The Role
Teach For America-Rio Grande Valley seeks a Director of Teacher Leadership Development (DTLD) to maximize the reach and impact of the movement by shaping, designing and executing strategies to increase teacher effectiveness and retention in the region. The DTLD will support Rio Grande Valley teachers achieve transformational learning experiences with students by steering the professional development opportunities and ongoing support structures for our teachers, both during their corps experience and throughout their careers as teachers. The DTLD will collaborate with the Managing Director, Teacher Leadership Development and the Director, Alumni Impact to ensure that all of our educators receive excellent development and leadership opportunities that support them in deciding to stay in the teaching profession in the Rio Grande Valley. Specifically, the DTLD will oversee our programming across multiple dimensions, and utilize him/herself as well as a team of professional development facilitators (some staff and some cm/alum/external presenters) to deliver the following: Professional Saturdays, Content Based Leadership Development (targeted at alumni), and Professional Learning Communities.
In partnership with the Teacher Leadership Development team, the DLTD will codify the learnings from FY18 and ultimately own the systematization of the scope and sequence of our corps member theory of development. Given that this role will effectively span both the Alumni & TLD team, the DTLD will also help in setting the vision for ongoing support structures and development trajectories of our recent alumni educators.
The Director of Teacher Leadership Development answers the question: “To what extent does our approach to corps member development live up to our vision of educational equity?” The DTLD will report to the Managing Director, Teacher Leadership Development. Collaboration with the Director for Alumni Impact, and team of Director Teacher Leadership Development, Professional Development Leaders will also be relevant to the role. The Teacher Leadership Development team oversees all of our efforts related to supporting corps members and alumni educators in the Rio Grande Valley. The DTLD will also be part of the TLD team - a diverse, decision-making, leadership team helping to shape our overall programmatic effort.
The Team
Teach For America works in school districts in five counties in the deep south region of Texas known as the Rio Grande Valley. Here, more than 400,000 students are enrolled in public schools in an area that has historically under performed in comparison to the rest of the state and country. TFA has been partnering with communities in the Valley for more than 20 years. Today, more than 120 corps members and 170 alumni join community-wide efforts to increase educational attainment for Valley students at both the K-12 and post-secondary levels. Together, we are changing the narrative of what is possible for children in low-income border communities.
Teach For America-Rio Grande Valley seeks a Director of Teacher Leadership Development (DTLD) to maximize the reach and impact of the movement by shaping, designing and executing strategies to increase teacher effectiveness and retention in the region. The DTLD will support Rio Grande Valley teachers achieve transformational learning experiences with students by steering the professional development opportunities and ongoing support structures for our teachers, both during their corps experience and throughout their careers as teachers. The DTLD will collaborate with the Managing Director, Teacher Leadership Development and the Director, Alumni Impact to ensure that all of our educators receive excellent development and leadership opportunities that support them in deciding to stay in the teaching profession in the Rio Grande Valley. Specifically, the DTLD will oversee our programming across multiple dimensions, and utilize him/herself as well as a team of professional development facilitators (some staff and some cm/alum/external presenters) to deliver the following: Professional Saturdays, Content Based Leadership Development (targeted at alumni), and Professional Learning Communities.
In partnership with the Teacher Leadership Development team, the DLTD will codify the learnings from FY18 and ultimately own the systematization of the scope and sequence of our corps member theory of development. Given that this role will effectively span both the Alumni & TLD team, the DTLD will also help in setting the vision for ongoing support structures and development trajectories of our recent alumni educators.
The Director of Teacher Leadership Development answers the question: “To what extent does our approach to corps member development live up to our vision of educational equity?” The DTLD will report to the Managing Director, Teacher Leadership Development. Collaboration with the Director for Alumni Impact, and team of Director Teacher Leadership Development, Professional Development Leaders will also be relevant to the role. The Teacher Leadership Development team oversees all of our efforts related to supporting corps members and alumni educators in the Rio Grande Valley. The DTLD will also be part of the TLD team - a diverse, decision-making, leadership team helping to shape our overall programmatic effort.
The Team
Teach For America works in school districts in five counties in the deep south region of Texas known as the Rio Grande Valley. Here, more than 400,000 students are enrolled in public schools in an area that has historically under performed in comparison to the rest of the state and country. TFA has been partnering with communities in the Valley for more than 20 years. Today, more than 120 corps members and 170 alumni join community-wide efforts to increase educational attainment for Valley students at both the K-12 and post-secondary levels. Together, we are changing the narrative of what is possible for children in low-income border communities.
Skills/Experience:
Primary Responsibilities
Increase the Effectiveness of Our Teachers (90%)
Prior Experience
For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.teachforamerica.org/careers.
About the Organization
There are more than 16 million children growing up in poverty in the U.S., and less than 10 percent of them will graduate from college. These statistics are not a reflection of our children’s potential; we know that children growing up in poverty can and do achieve at the highest levels. Rather, these statistics reflect the systemic lack of access and opportunity for children in low-income communities.
