Director, Middle School Math Initiative

Instruction Partners

Director of the Middle School Math Initiative leading professional learning to improve secondary math instruction for educators. Focusing on strengthening math identity and driving student outcomes.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads the design of new professional learning sessions, tools, and frameworks for assigned schools and workstreams while ensuring tight alignment with broader organizational systems and priorities
Uses strong judgment and stakeholder input to plan and prioritize critical implementation steps when faced with competing tasks or incomplete information
Anticipates change, adjusts strategies proactively, and addresses misalignment across curriculum, leadership, and professional learning within the assigned scope
Facilitates high-quality professional learning and coaching in assigned schools to ensure educators understand and can effectively apply new practices
Monitors the fidelity of implementation using data and provides targeted guidance to facilitators to maintain quality, accountability, and sustained impact
Makes strategic adjustments to session delivery or coaching approaches when challenges arise, escalating complex issues that require decisions beyond the assigned schools
Navigates ambiguity and unexpected district constraints skillfully to keep sessions and coaching on track
Builds systems that promote open reflection, risk-taking, and continuous learning within school-based teams
Collects and analyzes feedback from assigned schools to inform ongoing improvements in session design, tools, and facilitation frameworks
Tests and refines prototyped professional learning tools and sessions within assigned schools to improve educator uptake and strengthen scale readiness
Synthesizes patterns and recurring instructional challenges to guide decision-making and influence broader organizational design priorities
Tracks educator and leader progress toward annual implementation milestones by proactively monitoring progress with data
Evaluates evidence from teacher practice and student learning to make targeted adjustments to sessions, coaching, and supports
Reports implementation progress, instructional challenges, and early indicators of student learning improvements to senior leadership and key stakeholders
Coaches facilitators and school-based leaders to implement professional learning frameworks with fidelity, confidence, and independence
Establishes strong feedback loops, collaborative processes, and routines to strengthen team effectiveness and continuous learning
Embeds coaching into leadership routines and shares effective practices to strengthen implementation capacity across all assigned schools
Communicates session goals, progress, and strategic adjustments with absolute clarity to align colleagues, school staff, and district partners
Anticipates points of confusion or misalignment within workstreams and schools, addressing them proactively through strong messaging
Consistently embodies organizational core values across all interactions, holding self and others accountable to professional standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience designing and facilitating professional learning for teachers, school leaders, and district leaders
Deep knowledge of secondary mathematics, including math content knowledge, math knowledge for teaching, and pedagogical content knowledge necessary to model high-quality math instruction
Deep understanding of the practices leaders need to improve teacher instruction and student outcomes, including analyzing instructional data, promoting instructional coherence, building collective teacher efficacy, and cultivating trust
Advanced knowledge of designing and facilitating connected professional learning and coaching that leverages adult learning principles, supports curriculum implementation, provides structured opportunities for reflection, and fosters student math identity
Strong ability to use teacher, leader, and student data to refine professional learning, supporting educators to align daily instruction, targeted academic supports, and assessment data to ensure tight alignment between teacher practice and student outcomes
Expertise in balancing immediate instructional needs with long-term capacity building while navigating the technical and adaptive challenges of systemic school leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive benefits and private retirement investment options
Generous vacation policy

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Hard Skills & Tools

professional learning designfacilitationdata analysiscurriculum implementationcoachinginstructional coherenceadult learning principlespedagogical content knowledgesecondary mathematicsteacher efficacy

Soft Skills

strategic planningstakeholder engagementadaptabilitycommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingreflectionaccountabilityleadershipfeedback