Program Director of SLIFE, Career Pathways and Extended Day - Boston Internation

Overview

Boston International Newcomers Academy (BINCA) is seeking an educational leader with a passion for serving multilingual learners and their families. The Program Director of SLIFE, Career Pathways and Extended Day leads several teams, including the SLIFE team, and collaborates with the Principal and administrative team to create conditions for students and staff to thrive.

Reports to: Principal, Boston International High School Newcomers Academy

Responsibilities

• To coach and evaluate teachers and other staff members to meet their potential to deliver exemplary service to our students and families.
• To lead and co-lead teams in the school.
• To develop, maintain, and improve school systems and structures.
• Work with the school community to implement the mission and vision.
• Collaboratively develop a robust professional development plan.
• To manage, identify funding for, and improve extended day learning programs.

Instructional Leadership

• Embrace, communicate, and enlist others in the belief that all students can and will learn.
• Communicate belief in culturally responsive teaching practices and support teachers in employing them.
• Conduct regular observations of instruction and planning. Give feedback that drives improvement in teaching and learning to close achievement and opportunity gaps.
• Facilitate the use of various formal and informal assessments. Use and support data-based decision-making in planning and delivering instruction and interventions.
• Utilize data to set and meet goals for school improvement.
• Collaborate to or independently lead an impactful school leadership team.

Management & Operations

• Establish and maintain systems and routines that ensure a safe, clean and welcoming learning environment.
• Establish and maintain systems and routines to support all students to reach high behavioral expectations.
• Lead recruitment and hiring processes that result in the hiring of effective educators that reflect the diversity of our student population.
• Follow rules and regulations related to laws, collective bargaining agreements, and expenditures.
• Identify grant opportunities and write grants to support extended-day programming.

Family and Community Engagement

• Use and maintain partnerships that support culturally responsive practices that ensure all families are welcome and can contribute to the school community. Support educators in doing the same.
• Engage in and support educators to regularly collaborate with families to identify strengths and needs of students and make appropriate plans to support all students.
• Reach out to families with concerns and work to reach solutions that are in the best interest of students.

Professional Culture

• Support high expectations of achievement for all students through a personal commitment to, articulation of, and enlistment in culturally responsive school vision, core values, and mission.
• Engage in and lead all educators in reflecting on the effectiveness of their practice to achieve improved results.
• Engage staff, students, and families in developing a vision for student preparedness for college and career.
• Resolve conflicts in a constructive manner and build consensus around critical decisions.

Qualifications — Required

• Education: Master’s Degree
• Administrative licensure
• Three (3) years of education experience, in an educational setting similar to the BPS
• Three (3) years supervisory experience
• Knowledge of best current practices in secondary SLIFE, ESL and SEI programming
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, supervisory skills, and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with staff, students, teachers, administrators, and parents to effectively support students.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop and coordinate professional development activities, ESL programs
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to diverse cultures
• Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish, Cabo Verdean, or Haitian Creole is required to communicate with a diverse student and staff base effectively.

Qualifications — Preferred

• Expertise in the intersection of multilingual learners and students with disabilities.
• More than three (3) years of experience developing and supporting ESL/SEI programs in an urban educational environment.
• Demonstrated experience in working with external resources and professional networks to develop.
• Experience in collaboration with higher education, the business community and/or government institutions.
• Grant writing experience.

Terms

BASAS, Grade 11, 208 days. Salaries are listed by Union and Grade/Step. Please refer to the Salary Compensation section on the Career Site for more information on compensation.

The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record (inquiries only), disability, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat, or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

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