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About the Role

The Associate Director of Elementary School Math collaborates with school leaders to design and facilitate professional development, coach educators, ensure curriculum implementation, create instructional materials, and analyze assessment data. The ideal candidate possesses extensive knowledge of K-5 math best practices, experience in adult learning facilitation, strong data analysis skills, a mission-driven mindset, and a passion for innovation.

Responsibilities

Develops and designs a rigorous, vertically aligned, and interdisciplinary K-5 math curriculum that fosters the achievement of all students, takes a constructivist approach, is culturally and historically responsive, and develops students’ critical consciousness.
Selects, adapts, and/or creates unit plans, assessments, lesson plans, and instructional materials for DREAM’s K-5 math curriculum.
Collaborates with the Network Director of STEM and other key stakeholders to design a multi-year process for strategic redesign, revision, and codification of the K-5 math curriculum and assessments.
Analyzes student data to assess the effectiveness of curricular design and implementation, makes necessary short- and long-term revisions and improvements, and creates network-, school-, and classroom-level action plans and resources to improve student achievement.
Collaborates with principals, academic deans, and other key stakeholders to regularly analyze assessment data and use it to drive instruction.
Collaborates with the Associate Director of Middle School Math and the Associate Director of High School Math to ensure alignment of DREAM’s K-12 math program.
Designs and facilitates high-quality professional development to support teachers and leaders with curriculum implementation.
Conducts curriculum implementation and content walkthroughs to support school-based teams in determining focus areas and action steps for instructional improvement by observing math instruction and analyzing student and teacher data.
Regularly observes and provides feedback on Intellectual Prep meetings in order to improve coaching and teacher development practices across schools.
Coaches academic deans to improve their instructional leadership, content knowledge, and curricular expertise.
Develops teacher and leader knowledge, skills, and productive mindsets around teaching and learning through ongoing coaching and professional development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Master’s degree in Math, Math Education, Education, Teaching, Math Curriculum, or School Administration/Leadership strongly preferred, but not required.
Minimum of five years’ experience teaching and/or leading elementary school math with a record of strong achievement for all children.
At least one year of school leadership experience preferred, including a successful record of developing teacher and/or leader knowledge, skills, and productive mindsets around teaching and learning.
Deep knowledge of instructional design, curriculum development, standards alignment, assessment design, and pedagogical best practices in elementary mathematics.
Strong knowledge of elementary mathematics content, including number sense, operations, fractions, proportional reasoning, geometry, measurement, and mathematical problem solving.
Experience designing and facilitating adult professional development and coaching.
A strong analytic, performance management, accountability, and systems-thinking orientation necessary to inform strategy development and execution.
Strong interpersonal skills, cultural competency, and an ability to connect and build relationships with a diverse group of people.
Strong organizational skills and an ability to project plan, prioritize, and balance multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information to a variety of audiences.
A drive to succeed and achieve great results on behalf of all students, especially those furthest from opportunity.
A deep commitment to fostering equity and inclusion in our schools.
A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including a desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community.

Skills

Mathematics teaching and learning in grades K-5
Fostering adult learning
Professional development
Coaching
Data analysis
Strategic thinking
Instructional design
Curriculum development
Standards alignment
Assessment design
Pedagogical best practices
Elementary mathematics content knowledge
Interpersonal skills
Cultural competency
Organizational skills
Project planning
Prioritization
Written communication
Verbal communication

Location

East Harlem
South Bronx

Work Type

Minimum of 3 days a week on-site
Up to 2 days a week remote
Some weeks requiring more days on-site

Experience Level

Minimum of five years’ experience teaching and/or leading elementary school math
At least one year of school leadership experience preferred

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree required
Master’s degree in Math, Math Education, Education, Teaching, Math Curriculum, or School Administration/Leadership strongly preferred

Salary/Compensations

$105,000 to $115,000 per year

Benefits

Flexible Medical Health 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 match
Referral, performance, and tenure milestones bonuses
Discounted school meals
Tuition reimbursement support
Access to a professional development fund
Approximately 48 days off throughout the year (holidays, sick days, personal days, summer Fridays)

About the Company

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 a commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, DREAM creates lifelong learners equipped to fulfill their vision of success.
DREAM has an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools, growing its impact and leveling the playing field for all children.
DREAM is committed to building a team where each individual can bring their full identity and experience to work because representation matters.
DREAM engages staff that represent and appreciate the diversity of its majority Black and Hispanic student body, while working to ensure that its practices are equitable, welcoming, and productive.
DREAM is 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.

Equal Opportunity

DREAM provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws.
At DREAM, diversity, equity, and inclusion are a matter of mission.
We encourage all applications! You may be just the person we need.
If you have any questions about your application or interview process, do not hesitate to ask your recruiter; we are here to help!