Director of Academics

ACCEL Schools is seeking a highly motivated Director of Academics in Dayton, Ohio dedicated to creating a rigorous and nurturing environment that prioritizes student engagement and achievement for all students.

Montgomery Preparatory Academy, located in a historic school building within the Belmont community, is a public charter school serving EK-8 students. The school offers a well-rounded program emphasizing character education & Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).

Responsibilities:

• Assume ownership and responsibility for developing and supporting the school's instructional staff.
• Guide teachers in the effective use of instructional and support materials for full implementation of all areas of the curriculum.
• Guide teachers in adapting materials and methods across the curriculum to the needs of individual students, using multiple appropriate differentiation strategies.
• Review lesson plans weekly.
• Perform frequent teacher observations and debriefs.
• Model effective instructional practices, including delivery of instruction using effective teaching strategies.
• Provide effective feedback, professional development and coaching for teachers in mastering instructional practices.
• Offer continuous and targeted professional development that directly supports the school curriculum and instruction that ensures continuous student achievement of the school's academic standards.
• Use multiple sources of data collection to analyze barriers to student achievement and to access, identify and apply to instructional improvement.
• Monitor the use of student achievement data from multiple sources to inform instruction.
• Provide support for intervention programs based on students' needs and monitor program effectiveness based on data.
• Work cooperatively with parents to generate parents' confidence in the teacher and instructional program.
• Coordinate special projects, such as peer mentoring, service learning and community involvement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in education, Master's preferred.
• Active professional teacher certification.
• Minimum of five years' experience as a successful teacher.
• Two years' experience as an Instructional Coach, Teacher Leader, or other related position strongly preferred.
• Track record of building positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated results in increasing student achievement on relevant state test measures.
• Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards.
• Experience using multiple sources of data collection.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer literacy and proficiency.
• Attention to detail.
• Successful completion of federal and state criminal background checks.

Benefits:

• Salary range: $65,000 - 70,000.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement contributions.
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• Discounted childcare.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance.