Director of Curriculum - Bronx, United States - Seton Education Partners

Seton Education Partners

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Bronx, United States

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Director of Curriculum & Assessment (Divisional)

Bronx, NY

Seton Education Partners seeks a mission-driven, high-impact individual to be the Director of Curriculum & Assessment for either its Middle School or Elementary School division.

The Director of Curriculum and Assessment is a strategic leadership position tasked with the critical responsibility of improving the organization's classically-inspired curriculum and assessment frameworks towards excellence.

This role involves deep engagement in the latest educational research, trends, and best practices to ensure that the curriculum is not only rigorous and comprehensive but also classically-inspired and responsive to the needs of a diverse student body.

The Director will lead efforts to synchronize curriculum development with assessment strategies, aiming to create a cohesive and adaptive educational environment that promotes high achievement for all students.

About Seton Education Partners
Co-founded in 2009 by KIPP pioneer Scott W.

Hamilton and Teach for America alumna Stephanie Saroki de García, Seton Education Partners is a response to the dramatic decline of urban Catholic schools in America, which have served the economically disadvantaged so well for decades.

In 2013, amidst the shuttering of 60+ urban Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York, Seton launched Brilla College Prep Public Charter School in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx.

Brilla, which means "shine" in Spanish, has achieved academic results that parallel the nation's most acclaimed high-poverty schools. Alongside Brilla, Seton launched El Camino, an optional, privately funded extended-day Catholic faith formation program. In only five years, 99 children have been baptized through their participation in El Camino.

About the Brilla Schools Network

Brilla 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 Network

El 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.

El Camino currently serves approximately 40% of Brilla's 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. This video 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 job of Curriculum & Assessment

Main Responsibilities

Assessment Development: Develop and revise both paper and computerbased assessments to accurately measure student learning
State Testing Leadership: Lead the preparation and execution of state testing materials and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulations and effective internal processes
Formative Assessments: Implement and oversee common formative assessments to guide instructional practices
Curriculum Updates: Regularly update the curriculum to align with best practices and state standards for effective teacher implementation
Building Leader Competency: Enhance leaders' understanding and competency in the curriculum, ensuring effective guidance and support for educators
Data Analysis: Use data from assessments to inform future assessment practices and curriculum adjustments
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with educators, administrators, and parents to support curriculum goals and student achievement
Policy and Compliance: Ensure curriculum and assessment practice