Rocketship Public Schools

Rocketship Public Schools

Senior Manager of Language & Literacy

Redwood City, CA · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$105k-$123kDetected 14 days ago
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About the role

  • This leader will champion research-based practices in behavior management, literacy and language development, while ensuring alignment with Rocketship's mission to close the achievement gap.
  • This position is contingent on term-limited supplemental funding and will be reassessed annually

Responsibilities

  • The Manager of Language & Literacy will manage, coach, & lead teachers, ensuring t hat all learners, including multilingual learners, thrive academically, linguistically, and socially.
  • Has a desire to become an elementary content expert and is eager to use that knowledge to develop teachers who demonstrate excellence in their planning and execution of lessons.
  • Lead the implementation of core ELA & Humanities programming, including Designated ELD and support Integrated ELD across all content areas.
  • Coach teachers to build content expertise in humanities, language, and literacy
  • Model lessons and co-teach to support high-quality instruction for all learners.
  • Partner with the Principal and Instructional School Leader Team to integrate language and literacy goals into the school-wide instructional plan.
  • Collaborate with regional and network-level teams to share best practices and maintain consistency across Rocketship schools.
  • Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools' employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
  • We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve.
  • Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community.

Requirements

  • Engage in cycles of data driven instruction and assessments to inform planning and personalize instruction to student needs in order to accelerate both English proficiency and grade-level content mastery
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
  • While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children.
  • The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
  • The employee is frequently required to stand
  • Additional Details
  • Position follows the school-based calendar with paid holidays and traditional school breaks.
  • Salary is competitive and based on experience.
  • Rocketship provides a benefits package including 403(b) retirement, FSA, medical/dental, mileage reimbursement, and professional development opportunities.
  • Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand
  • and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

Nice to have

  • Believes that adult preparation is essential to student success.
  • Understands that eliminating the achievement gap is hard work but deeply rewarding and within their control.

Compensation

  • This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
  • This position is contingent on term-limited supplemental funding and will be reassessed annually

Benefits

  • They will be a member of the school leadership team and instructional leadership team, and will work closely with their principal to lead and implement the instructional vision for one to three grade levels.

Company info

  • Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
  • At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential.
  • We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country.
  • At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.
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