Curriculum Leader - Instructional Culture

About the role

The Curriculum Leader - Instructional Culture is responsible for strengthening teacher, coach, and school leader capacity to create safe, structured, culturally responsive, and academically engaging classrooms across Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing, job-embedded coaching through regular classroom observations, actionable feedback, and deliberate practice cycles aligned to the district's Classroom Culture Framework, with an emphasis on classroom management, climate, and culture.
• Support teachers in establishing effective routines and procedures, increasing student engagement and accountability, implementing positive behavior systems, and utilizing proactive redirection strategies.
• Monitor teacher growth and coaching outcomes using district data collection and progress-monitoring tools.
• Model high-leverage classroom culture strategies in authentic classroom settings to demonstrate effective instructional and management practices.
• Collaborate with teachers to co-plan and co-teach lessons that build instructional capacity and promote sustainable improvements in classroom culture.
• Facilitate laboratory classroom experiences that provide opportunities for observation, reflection, and collaborative debriefing.
• Design and facilitate high-quality professional learning experiences at both the school and district levels focused on the foundations of effective classroom culture, restorative practices, and culturally responsive teaching.
• Support Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in analyzing classroom culture challenges, identifying solutions, and implementing evidence-based practices that improve student outcomes.
• Partner with Assistant Principals, Deans, and other school leaders to strengthen their capacity to conduct effective classroom walkthroughs, provide timely and actionable coaching feedback, and lead schoolwide culture systems that promote positive learning environments.
• Analyze classroom walkthrough data, student behavior trends, and teacher growth indicators to identify areas of strength and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in quarterly data reviews, school improvement planning, and continuous improvement cycles to inform coaching priorities and measure the impact of classroom culture initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred
• Minimum 5 years of successful teaching experience (urban setting preferred)
• Demonstrated expertise in classroom management/culture
• Experience coaching adults or leading professional learning
• Strong facilitation, data analysis, and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrates expertise in instructional coaching and the ability to improve teacher practice through observation, feedback, modeling, and job-embedded support.
• Applies culturally responsive and equity-centered practices to create inclusive learning environments and support equitable outcomes for all students.
• Applies multiple sources of data to analyze trends, monitor progress, and make informed decisions that improve teaching, learning, and classroom culture.
• Applies proficiency in implementing restorative practices, including restorative conferences and community circles, to strengthen relationships and promote positive student behavior.
• Collaborates effectively across schools and departments while applying systems thinking to support continuous improvement and the implementation of districtwide initiatives.
• Demonstrates measurable improvement in classroom culture walkthrough scores across assigned schools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred
• Minimum 5 years of successful teaching experience (urban setting preferred)
• Demonstrated expertise in classroom management/culture
• Experience coaching adults or leading professional learning
• Strong facilitation, data analysis, and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrates expertise in instructional coaching and the ability to improve teacher practice through observation, feedback, modeling, and job-embedded support.
• Applies culturally responsive and equity-centered practices to create inclusive learning environments and support equitable outcomes for all students.
• Applies proficiency in implementing restorative practices, including restorative conferences and community circles, to strengthen relationships and promote positive student behavior.
• Collaborates effectively across schools and departments while applying systems thinking to support continuous improvement and the implementation of districtwide initiatives.
• Demonstrates measurable improvement in classroom culture walkthrough scores across assigned schools.

Skills

• Expertise in classroom management/culture
• Experience coaching adults or leading professional learning
• Strong facilitation, data analysis, and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrates expertise in instructional coaching and the ability to improve teacher practice through observation, feedback, modeling, and job-embedded support.
• Applies culturally responsive and equity-centered practices to create inclusive learning environments and support equitable outcomes for all students.
• Applies proficiency in implementing restorative practices, including restorative conferences and community circles, to strengthen relationships and promote positive student behavior.
• Collaborates effectively across schools and departments while applying systems thinking to support continuous improvement and the implementation of districtwide initiatives.
• Demonstrates measurable improvement in classroom culture walkthrough scores across assigned schools.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

103,409 - $115,574

Schedule

Not specified