DIRECTOR, SECONDARY CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Salary: See Position Description
Location : Administration Building - Spokane, WA
Job Type: Please see Job Description
Job Number: AM25-05778
Department: Administrator
Opening Date: 03/11/2025
Closing Date: 3/17/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Description
For consideration, please apply by Monday, March 17, 2025 @ 5:00PM

Start Date 07/01/2025

SALARY: $135,191-$161,425. Experience increments depend on experience in the same or similar position. Promotion or transfer placements will be determined by percentage of increase and consideration of appropriate experience credit.
As a Spokane Public Schools staff member, you'll uphold our commitment to creating a loving and collaborative learning community where all students belong and thrive. We are looking for team members who embrace differences, have a desire to work with a diverse community of learners, have a heart for the humans they serve, work as a team, grow and reflect through feedback, are lifelong learners and positive problem solvers.

Spokane Public Schools is accepting applications for Director of Secondary Curriculum & Instruction. This position is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum, instructional programs, and professional development initiatives for grades 6-12. This position ensures that the district's instructional practices align with state and national standards, fosters continuous academic improvement, and supports teachers and administrators in delivering high-quality education to all students. This position reports to the Executive Director of Academic Services, while working closely with the Assessment and Student Success departments.
Responsibilities

Ensure cohesive expansion of College in the High School (CiHS) offerings by partnering with local universities to facilitate course and teacher approvals.

Create an articulation of course offerings in alignment with the Washington 45.

Ensure Advanced Placement (AP) course offerings continue to meet student interest and need and provide oversight of the district's AP exam ordering and administration.

Coordinate required professional development opportunities for CiHS, Bridge to College, and AP teachers, among others.

Provide guidance and leadership to secondary content coordinators and oversee their day-to-day work to support them in meeting department goals and district priorities.

Lead work to standardize secondary grading practices and coordinate with the PowerSchool Support Team on gradebook technical calibration for teacher support.

Monitor timelines of curriculum adoptions to create multi-year strategic plans for adoption cycles; partner with content coordinators to lead large-scale curriculum adoptions (i.e. Secondary ELA) and the implementation of new learning standards.

Facilitate the Council for Curriculum and Assessment, as described in policy and procedure 2020.

Serve as lead for secondary AVID programming.

Co-facilitate the Assistant Principals of Curriculum meetings and attend HS Principals Meeting (as needed) to provide support to buildings in teaching and learning.

Coordinate and collaborate with secondary content coordinators in the process of district-wide assessment development and refinement, including co-planning and facilitating teacher worktime focused on developing course/program guides with learning intentions and success criteria, scope and sequences, common formative assessments, and common scoring rubrics; facilitate post-assessment debrief meetings (in collaboration with content coordinators) to review results of assessments to inform instruction and to refine assessments.

Create district-level data analysis of assessments to share with building administrators, district leadership, and the school board.

Provide leadership for Professional Learning Communities.

Support in the continued development and expansion of student success courses (i.e. Life Readiness) for all high school students.

Engage with the Washington State Board of Education's Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative alongside WSSDA Model Policies to support school board and district leadership's vision to expand Mastery-Based Learning initiatives; Work to establish building-level protocols and processes to meet state requirements of mastery-based learning options, in addition to creating a plan to create universal mastery-based learning experiences for all students.

Coordinate with the K-12 Counseling Student Services Coordinator to support high school graduation requirements coherence.

Support college and career readiness efforts, alongside high school administrators, by attending college and career facilitator collaborations and identifying success plans for Key Performance Indicators like Post-Secondary Readiness.

Work alongside the Director of Fiscal and Operational Data to support secondary schools in creating building schedules that provide equitable course taking pathways for students; support building administrative teams to effectively balance their course loads, and staff FTE.

Provide guidance to stakeholders related to student registration, course offerings, and course load balancing.

Support middle and high school registration logistical preparation, ensuring that annual changes encompass school board priority objectives and goals with a focus on communication to students and families to build coherence.

