Academic Program Manager - High School

The Opportunity: As a PLA Academic Program Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the PLA academic program model is executed accurately.  You will support both teaching staff and interventionists with lessons, small group instruction, pacing, assessments, rostering, and training. Our Academic Program Managers drive towards excellence by creating positive and supportive relationships with classroom teachers, administrators, and staff. Having high expectations and holding true to our academic model ensures every scholar's ability to succeed.

The Details: 

Key Deliverables: 

• Ensuring the school increases by a minimum of 7% in proficiency per year in both ELA and math on the state accountability test
• Ensures the execution of the PLA Academic Model is taking place in the school and holds staff accountable for the execution of the model
• Support teachers and reading interventionists with lesson planning and pacing 
• Ensure the master schedule is followed by teachers and interventionists
• Model small group and whole group lessons as needed
• Ensure data collection of weekly and interim assessments leads to appropriate small-group instruction
• Create instructional pacing guides for school 
• Ensure teachers stay on track with the pacing guides
• Ensure all scholars take PLA common formative assessments
• Ensure Live School is utilized by all teachers, interventionists, and administrators
• Ensure Live School behaviors are recorded at a 3:1 ratio (3 positives to every demerit)
• Ensure rostering for all academic programs is current 
• Support and provide program training as needed
• Develops positive and supportive relationships with classroom teachers, administrators, and staff across partner schools
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Experience and Education Requirements:

• A passion for working with students and families in under-served communities 
• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university; Master’s Degree, preferred
• Valid State Teacher License
• High proficiency in grade-level standards, benchmarks, and curriculum 
• Experience tracking and using data to drive instruction
• Demonstrates organizational and time management skills
• Supports Instructional Reviews across the Region
• Attend Admin meetings and other partnership meetings as assigned
• Support the overall school structure where needed (hallways, lunchroom, arrivals, departures, etc.)
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

 
The Network:
PLA is a transformative education nonprofit that is changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model.  In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities, and expanded income opportunities.  
 

Compensation and benefits:

PLA's High School Academic Program Manager receives a base salary competitively aligned to the market. In addition to salary, you will receive: 

• Competitive Compensation
• Benefits – Healthcare, vision, and dental insurance
• Monthly professional development opportunities including participation in our annual Leader Institute
• Opportunities to collaborate and brainstorm with other School Leaders in the network
• Incentive and bonus opportunities

PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Please read carefully.

Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired, I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

You attest by applying to this position that you have given PLA true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize PLA to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue, or if I have concealed material information, I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.