Senior Director, AP State Experience

College Board – AP and Instruction – AP Program Access

100% Remote (anticipated frequent travel)

About the Team

The AP Program Access team is dedicated to expanding the growth and reach of the AP Program, ensuring that more students have the opportunity to take college courses and earn college credit while still in high school. By doing so, we help students unlock their potential and pave the way for their future academic and career success.

Within this department, the AP Outreach and Implementation team works tirelessly to support states, districts, and schools in the successful implementation of the AP Program, extending the reach and relevance of AP. We collaborate closely with our colleagues across the AP division with other divisions, including State and District Partnerships (SDP) and Engagement and Reach, to ensure that College Board’s efforts are aligned in advancing the benefits of AP for students, parents, educators, policymakers, the media, member organizations, and staff.  

The Advanced Placement Program (AP) empowers 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  

As the Senior Director, AP State Experience on our AP Program Access team, you are a dynamic and organized educational leader with a passion for influencing educational policies to increase student access at scale. Working closely with our Executive Director, AP Outreach, you will manage the planning, engagement, and execution of initiatives to support the implementation of the AP Program in partnership with the departments of education for all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. You possess keen attention to detail, strong project management skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders internally and externally.  You will apply your deep knowledge of state agency policies, programs and procedures to influence and inspire stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and driving impactful decisions.

In this role you will:

State Policy (40%)

• Engage state agencies, specifically advanced academic and career and technical education (CTE) departments, to advance implementation and programming that meets AP Program needs

• Advise the AP Program on state education policies and procedures

• Secure state agency approvals for AP Program priorities

• Manage the submission of course code requests

Outreach (40%)

• Lead the AP State DOE Annual Meeting

• Support SDP state leads on special implementation projects that require in depth support from the AP Program

• Manage annual cycle of delivery to state agencies, including state data reports

• Collaborate continuously across the Access team and field teams to ensure successful implementation 

Training (20%)

• Train SDP and field teams on state agency approaches and priorities, building technical knowledge

• Build adult professional learning experiences on AP to support successful state implementation

About You

You have:

• 15+ years’ experience in K-12 education, including at least 5 years in a leadership role within a state department of education or state educational agency, focusing on policies related to advanced academics and/or career and technical education

• Master’s Degree 

• Exceptional communication and engagement skills

• Proven expertise and confidence as a keynote presenter, adept at leading large in-person conferences and public Zoom meetings

• Demonstrated gravitas and exceptional ability to influence and inspire both internal and external stakeholders, fostering strong relationships and driving impactful decisions

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

• The ability to travel 12+ times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business

• Authorization to work in the United States

About Our Process 

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled 

• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise and/or panel interview, and reference checks.  This is an approximately 8-week process   

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