Job Description

The mission of Bank Street College of Education (the College) is to improve the education of children and their teachers by applying all available knowledge about learning and growth, and connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world. Bank Street Education Center (the Ed Center) is a division within the College, created to support Bank Street's public impact work through external partnerships.

About the Organization

The Ed Center disrupts inequity through system-level change to help design better educational experiences for both children and adults. In deep collaboration with program partnersfrom teachers and families to policymakers the Center creates customized approaches that support strengths-based, learner-centered, and equitable educational practices to help all students and educators thrive. Through our work, we are building an evidence base to inform local practice and address some of the nation's deepest organizational challenges currently hindering effective and equitable teaching and learning for all.

The K-12 Math Initiatives center the following tenets. We believe:

• Mathematics is a learning subject, not a performing subject. Fundamentally, math is about patterns and relationships and is developmental in nature.
• All students are capable of critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and understanding math at appropriate levels
• The teacher serves as a facilitator of math learning, and it is their responsibility to craft student-centered, accessible, and engaging learning experiences that move each student along their math learning journey
• A deep knowledge of content, child development, and a strengths-based approach is necessary for a teacher to meet children where they are in their learning and create equitable math learning spaces that are socially, emotionally, and culturally appropriate

About the Role

What You'll Do

The Executive Director of K-12 Math will lead math initiatives within the Ed Center project portfolio. They will manage partnerships as well as support their project teams in designing, implementing, and reflecting on programmatic work using Bank Street's equity-centered approach to math instruction.

In collaboration with their supervisor, senior leaders, and Ed Center staff members, the Executive Director of K-12 Math will be responsible for the following:

Strategic Leadership

• Inform the development of an impact evaluation framework that reflects the mission and goals of the division
• Synthesize data from partnership projects to inform high-quality recommendations for school system staff to improve instruction at scale
• Oversee the research, design, and creation of professional learning arcs based on project goals, objectives, and deliverables
• Engage with fellow senior leaders in strategic planning for the Ed Center, including supporting initiatives to support the College's broader strategic plan

Team Management

• Supervise a vertical math content team, including a variety of roles, including Project Director, Project Manager, Analyst, Program Associate, consultants, and additional team members contingent upon funding
• Ensure math projects are staffed and resourced according to funding requirements, including working closely with Ed Center leaders to draft, revise, and reflect on the project budget as well as engaging in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, developing staff, and onboarding project team members
• Support the design and implementation of the Ed Center's internal professional learning experiences
• Ensure strong internal collaboration and effective operational systems, including maintaining and revising ways of working

External Relations

• Co-develop and implement a cohesive business development strategy, leveraging a strong portfolio of existing foundation and contract-based relationships
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with partner school systems and relevant stakeholders, including state or district leaders, school leaders, community members, math-focused organizations, educators, etc.
• Design and facilitate rich math conversations and learning experiences, as well as maintain math-focused partnerships with key leaders in the field and at the College
• Contribute to Bank Street's position in the national conversation about mathematics, which may include presenting at conferences, writing articles, blog posts, op-eds, etc.

Who You'll Work With

• You will report to the Vice President of the Ed Center.
• You will supervise a vertical math content team including Project Director, Project Manager, Analyst, Program Associate, coaches, and consultants.
• You will frequently collaborate with fellow senior leaders across the Ed Center and the College.

Required Skills and Experience

Studies have shown that leaders from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they feel they meet 100% of the qualifications. As no individual candidate meets every qualification, we encourage candidates who meet most of these requirements to apply:

• Deep kindergarten to grade 12 math content knowledge, with at least 3 years of work in a public school district math leadership role or commensurate experience
• At least 5 years of management experience
• Background in progressive teaching and learning, as well as curriculum, instruction, professional development, coaching, and assessment
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including management and coaching of direct reports and lateral leadership, and developing a team-focused collaborative culture
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with various levels of an organization, experienced educators, and district teams
• Demonstrated ability to design and manage complex and multiple projects
• Skilled facilitator of culturally responsive adult learning experiences, with demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing large-scale adult learning experiences
• Strong problem solving skills, with the flexibility to navigate ambiguous, fast-paced environment of quickly changing priorities and tight deadlines
• An intersectional, anti-racist lens and strengths-based approach to racial equity and identity work, team collaboration, and leadership, with comfort engaging in conversations around race, equity, and identity
• A reflective learner's stance while leading
• Comfort with Google Suite tools and Slack for team collaboration
• Master's degree in education or a related field

Additional Details

Compensation

Compensation for this role will be in the range of $125,000 to $150,000, commensurate with experience.

Equity at Bank Street College of Education

Bank Street College believes in the humanity of all people and is committed to its historic values of social justice and equity for all. As part of the College's work towards building racial consciousness and fluency across our institution, Bank Street creates spaces of dialogue and learning around issues of race, history, and systemic racism to build a more inclusive and equitable environment for students, faculty, and staff.

Bank Street College of Education is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, sex, age, or ability in its employment policies and other college administered programs.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs