The Vice President of Instruction (North & Central Florida) must be able to visit the North and Central BridgePrep Academy campuses.

Description:

• Defines the K-12 academic program model for BPA and leads the selection and creation of curriculum and develop content support services for schools.
• Lead a team of curriculum leaders to create a comprehensive user-friendly, engaging and aligned approach to curriculum, assessment, and teacher support to achieve organizational goals.

Student Achievement Metrics

• 90% of Pre-K-2nd students are on/above grade level in reading, language, and math.
• 85% of 1st-2nd students are on/above grade level in reading, language, and math.
• 80% of students achieve Level 3, 50% achieve Level 4, and 20% at Level 5 on FAST exams.
• Junior Class ACT Average Score of 21
• 100% of BPA seniors meet the requirements for Graduation.
• 50% of all students in Intervention grow two or more years in Reading and Math.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core academic program model for grade levels K-12 across the network, so that leaders can articulate program rationale and strategically plan for student success
• Write and communicate content-specific academic and instructional policies for Florida

• Lead the district-wide implementation of core content initiatives
• Lead a high-performing curriculum team to select, design, create and distribute high quality curriculum products each school year.
• Monitor progress toward goals with check-ins, strategy and quarterly meetings so that curriculum leaders meet at least 80% of their individual goals
• Create and execute individualized professional development plans and budgets for Curriculum Managers
• Manage team to design and deliver curriculum materials, including comprehensive lesson plans, unit plans, and a full suite of assessments so that the team collectively meets or exceeds 0% of their individual goals.
• Create, edit and refine assessments so that unit, Semester, and Mock exams are completed with less than 8 combined errors.
• Evaluate the quality of the curriculum materials using a research-based evaluation tool
• Increase student achievement results to achieve an A-Rated district
• Lead a high performing curriculum team to design, support and evaluate teacher-facing professional development and support services that is highly rated by 90% of participants, including curriculum collaboration sessions, content webinars, and curriculum development sessions.
• Work with the Chief of Schools and Academics to create a robust teacher onboarding program during beginning of the year teacher training to increase new teacher effectiveness in executing the district curriculum years so that 85% of new teachers return the following school year.
• Analyze student achievement results, identify trends and communicate course corrections to support improvement to meet student achievement goals
• Lead the team to analyze student achievement data
• Facilitate quarterly data analysis/data sharing with various stakeholders to highlight student achievement, professional development participation and feedback and teacher observation data
• Conduct regular campus observations with team members and school leaders to provide explicit feedback and next steps on curriculum implementation so that the district achieves the District A Rating.
• Work on a distributed team where much of the work is completed remotely.
• Lead, attend and actively participate in weekly team meetings and monthly strategy meetings
• Conduct weekly campus observations within the region

Values

• Value the voices of all staff, families, and students  
• Work in collaboration to meet the needs of all stakeholders  

• Seek and respond well to feedback and collaborate to find solutions  

Qualifications and Experience

• An earned bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Master’s degree in educational field preferred
• At least 3 years of managerial/supervisory experience with record of results
• Experience designing system-wide assessments and curriculum products in the relevant content area
• A strong record of results as a curriculum writer or system-wide administrator

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills 
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms
• Knowledge of the state assessments
• Knowledge of the state standards
• Knowledge of the research on content-area best practices
• Knowledge of the elements and process of curriculum design and development
• Exceptional organization and communication skills
• Knowledge in curriculum development and implementation
• Knowledge in creating, implementing and analyzing assessment data
• Ability to manage a budget and staff
• Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures
• Ability to stay up-to-date on education trends and best practices