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STEM Program Director (BASAS 9A) (SY26-27)

Boston Public Schools · Boston, MA · 2 mo ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time

OBJECTIVE

Boston Public Schools seeks within The Office of Teaching and Learning the ability to ensure that all educators have access to the knowledge, skills, and resources that they need to provide high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) to every BPS student with a high-quality, culturally, and linguistically sustaining, and well-rounded education that prepares every student to actively and responsibly read, write, reason, communicate, create, and compute effectively within a global society.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The STEM Program Director resides in the Office of Teaching and Learning within the Boston Public Schools, reporting to the Executive Director of STEM. The STEM Program Director is responsible for providing world-class, practice-changing professional learning to schools. This is done by providing curricular guidance through pacing, training, coaching, and modeling while collaborating with regional teams consisting of the regional superintendents, core academics, coaches, liaisons, and school leadership to advance equity within the Boston Public Schools. The Program Director is a crucial member of the STEM department who promotes the mission of sustaining and inclusionary practices. The STEM Program Director will work closely with all departments for the successful implementation of high quality instructional materials (HQIM) in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics. The position will have a particular emphasis on problem-solving for and providing district-wide, regional/school-specific responses.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

  • Masters Degree in Education
  • Massachusetts license Science 5-12, Computer Science Supervisor/Director - Core (STEM) or Administration license
  • A minimum of 3+ years STEM teaching experience
  • Outstanding presentation and facilitation skills
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities, interpersonal skills, and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, teachers, administrators, and families
  • Must believe that all students have the capacity to achieve proficiency in STEM
  • Knowledge of equitable teaching practices that provide access, support the development of STEM agency, and build strong STEM identities
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines achieving goals successfully as required
  • Growth mindset and high degree of cultural competence
  • Excellent analytical skills as well as oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent technology skills (e.g., Google Classroom, Excel)
  • Detailed oriented, effective organizational skills, and ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to work effectively and efficiently individually and in a team oriented, fast paced environment both within the department and across departments

QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED

  • Degree in Computer Science, Sciences, or Mathematics
  • Familiarity with Boston and Boston Public Schools
  • BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity
  • BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, or Somali

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