Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction
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Position Type: Administration and Professionals Date Posted: 2024-07-13 Location:Administration or As Assigned INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD's approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland's schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district's Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective. Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World: In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment. THE OPPORTUNITY: Location: Administration or As Assigned Reports to: Officer, Teaching & Learning FLSA Status: Exempt Salary Band: 16 Compensation: $91,800.00 - $128,520.00 The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is in the midst of the most far-reaching transformation plan in its history to dramatically improve the quality of educational outcomes for Cleveland's public-school scholars. We are seeking an Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction to systematize support strategies that assist school leaders and teachers in the development, planning, managing, supporting, organizing, and implementation of academic programming for grades K-12 through a deep understanding of the Ohio Learning Standards, best practices, and research based teaching strategies. As a member of the District's senior leadership team (SLT), the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction provides strategic direction and oversight of curriculum design, instructional best practices, and implementation support to facilitate learning experiences that are consistent with the instructional goals of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates and implements a cohesive PK-12 learning system consistent with the District's vision, mission, strategic initiatives, and policies that includes curriculum development and improvement, effective instructional practices, and a balanced assessment system
• Provides direction and leadership in the development of a comprehensive curriculum for all elementary, middle, and high schools including curriculum guides with scope and sequence documents, pacing guides, and assessment strategies
• Directs the alignment of curriculum and integration of professional learning strategies that brings teaching and learning to consistently high levels of quality across all schools
• Analyzes academic achievement data to understand the impact, develops goals and solutions grounded in data, and disaggregates data to understand the root causes to lead improvements in outcomes
• Develops and implements department strategies, goals, objectives, metrics, policies, procedures, and standards
• Revises department work systems and procedures as necessary to improve the efficiency and productivity of the department
• Monitors key metrics to determine success of each academic area and promotes data-driven decision making across the division
• Coaches team members on managing outcomes in their areas of responsibility and promotes strong academic culture throughout the academic teams ensuring that each team focuses all activities on improving student outcomes
• Recommends the expansion or elimination of courses and programs as necessary
• Supervises the work of all curriculum directors and ensures that all instructional initiatives and practices are PK-12 aligned
• Provides strategic leadership to develop collaborations and partnerships across the District to support the development, assessment and modification of instructional curriculum and assessment tools
• Collaborates with internal and external partners to ensure that consistent aligned visions, strategies, and communication regarding the academic model/s are initiated in order to realize the academic goals of the District
• Recommends innovative programs and approaches to incorporate into academic models and plans, monitors and evaluates the implementations of the programs
• Uses student performance data across school departments to monitor the effectiveness of and continuously improve curriculum, instruction, and assessments while incorporating input from school leaders
• Advises school leaders on school academic goals and outcomes and weighs the school, district, and broader implications when making key decisions
• Prepares and administers the department budget(s). Approves purchases and ensures expenditures are within approved budgets
• Gathers and organizes documents to satisfy public records requests and other reporting obligations
• Participates in professional development activities (i.e., meetings, seminars, conferences, etc.) to improve and remain abreast of professional and legislative advancements and innovations. Remains abreast of changing and emerging technologies
• Performs other duties as assigned

LEVEL OF SUPERVISON Supervises directors of curriculum and instruction and specialized school models and the program manager of Library Media Services. Leads interns and other assigned temporary staff when necessary. May oversee other staff outside of span of control for special projects and/or initiatives. QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Education or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of teaching experience with at least three years of experience working in a senior role in education or other complex environments
• Demonstrated success in staff development and leading school systems in the improvement of teaching and learning
• Eligibility for Ohio Department of Education Administrator license
• Proven results building front-line capacity in a complex organization undergoing change
• Experience working with diverse and economically disadvantaged populations
• Superior knowledge of academic accountability systems and services
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and policies
• Demonstrated supervisory skills to effectively manage the daily operations and administration of assigned function(s), including providing objective coaching and feedback and having crucial conversations with assigned staff
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with District administrators, the CEO, and the Board in long-range strategic and business planning and decision-making. Skilled with interfacing with District staff, students, parents, and the general public to address sensitive topics
• Demonstrated proficiency with general office technologies (i.e., PC, tablets, etc.), virtual meeting platforms (i.e., Zoom, Teams, etc.), software packages (i.e. Microsoft Office). Proficiency with enterprise technologies and databases (i.e. Workday, eSchoolPlus, SchoolNet, BoardDocs, etc. )

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment.
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings.

NOTE: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility. EEO STATEMENT We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. The District's Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District's Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District's Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District's Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at: 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216)-###-#### ...@ClevelandMetroSchools.org Education To Apply Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen. EEO Statement We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. The District's Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District's Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District's Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District's Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at: 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216)-###-#### ...@ClevelandMetroSchools.org