Program Manager, Urban Teaching Residency Program, Penn GSE

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Program Manager, Urban Teaching Residency Program, Penn GSE

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Manager C, Student Services, Graduate Programs

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At the Penn Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE), we believe in the power of education. We believe there is no greater force for building communities, bridging barriers, improving lives, and healing society. We bring our ideas, our identities, our ambition, and our commitment to a place where a diverse network of researchers, educators, counselors, leaders, and changemakers is unafraid to question what it means to educate.

GSE seeks a skilled Program Manager responsible for the overall coordination of all administrative aspects of the Penn GSE Urban Teaching Residency (UTR) program. UTR is an early entry teacher preparation program; that is, students are employed as first-year teachers while they are earning their teacher certification and master's degree. UTR is comprised of 7 overlapping program tracks, enrolls between 120 to 140 students a year, and runs 15+ courses a semester. We support the School District of Philadelphia and charter schools in the Philadelphia area. We aspire to provide every PK-12 student in one of our teacher’s classrooms with an accomplished novice teacher who understands the particular needs of urban schools, is well-versed in culturally responsive pedagogy and has an anti-racist perspective on education.

The Program Manager is responsible for the daily operations of and strategic planning and success of the UTR program and its students. To this end, the Program Manager is the primary coursework advisor for all UTR students. They support students from the admissions process, program completion, and then as an alum. To this end, the Program Manager develops and maintains systems for tracking, documenting, registering, and supporting students as they move through the various phases of the program. The Program Manager reports to the UTR Program Director and collaborates closely with the two Associate Directors.

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