Description
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
- Review lesson plans weekly and perform frequent teacher observations and debriefs
- Model effective instructional practices and provide effective feedback, professional development, and coaching for teachers
- 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