K-8 Mathematics Curriculum Manager

Position type: Full time, exempt, 12 Month

Reporting & Collaboration​

• Direct Manager: Vice President of Academics

• Direct Reports: N/A

• Key Collaborators: 

  • School Leaders

  • Assistant School Leaders

  • Instructional Coaches

  • Teacher Leaders

  • Director of Professional Learning

  • Director of Special Populations

  • Data Team

  • Operations Team

Autonomy & Decision Making:​

• Leads instructional decision-making within assigned content area and grade span

• Develops regional guidance for curriculum implementation, assessment practices, and instructional priorities

• Recommends shifts to curriculum, assessment, intervention, and instructional systems based on data and walkthrough trends

•  Determines content-specific professional learning priorities and implementation supports

•  Collaborates with school leadership teams to ensure aligned execution across campuses

What will I be doing in my day to day work?

Curriculum Strategy, Alignment, & Implementation:

• Develop and maintain curriculum access systems including unit resources, lesson materials, and intellectual prep supports

• Create and revise pacing guidance aligned to standards, instructional priorities, and assessment timelines

• Support schools in executing curriculum with fidelity while maintaining rigor and grade-level alignment

• Develop and maintain schedules of assessed standards aligned to regional assessment blueprints

• Ensure vertical alignment of standards, instructional practices, and assessment expectations across grade levels

• Support leaders and teachers with lesson internalization, unit unpacking, and student work analysis protocols

Assessment & Data-Driven Instruction Systems- Develop and maintain aligned assessment systems, including:

• Interim assessments

• Curriculum-embedded assessments

• Progress monitoring systems

• Assessment blueprints

• Design and support network-wide Data Driven Instruction (DDI) cycles aligned to student outcomes and priority standards

• Facilitate collaborative scoring and calibration processes to ensure consistent understanding of rigor and proficiency

• Analyze student performance trends and support schools in identifying high-leverage instructional responses

• Ensure assessment systems are implemented with fidelity and aligned to regional timelines and expectations

• Partner with leaders to ensure assessment data translates into actionable instructional planning and intervention

Professional Development & Leader Capacity:

• Design and facilitate professional learning aligned to regional instructional priorities and content-specific best practices

• Train School Leaders, Assistant School Leaders, instructional coaches, and teachers on curriculum implementation, assessment practices, and instructional strategies

• Support leaders in conducting effective walkthroughs, coaching conversations, and observation feedback cycles

• Build leader and teacher capacity around:

  • Lesson internalization

  • Data analysis

  • Academic discourse

  • Student engagement

  • Grade-level rigor and access

• Support the development of school-based systems that reinforce instructional consistency and strong Tier 1 instruction

Walkthroughs, Coaching, & Continuous Improvement:

• Conduct regular classroom walkthroughs to monitor instructional implementation and identify trends across schools

• Provide actionable feedback to school leadership teams tied to our regional core elements for Tier I instruction

• Support schools in developing targeted action plans in response to walkthrough and student data trends

• Analyze implementation gaps and recommend strategic adjustments to curriculum, PD, intervention, and coaching systems

• Collect and synthesize feedback from leaders and teachers to improve curriculum resources, assessment systems, and instructional supports 

What will I be evaluated on?

• Curriculum & Instructional Coherence:

  • Schools consistently implement curriculum and instructional priorities with fidelity across classrooms and grade levels

  • Teachers demonstrate strong lesson internalization and alignment to standards, pacing, and instructional expectations

  • Students consistently engage in grade-level rigorous work aligned to the instructional framework

• Assessment & Data Systems:

  • Assessment systems are aligned, predictable, and effectively used across campuses

  • Leaders and teachers execute strong DDI cycles resulting in targeted instructional adjustments

  • Progress monitoring systems lead to timely intervention and measurable student growth

• Leader & Teacher Capacity:

  • School Leaders and instructional coaches effectively lead coaching cycles, walkthroughs, and instructional PD

  • Teachers demonstrate improved instructional practice aligned to the core elements for Tier I instruction

  • Cross-campus calibration and instructional consistency improve over time 

• Student Outcomes-Increased student proficiency and growth on:

  • MAP/EOC State assessments

  • iReady

  • Interim assessments

  • Course-aligned performance tasks