Maintain appropriate budget oversight of funding, including Title I, Title II, and LAP.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Valid Washington State principal or program administrator credential required.

Minimum of 10 years' successful education experience; at least 5 years administrative experience preferred.

Master's degree in educational administration or related field required.

Demonstrated experience in development and administration of budgets and staffing allocations.

Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of the applicable laws, regulations, and emerging practices pertaining to assigned responsibility to include knowledge of current issues and trends in assessment, curriculum, and instruction.

Demonstrated ability to connect progress monitoring techniques (walkthroughs, assessment results, classroom observations, rounds) to the design, implementation and evaluation of the School Improvement Process.

Demonstrated ability to provide positive, effective, and culturally competent leadership with others and to develop and accomplish personal and organizational goals.

Demonstrated ability to effectively represent the district and interact successfully with agencies, diverse groups, community groups, and public.

Successful and demonstrated experience and skills in current technology being used in today's educational administration environment, to include a personal ability to use computer technologies for assessment, planning, budgeting, professional development, scheduling, and other management activities.

Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, schedule, and use resources; reach logical conclusions and make high quality decisions involving others appropriately in the decision-making processes; and act and accept responsibility for actions and consequences.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, using language that is appropriate for the person or group.

Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships and interact successfully with school district administrative, instructional support services staff, and labor representatives, including perceiving the needs and concerns of others; assisting others in resolving conflicts; motivating others; and design programs to assist others in meeting organizational goals.

Additional Information

Work Schedule - Days and hours (listed above) are subject to change depending on program and district needs.

Stipends, Leave Accruals and Holidays - Stipends, leaves and paid holidays are in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreementas negotiated.

Benefits Highlights:

• Theadministers health insurance and other benefits for employees of Washington's school districts who are in benefit eligible positions (at least half-time/20 hours per week in a regular position).
  • Multiple medical plans offered from various providers such as Kaiser Permanente WA, Premera Blue Cross, and the Uniform Medical Plan (for example) to fit your needs for varying cost and care options. Vision and Dental plan options, as well as standard Life and AD&D insurance are offered at no cost to the employee. The SEBB program also offers additional employee paid benefits like Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), supplemental Life and AD&D, Long-Term Disability insurance, and Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA).
• Benefit eligible Spokane Public Schools employees and their dependent family members have access to free, confidential counseling, consultation and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program.
• School District Employees participate in the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) public pension plan. Employees can choose from a lifetime retirement pension plan or a hybrid pension and investment plan that contributes between 5% and 15% of wages to retirement. When employees meet plan requirements and retire, they are guaranteed a monthly benefit for the rest of their life from the employer-funded pension.
  • Employees can also participate in voluntary savings programs to increase retirement savings such as the DRS Deferred Compensation Program or by participating in a 403(b) retirement plan through the District's plan manager, OMNI.
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A fingerprint background check is required for all prospective employees

Spokane Public Schools complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate in the admission, treatment, employment, or access to its programs or activities on the basis of age, sex, marital status, race, color, creed, national origin, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, to the use of a trained guide or service animal by a person with a disability, sexual orientation including gender expression or gender identity, or honorably discharged veteran or military status. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular school activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the school district's Title IX/Staff Civil Rights Officer, ADA Officer, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying (HIB)/Student Civil Rights Officer and/or 504 Compliance Officer.
The following Civil Rights Compliance Coordinators have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

• Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Jodi Harmon,509-354-7344
• Section 504 Coordinator: Melanie Smith,509-354-7284

Other district contacts:

• ADA Officer: Stephanie Busch,509.354.5993
• Affirmative Action Officer: Jodi Harmon,509-354-7344
• Equal Opportunity Officer: Jodi Harmon,509-354-7344
• Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying (HIB)/Student Civil Rights Officer: Melanie Smith,509-354-7284

Address: 200 N Bernard Street, Spokane 99201-0282
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