Director, AP Instructional Services

Director, AP Instructional Services  

College Board – AP & Instruction / AP Program Access 

Location: This is a fully remote role.  

Type:  This is a full-time position 

About the Team  

The AP Access team’s goal is to extend the growth and reach of the AP Program to serve the middle third of high school students by growing participation, serving more underrepresented students, and supporting teachers and schools to help students succeed. The Instructional Services team within this department is dedicated to bringing innovative approaches to AP teaching and learning to scale that are inspired by and build on the needs, experiences, and insights of our educator and student communities.   

We work closely with our colleagues across AP and Instruction and in Communications and Marketing to ensure that we are aligned in all efforts to promote the work of AP Courses and Programs to a wide range of audiences including students, parents, educators, policymakers, the media, member organizations and staff.    

The Advanced Placement Program® (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. The program consists of college-level courses developed by the AP Program that high schools can choose to offer, and corresponding exams administered once a year.   

About the Opportunity   

AP is committed to deepening teacher instruction and elevating students’ learning potential by providing instructional resources and professional learning programs, both in person and online. These instructional resources include instructional videos, lab manuals and project manuals for AP courses where applicable. Professional learning (PL) programs include AP Summer Institutes and one day workshops, AP Mentoring, and the AP Project Based Learning (PBL) Series. As Director, AP Instructional Services, you’ll be part of a team that delivers high quality professional learning programs and instructional resources and is committed to expanding innovative teaching and learning experiences such as the AP PBL Series.    

In this role, you will:  

In this role, you will:   

AP PL Content Development and Committee Management (40%)   

• Direct and manage teachers, through the content submission, review, and approval processes for new content in collaboration with internal and external subject matter experts across assigned AP courses.  

• Manage teams of internal and external subject matter experts in the creation of teacher and facilitator resources to support the expansion of AP PL.   

• Collaborate with PL team to manage committee and facilitator contracting, orientation, and training.   

• Provide constructive feedback to internal and external subject matter experts to develop high quality professional learning and instructional resources.   

Professional Learning and Instructional Resources Development Processes (40%)   

• Inform and maintain processes that support the delivery of high-quality PL and instructional services at scale across AP subjects.   

• Confirm project/PL consistency and alignment with internal and external professional learning requirements.   

• Collaborate with AP PL & Course audit team to optimize use of PL system for all new AP