Director, Instructional Programming (Temporary)

TEAM: California Capital Valley

REPORTS TO: Senior Managing Director, Alumni Strategy and Leadership

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 2025

LOCATION: Sacramento, California

THE ROLE:

As Director, Instructional Programming, you will be the primary partner for ensuring that a cohort of teachers is positioned to access what they need in order to achieve the goals of our summer reading program for student achievement and teacher development. You will lead the development of an individualized and customized plan of support for each teacher, drawing on their strengths, interests, and needs to propel them toward exceptional results with their students in their classrooms. In partnership with a point of contact from the National Summer School Initiative and the CCV’s SMD, Alumni Strategy and Leadership, you will work to provide support for each teacher that aligns with summer goals and outcomes for teachers and students.

As the primary person holding the relationship with teachers during the summer reading program, you will be responsible for building investment in the goals and aims for the summer, supporting teachers in cooperation with the National Summer School Initiative toward those goals that include observations and debrief conversations, and attending training offered through the National Summer School Initiative.

The ideal candidate is passionate about supporting teachers to achieve strong results with students through building relationships, making connections to people and resources, supporting reflection and data-informed decisions, and analyzing student learning to determine recommended supports in service of driving continual learning and improvement. You enjoy being a partner and guide in the day-to-day work of teaching and you have some experience coaching and are confident advising adults.

THE PERSON

In this role you will:

Overall

• Support teachers in the summer reading program through regular observation debrief cycles

• Set the vision and direction for a portfolio of approximately 40 participants by serving as primary relationship holder, sense-making partner, connector, and leadership coach through each phase of their journey.

• Maintain a deep understanding of supports available through partners in the summer reading program including NSSI and other community partners, and how these align with the summer experience

• Connect teachers to appropriate resources, based on individual needs and agreed upon development goals.

In-Service

• Partner with each corps member to develop an individualized coaching and support plan involving determining strengths, areas for improvement, and root causes for identified issues to strategically connect CMs with most relevant supports (including additional classroom observations as needed).

• Complete Leadership Institute with NSSI which includes a 2-day virtual training that focuses on how to support teachers leveraging the NSSI curriculum

• Support CM to make meaning of their CLASS scores in connection to prioritized actions to take to improve their practice.

  • Help CMs develop an understanding of what their CLASS scores mean.

  • Support CM leadership development in utilizing the CLASS to reflect on their impact and continuously increase their effectiveness.

  • Connect CM to resources across the ecosystem of support in alignment to the areas of strength and areas of growth surfaced through their CLASS scores.

• Support CMs in the implementation and sense making of Cultivate and/or other student surveys.

  • Attend staff training and facilitate CM sessions aligned to the student surveys.

• Maintain school-based relationships to steward partnership, elevate needs, and support retention efforts.

• Analyze trends in learning and support needs across CMs experiences in order to communicate with those building group learning experiences, and play a role in designing and implementing the Equity Driven Teaching & Learning Summits

• Partner with our external instructional coaches, local principals and local instructional supports to create individualized plans for CMs.

Other:

• Serve as an “all hands on deck” team member willing to support your program team  in various ways as needs and opportunities arise

• Engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion conversations for ongoing personal reflection and learning, acknowledging that we are never done learning and growing.

• Complete general administrative responsibilities accurately and on time.

THE MUST HAVES

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years w