Pennsylvania Program Director, Project TEAM

About the role

The Program Director will oversee the successful implementation of Project TEAM, a three-year pilot program aimed at improving student outcomes in Pennsylvania's largest urban school district through strategic staffing models and expanded teacher leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Management & Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain strong project plans, build relationships, and establish meeting cadences with key stakeholders including SDP leadership, Public Impact, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and other district partners.
• District & School-Level Design: Facilitate the district and school-level design processes, ensuring all necessary stakeholders are included and the process stays on track.
• Systems Implementation & Alignment: Support the implementation of new structures and policies needed to implement the Opportunity Culture model, including budgeting, scheduling, collective bargaining, hiring, professional learning, and strategic planning processes.
• Professional Learning & Coaching: Develop detailed coaching scopes and sequences tailored to school leaders and MCL educators, provide high-impact coaching, and support the implementation of the Opportunity Culture strategic staffing model.
• Data Review & Continuous Improvement: Lead data review sessions with Teach Plus staff and district partners to evaluate progress and inform instructional strategies.
• Team Management: Recruit, hire, onboard, and supervise an Education Leadership Coach, focusing on coaching while the Program Director leads the program through Strategic Project Management & Stakeholder Engagement, District & School-Level Design, Systems Implementation & Alignment, and Data Review and Continuous Improvement.

Requirements

• Experience as a school and/or district leader with a proven track record of driving student achievement gains.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of coaching experience, ideally including experience in leadership coaching.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of designing and delivering professional learning, ideally including professional learning specifically for school leaders.
• Strong relationships and established credibility within the Philadelphia education space.
• Exceptional organizational and strategic planning abilities, with the capacity to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• A strong focus on data, using analysis to inform instruction and drive continuous improvement.
• A commitment to educational equity and belief in the power of teachers to improve outcomes for all students.

Preferred

• Experience with Opportunity Culture models or other strategic staffing models.
• Experience implementing high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), with a strong preference for individuals with previous experience using EL Education and/or Illustrative Mathematics.

Benefits

• Competitive salary starting at $108,000.
• Comprehensive benefits package including generous paid time off, retirement contributions with immediate vesting, paid parental leave, and a four-week paid sabbatical after five years of service.