Advanced Placement (AP) Sr. Content Director of English
- Job Title
- Advanced Placement (AP) Sr. Content Director of English
- Job ID
- 27578771
- Work From Home
- Yes
- Description
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About Mass Insight
Mass Insight Education & Research is a Boston-based nonprofit serving schools and districts nationwide. We partner with states, districts, schools, and other stakeholders across the U.S. to create equitable K-12 education systems and programs, so that each student is prepared to fulfill their academic potential and life ambitions.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We strive to be an organization that lives into its beliefs around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). We welcome and expect our current and future team members to join us on this collective journey. You can find our DEI Belief Statements here.
AP Senior Content Director of English Position Summary
Mass Insight seeks a full-time AP Senior Content Director of English to join our AP team. The AP Senior Content Director will report to the Managing Director and should expect regular travel to Mass Insight schools/districts and national client sites.
The primary focus of this position will be to oversee high quality implementation of Mass Insight’s AP English programmatic offerings; increase the number and diversity of high school students taking English courses, increasing qualifying scores in high schools, and possibly in other sites where Mass Insight has national engagements. Over time, this person will also be engaged in building AP and academic rigor into a broader strategy for school improvement consistent with Mass Insight’s theory of action.
Within 12 months in the role, a new Senior Content Director on the Mi team will typically be able to take on the buckets of work listed below:
Project and People Management
● Individually manage their own resources and time to deliver client-ready work
● Build, manage and support strong relationships with teachers, administrators, and students
● Support the coordination, planning and delivery of an annual 2-day regional AP English conference
● Provide quality assurance and support to AP presenters at conferences, workshops, and Saturday Student Sessions
Client Engagement
● Consistent outreach to high school educators and administrators to increase English & Literature enrollment and results
● Support the increased effectiveness of AP teachers through coaching, modeling classes, curriculum alignment support, planning course of study (syllabus), and assisting in lesson planning
● Work directly with students enrolled in AP Literature and Language classes through tutoring, in-class visits, after school sessions, and Saturday Study Sessions
● Engage in Mi’s AP program continuous improvement efforts by reflecting, revising, and proposing new strategies and approaches to increase Mi’s impact on increasing student participation and performance in AP based on qualitative and quantitative data
● Build the trust of client-partners and influence and inspire action of clients over whom they have no direct authority
Business Development & Thought Leadership
● Contribute to thought leadership by synthesizing learnings in multiple forums (internal documents, blog posts, conference attendance)
● Support Mass Insight’s efforts to secure funding for program services
Qualifications
Top candidates for this role must have:
● At least 5 years of teaching experience
● A bachelor's degree in English, Literature, or related content area
● Willingness to travel on average 1-2 x per month to partner sites when travel resumes
● Experience working in or with schools and/or school systems and/or the orgs that support schools (districts, state agencies, nonprofits, charter management orgs, etc.)
Preferred candidates will:
● Possess past leadership experience and training that involved coaching
● Experiencing teaching AP courses
● Hold an advanced degree in a related field
Mass Insight Development Framework
Mass Insight has identified a set of Core Competencies that it expects to see in all staff members. Candidates for the AP Senior Content Director position will have multiple opportunities to showcase their skills and mindsets and how they align with the expectations for someone in this role. We commit to using what we learn during the interview process to co-create an onboarding and development plan with our new team members.
Core Competencies
Senior Content Director Level Skills and Mindsets
Champions our theory of action
● Understands and helps others to understand how our theory of action informs our work
● Organizes work to implement most elements of our theory of action
Believes in and grows people
● Manages staff from an assets-based approach and effectively develops his/her people
● Demonstrates resilience in the face of challenge
● Establishes clear expectations for staff and provides needed support
Promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness
● Seeks out, values, and responds to cultures—including perspectives, experiences different from one’s own
● Understands, anticipates, and plans for the ways that culture impacts our work with both partners and other Mass Insight staff
● Helps build cultural awareness in other staff
● Uses knowledge of staff, including their cultural perspectives, experiences, interests, and concerns, to differentiate management; uses knowledge of self to account for how one’s beliefs, values, biases, and work preferences affect one’s staff
Establishes partner trust
● Builds relationships with key members of partner team to advance the work
● Demonstrates cross-cultural agility by establishing strong relationships and ensuring success in a variety of settings
Manages projects to impact in spite of ambiguity
● Gets the required work done, even when there are grey areas and obstacles
● Supports Mass Insight and partners in maintaining a focus on the work in spite of distractions
● Able to adjust work and project schedule and milestones in response to changing expectations
Effectively Works as a Team Player
● Builds and supports a cohesive team to accomplish project goals
● Operates with self-awareness and maintains perspective to support the team
● Takes responsibility for addressing team challenges
Solves Complex Problems Systematically
● Collect and organize data and other evidence in ways that facilitate problem solving
● Demonstrate understanding of contextual factors that influence partner success
● Provides strong solutions to discrete problems within a project
Continuously Builds Both Education & Specific Subject Matter Expertise
● Brings and continuously grows both education and specific subject matter expertise within the education field
● Facilitates learning of both partner and Mass Insight staff
Communicates Effectively
● Presents information to partners and Mass Insight colleagues in a clear and concise manner, both written and oral
● Demonstrates active listening skills that demonstrate empathy and understanding
● Matches communication style to the context and need
Facilitates Effectively
● Uses a variety of facilitation tools and protocols to engage groups in learning, problem-solving, decision-making, and action-planning
Compensation and Benefits
We’re proud to offer comprehensive benefits to staff.
● A salary of $100,000-125,000 annually commensurate with experience
● Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage
● 401k with a company match
● Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
● Generous paid time off
● Flexible work arrangements
Please go here for additional information www.massinsight.org/benefits
To ApplyMass Insight strives to build a staff and board that reflect the cultural diversity of the schools and districts that we partner with. Mass Insight is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. BIPOC and other individuals from historically marginalized groups are encouraged to apply.
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