Teach For America (TFA) finds, develops, and supports an ever-expanding network of outstanding and diverse leaders committed to expanding opportunity for children in schools, school systems, and in every sector and field that shapes the context in which schools operate. Representing the diversity of America and sharing the experience of having taught successfully in our most challenging public schools, TFA corps members and alumni form a network of change agents inside and outside of education who are grounded in the tremendous potential of our most underserved children and connected to families and communities impacted by educational inequity.
Founded by Wendy Kopp in 1989, Teach For America has since expanded to 36 states and 53 regions, reaching more than 10 million students. Now 53,000 strong and growing each year, the TFA community is leading across all sectors, including as teachers, school and school system leaders, elected officials, policy and advocacy organizers, social entrepreneurs, and business and civic leaders. We support the individual and collective leadership of this network as they work hand-in-hand with students, families, and allies in the effort to realize educational equity and excellence for children across the nation.
Our Core Values and Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Statement
Learn more about our Core Values and our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness.
Benefits and Salary
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included. Learn more at www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/employee-benefits.
Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment Policy
Teach For America encourages individuals of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort. Learn more about our diversity on staff: www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/life-at-tfa/workforce-diversity-and-inclusiveness.
Teach For America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
This job description reflects Teach For America's assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing in this herein restricts management's right to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.
Increase the Effectiveness of Our Teachers (90%)
- Design and manage ongoing regional professional development initiatives for our four major teacher development events: Professional Saturdays, Induction, Foundational Training, and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), and ongoing competency based leadership development for our alumni educators
- Design and manage a portfolio of regional projects including but not limited to Data Consultancy, Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness, and Affinity
- Set vision for coaching, and manage a cohort of corps members (CMs) towards ambitious student outcomes during their two-year commitment in the region
- Codify and build team understanding and implementation of the 2-year CM scope and sequence of development: beginning at Induction and including Institute, the First 8 Weeks, and ongoing development
- Create a calendar for Professional Saturday and PLCs' meetings per school year
- Manage professional development (PDL) content experts and PLC leads to design a draft scope & sequence for at least 5 cycles per content area for Professional Saturdays and 4 cycles per content area for small group learning experiences
- Design and implement evaluation criteria for the efficacy and culture of each of our four major TLD events
- Provide feedback and direction to staff members who will support managers of the PDL facilitators
- Galvanize multiple facilitators (external guests, alumni volunteers, part-time & full-time staff) in the design and execution of Professional Saturdays
- Create and analyze assessments of the efficacy and culture within each group learning experience and use this data to improve the effectiveness of our ongoing development
- Establish structures (classroom observations, survey data analysis, 1x1’s with other DTLDs, 1x1’s with volunteer/part-time staff, etc.) to ensure learning experiences meet the real needs of classroom educators
- Participate in the selection and matriculation of the next year’s teaching corps
- Participate in events within and outside of your sub-team, such as regional retreats and regional staff meetings
- Engage in diversity conversations and exploration of your self-identity
Prior Experience
- Demonstrated results as a teacher
- Experience creating and managing systems
- 2+ years of management experience of full time staff preferred
- Some evening and weekend work and facilitation required
- Exemplary adult learning design and facilitation skills
- Exceptional ability to organize, plan, and execute project tasks independently
- Strong aptitude in cultivating internal and external relationships while laterally managing them toward outcomes
- Draws from an array of data and prior knowledge to develop insightful conclusions and strategic solutions
- Incredible orientation toward owning outcomes and continuously improving systems
For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.teachforamerica.org/careers.
About the Organization
There are more than 16 million children growing up in poverty in the U.S., and less than 10 percent of them will graduate from college. These statistics are not a reflection of our children’s potential; we know that children growing up in poverty can and do achieve at the highest levels. Rather, these statistics reflect the systemic lack of access and opportunity for children in low-income communities.
Teach For America (TFA) finds, develops, and supports an ever-expanding network of outstanding and diverse leaders committed to expanding opportunity for children in schools, school systems, and in every sector and field that shapes the context in which schools operate. Representing the diversity of America and sharing the experience of having taught successfully in our most challenging public schools, TFA corps members and alumni form a network of change agents inside and outside of education who are grounded in the tremendous potential of our most underserved children and connected to families and communities impacted by educational inequity.
Founded by Wendy Kopp in 1989, Teach For America has since expanded to 36 states and 53 regions, reaching more than 10 million students. Now 53,000 strong and growing each year, the TFA community is leading across all sectors, including as teachers, school and school system leaders, elected officials, policy and advocacy organizers, social entrepreneurs, and business and civic leaders. We support the individual and collective leadership of this network as they work hand-in-hand with students, families, and allies in the effort to realize educational equity and excellence for children across the nation.
Our Core Values and Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Statement
Learn more about our Core Values and our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness.
Benefits and Salary
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included. Learn more at www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/employee-benefits.
Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment Policy
Teach For America encourages individuals of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort. Learn more about our diversity on staff: www.teachforamerica.org/about-us/careers/life-at-tfa/workforce-diversity-and-inclusiveness.
Teach For America is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
This job description reflects Teach For America's assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing in this herein restricts management's right to assign, reassign or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 13 2017
Active Until:
Dec 10 2017
Hiring Organization:
Teach For America
industry:
Nonprofit