Program Manager, English Language Arts (4-8)

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals

Date Posted:

2024-04-29

Location:Administration or As Assigned

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.

Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Location: Administration or As Assigned

Reports To: Director of Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Band: 14

Compensation: $ 63,240. – $ 88,536.

• Internal applicants are required to upload a resume to their application**

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is in the midst of the most far-reaching transformation plan in its history to dramatically improve the quality of educational outcomes for Cleveland’s public school scholars. We are seeking a Program Manager for ELA (4-8) to support school leaders and teachers in the planning, monitoring, and implementation of all math programming through a deep understanding of the 4-8 Ohio Learning Standards. By providing high quality professional development and coaching for 4-8 ELA teachers, the Program Manager of 4-8 ELA will help CMSD scholars to be proficient in ELA.

The Grades 4-8 Program Manager position requires an individual with superior leadership and analytical, execution, and change management skills. This position will serve as a key contributor to the success of Cleveland’s teachers, leaders, and scholars.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides direction and leadership in the development of ELA curriculum for Grades 4-8.
• Ensures the 4-8 ELA program aligns with the Ohio Learning Standards for Grades 4-8 English Language Arts.
• Provides consistent support to school leaders and teachers to ensure high levels of implementation of core ELA programs through research-based best practices and data-driven instruction.
• Reviews and evaluates results of state and district assessments, determines trends, and develops and implements action plans to ensure that the district meets and exceeds the district core measures.
• Provides targeted job-embedded support to teachers and school leaders by implementing an intensive cycle of content support that includes but is not limited to classroom observations, co-teaching, modeling, co-planning, co-facilitating 100 minutes, analyzing student data for action planning, etc.
• Collaborates with Academic Progress Teams and teachers to develop, monitor, and support the strategies and action steps included in the Academic Achievement Plans.
• Participates in evaluating, selecting, and acquiring instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and textbooks to support the ELA curriculum.
• Assists teachers and school leaders in analyzing data (screening, diagnostic, formative, and summative) and identifying necessary academic supports; helps establish protocols and procedures to analyze student work and identify specific areas of improvement.
• Designs and facilitates targeted professional learning to increase teacher capacity and effectiveness and raise student achievement.
• Provides support for creating and implementing selected curricular resources; assists teachers in adjusting, modifying, and enriching curricular approaches and improving instructional practices.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Collaborates with other departments within the Division of Academics and other Divisions by providing technical assistance and support in the development and/or implementation of district programs, practices, and processes.
• Manages targeted curriculum projects on behalf of the Academics Leadership Team.
• Engages in continuous learning through professional reflection and active collaboration with colleagues.
• Design and deliver instructional content for diverse stakeholders in print, electronic and/or presentation format.
• Perform other related duties as required.

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

Supervises 4-8 ELA Managers and Model Lead Teachers. May direct other staff outside of the span of control for special projects and/or initiatives. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s in Elementary Education or English Language Arts in Elementary/Middle School Required, Masters Preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years teaching English Language Arts.
• Must have a strong aptitude in English Language Arts.
• Ability to analyze data and research best practices in ELA to support school leaders and teachers in implementing a research-based curriculum.
• Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate program goals and initiatives.
• Possess a strong understanding of data, formative and summative assessments, and how to interpret and deliver data presentations to support principal and teacher understanding of class, grade level, and school-level data in support of learning (e.g., ODE Assessments).
• Deep knowledge in the cycle of teaching and learning with the ability to coach and teach others in this understanding.
• Deep understanding of the three ELA shifts (Complexity, Evidence, Knowledge) and the ability to coach and teach others in this understanding.
• Deep understanding of the ELA Ohio Learning Standards in 4-8 with the ability to provide professional development and coaching to all educators in this area.
• Deep knowledge of CMSD’s curriculum choices in 4-8 ELA.
• Deep knowledge of best practice teaching strategies specific to 4-8 ELA.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks, projects, and responsibilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, school leaders, students, and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties. 

• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment
• Local travel may be required for training/meetings
• Execution of responsibilities may require work beyond the standard workday and workweek

NOTE: The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit management’s discretionary authority to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility. 

Education

To Apply

Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future. CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

TitleIX_EEO@ClevelandMetroSchools.org

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