOUT SCHOOLKIT 

We are a team of experienced educators who train and support schools, districts, and states to help all students meet college and career-ready standards. We believe that excellent teaching is the foundation of equitable schools. Working in partnership with local educators, we help improve instruction and leadership through content and curriculum-specific training, coaching, and strategic planning. Together, we build schools and systems that help all students succeed. More information about our current and past work is available at www.schoolkitgroup.com.

THE ROLE

The Director, Program reports to the Senior Director, Program or the Managing Director, Program. In this role, you will work directly with our Texas Education Agency clients to lead a portfolio of projects focused on the use of high-quality instructional materials to improve student learning as well as support the development of our service models and our business development efforts. This role requires effective relationship development skills, superb project and people management, and the ability to coach leaders and facilitate adult learning for K - 12 educators. 

A successful candidate will possess strong instructional leadership instincts, experience across content areas, and knowledge of college and career-ready standards and high-quality instructional materials. This position can be based from a home office anywhere in the U.S. Depending on location, expected travel time is 20 - 30%.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Service Delivery (70%)Lead contracts with schools, districts, and states that improve instruction in core academic subjects and support student growth
• Develop a vision and theory of action for achieving project goals with clients, with a focus on adopting or deepening use of high-quality instructional materials 
• Create project plans characterized by actionable strategic timelines and manage work towards completing key benchmarks
• Support school, district, and state leaders in managing change and adjusting course when needed
• Facilitate adult learning experiences for school, district, and state leaders
• Directly coach school or district leaders to build capacity and support implementation of high quality instructional materials or evidence-based instructional practices
• Coordinate project logistics among SchoolKit team members, clients, and partner organizations as needed on projects 
• Strategy and Service Development (15%)Collaborate with teammates to create tools, techniques, and training to develop our internal capacity to deliver our services with integrity to our clients 
• Support development of new services through sharing and learning from common challenges, best practices, and collaborating across teams
• Contribute to our business development strategy for new and existing clients and partner with the President to grow and deepen existing relationships
• Leadership and Management (15%) Build positive and collaborative relationships with clients, including state, district, and school leaders, and other project stakeholders
• Manage project teams and coach staff to lead engagement with clients 

• EXPERIENCE10+ years of experience in the education sector with at least 3 years of this experience in a district or state-level leadership or school leadership role (principal equivalent, not coach or AP)
• Experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and workstreams; experience with project management software is preferred, but not required. 
• A successful track record of leading instructional initiatives in partnership with multiple stakeholders
• Experience with implementation of high-quality instructional materials aligned to college and career-ready standards
• Knowledge of and experience providing recommendations on the full range of decisions that leaders can make at the school level to improve instruction
• Knowledge of best practices and experience coaching instructional leaders
• A bachelor’s degree, Masters degree in education or related field preferred

• SKILLSAn entrepreneurial spirit; you bring a creative and solution-oriented approach to solving problems
• Values diversity, equity, and inclusion-centered approaches to leading projects and people
• An “all hands-on deck” colleague who is willing to dig into details 
• Highly responsive to client and colleague feedback
• Superb writing and communication skills

COMPENSATION

The starting salary for this position will be between 110,000 - 130,000 and is highly dependent on experience.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your resume that includes your qualifications for this position and answer the following short response questions in the Apply Now section.

SchoolKit is an equal opportunity employer that deeply values all of the differences that make our people unique. These differences help us create an organization that celebrates diversity and strives to create equitable and inclusive spaces where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self. In turn, we are committed to leveraging the perspectives of our people to best support and serve our partners.

SchoolKit selects personnel on the basis of ability without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or veteran status.