Director of Classical Education and Development - Choice Schools

Director of Classical Education and Development

Choice Schools Associated is seeking applications for a Director of Classical Education and Development. This position will provide leadership, coordination, and administrative support in the ongoing development, implementation, and administration of all phases of an Academy's curriculum cycle, teacher mentorship program, model-specific professional development, assessment support, and fidelity of the educational model.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creates and coordinates mentoring programs by model.
• Plans and implements training of teacher mentors and mentees and written in the mentor handbook.
• Provides resources and guidance to provide a supportive mentoring program.
• Supports teachers as they build out of the Individual Development Plan (IDP) within the evaluation process as needed.
• Conducts curriculum review cycles to ensure that all academies have access to a viable curriculum that is reviewed and updated on a regular basis.
• Collaborates with instructional leaders in each building, authorizer support teams, Hillsdale K-12 Education Office, and model experience teams to empower leaders and hold tier 1 instruction accountable.
• Utilizes the Hillsdale K-12 Curriculum for Hillsdale Member and Curriculum Schools.
• Supports the Superintendent with the Curriculum and Academic Components of Charter Contract Applications and Renewals, including but not limited to Hillsdale K-12 Curriculum renewals.
• Supports the MICIP process at each academy to ensure that the proper activities are listed and implemented.
• Observe in the classroom and provide feedback about instructional practices and curriculum fidelity as requested by the administrator.
• Regularly inspects and ensures compliance with established Child Study non-negotiables, including reviewing practices, documentation, and protocols to maintain high standards and promptly address discrepancies.
• Utilizes NWEA Map testing, local assessment, and state testing data as a driving force of academic decisions in the schools.

Requirements:

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Meets state of Michigan certification requirements.
• Curriculum and Instruction experience.
• Successful experience as a teacher.
• Effective communicator in both oral and written form.
• Strong interpersonal skills and adept at establishing and maintaining good rapport and working relationships at all organizational levels.
• Highly organized.
• Extensive expertise and deep understanding of classical pedagogy

Desired Requirements

• Successful experience as a teacher or as an instructional leader.
• Previous experience in school leadership roles.
• Knowledge of Hillsdale K-12 Curriculum

Work Environment: Frequent travel throughout Michigan is required. Work is typically performed in a school or office setting; remote work is also permitted.

Benefits Package: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Choice Schools offers a full comprehensive benefits plan, including health care, a competitive 401(K) plan, professional development, and much more. View our benefits options:

• Benefits Overview
• 401K Overview

About Choice Schools:

As Michigan's third-largest and most comprehensive education service provider serving charter schools, Choice Schools Associates' culture is driven by putting students first, expecting greatness and teamwork. Our vision is rooted in people - the people we employ, the families we serve and the students we teach. Our student-centric philosophy drives us to think smarter, focus on what is most important and add value to each school to ensure everyone thrives.

Choice Schools specializes in school management services, such as curriculum, compliance, finance, human resources, instruction, operations, and marketing. We meet the need for education solutions by helping charter school boards create, maintain, and accelerate unique schools in their communities.

Mission: We partner with school communities, empowering and equipping them to fulfill their unique mission.

Vision: In our communities everyone thrives. #EveryoneThrivesHere

OUR CORE VALUES:

• Student Focused: At Choice Schools, students come first.
• Expecting Greatness: We thrive individually and organizationally.
• Teamwork: Our team is unified and works synergistically to reach our personal, professional, and organizational goals.
• Open Communication: We seek to understand and communicate to reach a mutual purpose.
• Servant Leadership: We put others first, do what is best for the whole, encourage one another, and empower others to make unique mission-based choices.

Choice Schools is a team of educators, literacy specialists, student advocates and many other professions, but first and foremost, we are parents, moms, dads, guardians, grandparents, aunts and uncles who love kids. As a nationally accredited and regionally recognized full-service education service provider, student learning is our organization's mission. We provide a student-focused approach to customized school operations support, including instruction, finance, compliance, communications, human resources, enrollment, curriculum and professional development. Our student-centric philosophy drives us to the path to greatness, allowing everyone - students, staff, teachers, board members and stakeholders to thrive. After more than 20 years of serving diverse models of schools, Choice is committed to being Michigan's most trusted education service provider with the highest-performing schools.

Choice is an Education Service Provider for charter schools in Michigan and is the employer. Please visit www.choiceschools.com for more information. EEOC