Instructional Specialist: STEM - Seton Education Partners : Job Details

Instructional Specialist: STEMNew York, New York

Seton Education Partners seeks a mission-driven, results-oriented individual to be the Instructional Specialist, STEM of the . We are looking for a resourceful, organized and highly efficient team member who will provide outstanding support to both elementary and middle school instructional staff, and the Schools Team.

About Seton Education PartnersCo-founded in 2009 by KIPP pioneer Scott W. Hamilton and Teach for America alumna Stephanie Saroki de Garca, Seton Education Partners is a response to the dramatic decline of urban Catholic schools which have historically been the greatest equalizing factor for economically underserved children, families and communities in America for decades.

Specifically, Seton expands opportunities for parents in underserved communities to choose an academically excellent, character rich, andfor those who seek itvibrantly Catholic education for their children. As a national non-profit, Seton partners with (arch)dioceses and others across the country to implement innovative and sustainable new models that bridge the best of Catholic education's rich tradition with new possibilities. Seton was born of the belief that a tremendous opportunity exists to revitalize urban Catholic schools in America and strengthen the education they provide. The challenges are significant, to be sure, but with an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, much can and should be done, not only to preserve this national treasure but also to build on its foundation for the benefit of thousands of children in Americas most underserved neighborhoods.

Seton has pioneered multiple innovative and high-impact solutions to the shuttering of Catholic schools in underserved communities. Seton is working to take these remarkable achievements to scale by managing a network of schools and programs that ensure that thousands of underserved children whose Catholic schools closeand other local childrenhave access to an academically excellent, character-building, and, for those who choose it, faith-nurturing education. Seton provides a national model for how other cities facing the shuttering of Catholic schools can continue to serve children and families with limited educational options. For more information on Seton Education Partners, please visit .

About the Brilla Schools NetworkBrilla Public Charter Schools is a network of K-8th grade schools that currently serves nearly 1,600 students from Mott Haven, University Heights and other neighborhoods in the Bronx. The network plans to grow from a current four elementary and one middle school to five elementary and five middle schools educating some 4,000 students in the Bronx and Paterson, NJ. Core to our mission is that our students become young men and women of good character and spirit and be prepared for excellence in high school, college, and beyond. Brilla combines a classical approach to education -- an emphasis on virtue formation, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and direct instruction of a content-rich curriculum that has stood the test of time -- with co-teaching practices and individualized online learning.* We approach the formation of our students holistically and also set high academic expectations. Ours is a joyful community that honors the dignity of each student, family member and staff.

About El Camino NetworkEl Camino, which means The Way in Spanish, is an optional, privately-funded Catholic after-school faith formation program that is closely partnered with Brilla charter schools. El Camino helps children, their families and their catechists to know, love and serve Christ and His Church; develop the habits, dispositions and beliefs that are indispensable to human flourishing and happiness; and live as disciples in this world and saints in the next. El Camino honors the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. In the last 10 years, over 230 children have been baptized through our program.

El Camino currently serves approximately 40% of Brillas students for 90 minutes a day, Monday through Thursday. Children receive homework help from experienced teachers, a nutritious snack, and 30 minutes each of catechism and physical fitness. Additionally, children and families have opportunities for shared and personal prayer and character formation. provides a snapshot of El Camino. El Camino will grow to serve children through 8th grade, growing a grade level at a time each year.About the PositionReporting to the Senior Director of Instruction, the primary responsibility of the full-time Instructional Specialist, STEM is to guide the vision and implementation of Brillas centralized, classically-inspired curriculum and to ensure high quality instruction through frequent observation and collaboration with campus based leaders. In addition to supporting schools, the Instructional Specialist also collaborates with the Curriculum and Instruction Team to ensure aligned curricular and instructional practices across all schools within the Network, resulting in high academic outcomes over time.

Main Responsibilities

Curriculum Leadership

• Manage the quality and execution of Brilla Charter Schools STEM curricula with a strong emphasis on classical content and pedagogy

• Support and coach school-based leaders to improve the quality of curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Collaborate with the Student Services Team to ensure differentiated instructional practices are used to improve the academic outcomes of students receiving targeted services

Instructional Leadership

• Develop and facilitate professional development related to deepening teacher and leader content & pedagogical knowledge within and across schools with a focus on STEM

• Design, schedule, and facilitate regular school leader meetings and development including, but not limited to- content meetings, student data analysis, school observations and debriefs
• Progress monitoring of Schools growth towards Network Targets to inform individual and Network development, systems, and structures

• Collaboratively plan and execute walkthroughs to collect quantitative data on leader and teacher practices and its impact on student learning
• Manage and evaluate key components of ongoing assessment including, but not limited to NWEA MAP Growth Assessment + New York State Assessments
• Analyze, report and interpret student performance data proactively in order to identify areas for curricular or instructional change, working closely with faculty and in partnership with leadership teams

Qualifications and Desired CharacteristicsCandidates for the position must possess the following personal characteristics:

• You have unquestioned integrity and commitment to Setons mission and values
• You take personal responsibility
• You have a strong belief that all children can achieve both moral and academic excellence
• You have a relentless drive for excellence
• You have an unwavering determination to be better today than you were yesterday
• Ability to travel between our Bronx based campuses

The ideal candidate will bring experience, skills, and beliefs in the following areas:

• Strong knowledge and appreciation of the Liberal Arts and a classical approach to learning*
• 2+ years of successful experience coaching and supporting instructional leaders in a school or organizational setting to meet school-wide goals
• Successful teaching experience, as evidence by exceptional student outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with keen attention to detail

Diversity & InclusivityWe are building an organization in which talented educators from all walks of life and past work experiences can join our team and make significant contributions. We are particularly committed to attracting and developing people who share the life experiences or backgrounds of the students we will serve.

*At Brilla, education in the classical tradition is understood to require the education of the whole person - mind, body and spirit - in the service of human flourishing. Cognitive development and character formation are interdependent: People flourish by living out the virtues. A time proven way of learning how to live out the virtues is to learn about, contemplate and discuss how these virtues have been expressed in literature and history and represented in time-tested works.

Secondarily, a classical education is pedagogically consistent with modern cognitive science. Many current pedagogies are not fully consistent with what we know today about brain development. In contrast, classical pedagogy (referred to as the Trivium) perfectly corresponds to how the brain develops. It emphasizes patterns, routines, and facts that young brains crave (Grammar stage); it leverages the brains orientation to asking why in the middle years (Logic stage); and it focuses on communication and persuasion in the high school years (Rhetoric stage).

Seton Education Partners provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.

?The base pay range for this position is $95,000 to $125,000 per year in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Pay may vary within the stated range, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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