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Job Opening Information Director of PK-5 Innovative Curriculum, Instruction, and Design

Application Deadline
4/30/2025
Position Start Date
7/1/2025

Position Title
Director of PK-5 Innovative Curriculum, Instruction, and Design
Required Application Type
Teacher / Admin
Salary/Pay Scale
$90-100K salary commensurates with experience
Job Description

TITLE: Director of Innovative PK-5 Curriculum, Instruction and Design 

Position Description

Pre-Kindergarten Registration, Curriculum, and Instruction

  • In charge of all PK programing
  • In charge of lottery information, lottery, parent night, and assisting with student placement between buildings
  • Communicates to PK parents from the start of the lottery throughout the year about the program
  • Works with the appropriate instructional teacher leaders to ensure that curriculum is consistent across the buildings
  • Supports the PK Badging Report Cards
  • Assists with UPK Screening

K-5 Responsibilities 

Curriculum and Instruction

The Director of Innovative Curriculum, Design and Instruction is responsible for curriculum and instructional development at the elementary level.

  • This individual supervises the development, implementation, revision and evaluation of the K-5 curriculum and instructional programs.  
  • The employee articulates and communicates the current instructional program.
  • The employee identifies gaps between current and desired instructional programs and makes recommendations for improvement.  
  • This individual provides direction and leadership for K-5 instructional program activities and supervises the implementation of the curriculum rationale and framework and school improvement activities.  
  •  Works with building administrators in the evaluation of instructional materials, including textbooks, digital resources, library/media, and other instructional materials.

Behavioral Support

The Director of Innovative Curriculum, Design and Instruction will work with elementary building principals to assist with students who are at risk based on behavioral needs.

  • Observes students and assists teachers in creating behavior plans
  • Covers elementary buildings when elementary principal is out of the building
  • Sits on building level meeting about our at-risk students as needed

Future Ready Learning Spaces

  • This individual works with district educators to develop future ready learning spaces.
  • Leads professional learning on how to utilize flexible seating for innovative future ready instruction. 
  • Supports teachers and models use of spaces
  • Works closely with building administrators to implement future ready learning spaces. 

Summer Programming

  • Responsible for creating a robust summer professional development program for teachers PK-12.  Areas included are: Instructional Technology, Instruction, MTSS, and other district supported initiatives. 
  • Responsible for Student Summer Enrichment programming.  This individual works with teachers to create academic offerings for our students in grades K-12. 

Responsibilities: 

  • Provides leadership for short - and long -range planning for PK-5 curriculum and instructional initiatives:  vision, goals, program objectives/strategies/activities, staffing, training, evaluation, budgeting, and collaboration with others.
  • Provides leadership for short-and long-term range planning for flexible learning spaces.
  • Plans, develops, and implements staff development activities to meet established PK-5 curriculum and instructional needs, including Computer Science and Digital Fluency skills curriculum.
  • Provides data reports to District Office and Building Principals as requested. 
  • Works with elementary administrators on PK-5 curriculum and instruction implementation. 
  • Assists Building Administrators with observations of teaching staff PK-12. 
  • Analyzes benchmark assessments and oversees the reports for these benchmarks for teachers, parents, and families.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools. 

Reports to: 

Superintendent of Schools or Designee 

Terms of Employment 

  • Salary to be determined based on qualifications and experience. 
  • 11-Month Position (September 1- June 30th + 25 summer days)

Evaluation 

Position will be evaluated by the Superintendent or designee

Civil Service Title
Director
Job Qualifications

Qualifications 

  • New York State Certified Administrator - SDL
  • Five years as an administrator preferred
  • General knowledge of computers and related technologies as they apply to PK-12 education. 
  • Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of school system staff. 
  • Ability to assist users and trainers with educational software and hardware direction, guidance, and vision-setting. 
  • Ability to provide ongoing professional development and support for all district PK-5 curriculum and instruction initiatives.
  • Updated on current changes in the NYS PK-5 Next-Gen standards.
  • Ability to establish evaluation strategies and implement formative and summative activities. 
  • Strong understanding and knowledge of PK-5 curriculum and instruction.
  • Experienced in implementing curriculum changes in the areas of ELA and Math
Job Category
Administrative
Job Location
ADMINISTRATION CENTER

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