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About the Role

The Head of Program Design, Innovation Team will lead the design, development, and continuous improvement of DREAM’s disseminated innovation curriculum and related curricular products. This leader will manage the Innovation Program Design team, setting a clear vision for the use of DREAM’s innovation curriculum, and ensuring that materials are rigorous, polished, branded, and ready for implementation by external partners. The curricular products will include AI fluency, project-based and experiential learning, AI edtech design, and durable skill-building.

Responsibilities

Manage and develop the team responsible for designing DREAM’s disseminated AI and future-ready skills curriculum
Provide high-level oversight and feedback on standards, branding, packaging of curricular products to the team, for turnkey-readiness to external partners
Write AI and future-ready skills curriculum, modeling the highest standards of execution for the team
Establish metrics, monitor outcomes, and use data to assess impact, drive continuous improvement, and inform strategic decision-making
Teach and model how to use DREAM’s AI and future-ready skills curriculum in the classroom
Communicate a clear vision for the use of our AI and future-ready skills curriculum
Stay up-to-the-minute on AI and future-ready skills in education, including peer-reviewed research, identified best practices, and relevant political influences, translating that knowledge into curriculum design and strategy
Work closely with technology developers throughout the product design and development process
Collaborate with the Implementation Team to integrate curricular content into Convening playbooks and learning experiences for our AI partners
Coordinate with external academic researchers to study the effectiveness of DREAM’s AI and future-ready skills implementation and apply findings to curriculum and program improvement
Other responsibilities related to the role as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Education or a related field preferred
Minimum 8 years of experience in education, required, including experience as a teacher
Minimum 4 years of experience in leadership in the areas of curriculum publishing, senior school leadership (such as Principal, Network Director of Curriculum, or Managing Director of Academics), education technology, and/or education consulting working closely with charter schools, required
Experience in research (such as evidence-based curriculum and randomized control trials), preferred
Content expertise in AI literacy, project-based learning, experiential learning, the use of tech to accelerate learning, and high impact tutoring
Clear vision for a high standard of excellence in curriculum products, with the ability to polish and package curriculum for dissemination to partners
Demonstrated success managing or developing teams
Ability to stay up-to-date on AI as it evolves and to use data to inform decisions and improve curriculum
Exceptional attention to detail, superb follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
Strong collaborative, interpersonal, and communication skills
Deep commitment to DREAM’s mission, values, and graduate vision, with a strong belief in the power of families as partners and leaders

Skills

AI fluency
Project-based learning
Experiential learning
AI edtech design
Durable skill-building
AI literacy
Use of tech to accelerate learning
High impact tutoring

Experience Level

Minimum 8 years of experience in education
Minimum 4 years of experience in leadership

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
Advanced degree in Education or a related field preferred

Salary/Compensations

$170,000 to $190,000 per year

Benefits

Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children
Ability to select between a variety of medical plans
Dental and vision plans
Disability benefits
Life insurance
Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave
Flexible spending account options
Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit)
Fitness and entertainment discounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment
Access to a professional development fund
Referral bonuses
Approximately 48 days off throughout the year including holidays, sick days, personal days and summer Fridays

About the Company

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs.
Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom.
We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children.
DREAM will develop and scale AI-enabled teaching and learning models designed to expand opportunity for students across the Bronx.
Over the next three years, we will partner with 15 schools in the Bronx to help them implement an AI literacy curriculum, use AI tools to accelerate learning, and pursue new school models that prioritize real-world learning and future-ready skills.
We will recruit partner schools, provide training and embedded coaching to leaders and teachers, and help educators implement and adapt these practices, curriculum, and tools in their own classrooms.
Through rigorous evaluation and continuous improvement, this new initiative aims to improve academic outcomes while creating more time for collaboration, creativity, problem-solving, and other future-ready skills.

Equal Opportunity

At DREAM, diversity, equity, and inclusion are a matter of mission.
From our schools to our playing fields, DREAM is committed to building a team where each individual can bring their full identity and experience to work because representation matters—it enriches our team culture, enhances our ability to innovate, and strengthens our impact in and out of the classroom.
DREAM engages staff that represent and appreciate the diversity of our majority Black and Hispanic student body, while working to ensure that our practices are equitable, welcoming, and productive.
We are dedicated to creating a world where youth, especially youth of color, have permission to dream—along with the tools and opportunities to make their dreams reality.
All Kids Can. This Kid Can.
DREAM is Family.
Fun is a Serious Value.
Teamwork Makes the DREAM Work.
Fail. Persist. Exceed.
DREAM Big.
We encourage all applications!
DREAM provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws.