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ABOUT CESAR CHAVEZ PCS FOR PUBLIC POLICY    Cesar Chavez PCS is a public policy, college preparatory charter high school in Ward 7. An anchor in the Parkside/Kenilworth community, our school has 500 students in grades 8-12. Chavez Parkside students achieved over 5 million dollars in scholarship and a 100% college acceptance rate. Parkside has a first-rate athletics program with champion basketball, volleyball, track and cheer-leading teams. And we have over 50 community partners hosting students in the fellowship program. Chavez Parkside serves a high needs population of students and is committed to giving them the resources and support they need to be successful in college and in life.  To learn more about Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy, visit  chavezschools.org . POSITION SUMMARY    In school year 2020-2021, Cesar Chavez PCS for Public Policy will re-launch middle grades at the Parkside campus. As the school’s senior leader, the Middle Grades Director is responsible for managing all policies and programming that ensures a learning environment consistent with the college preparatory and public policy-infused curricula missions of Chavez Schools. The Middle Grades Director has the opportunity to collaborate with and plan the re-introduction of middle grades programming including curriculum, hiring, and school culture. The position will cooperate and work closely with key personnel, leveraging subject-matter expertise to maximize the effectiveness of school programming.  We seek a Founding Middle Grades Director for immediate hire. The Director will spend SY19-20 planning for the launch of the middle grades program, and then lead the faculty, staff, and students when they start in August 2020.   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES School Planning With Head of School and coaching support, leads the planning of middle grades programming, including curriculum, family engagement, school culture, and hiring Ensures strong programming and school culture through observing at high performing schools during the 19-20 school year  Leads stakeholder engagement sessions for feedback on school plan and reports out on planning progress  Develops school design plan which outlines key design elements for school growth including student and staff culture, curriculum, scheduling, performance management, leadership development, and family engagement  Instructional Oversight Works with staff to ensure that teachers are implementing a rigorous curriculum for scholar learning  Obsessively monitors scholar growth and holds effective leadership team meetings to review data, make plans for follow-up, and track implementation of plans  Holds exceptionally high expectations for teachers and provides quality, effective professional learning to drive scholar achievement  Consistently observes teacher practice; provides substantive, action-oriented feedback, encourages reflection and models excellent instruction  Promotes a strong school culture and effectively manages school team towards the implementation of a consistent culture that focused on scholar learning  Management and Leadership Development Establishes clear goals for growth and maintains those goals as the priority Establishes and effectively coaches and manages staff towards achievement of ambitious school goals  Models leadership practices to direct reports to develop them as key building leaders by observing, providing feedback, modeling, and leading professional development.  Holding regular meetings with direct reports to drive accountability  Evaluate leaders and staff, in alignment with school expectations and in the interest of accountability and growth  Modeling the school values, flexible thinking, openness to feedback, and humility required to move scholar learning.  Effectively manages time to ensure that the highest priority work is accomplished in service of scholar achievement  Manages change, understanding the implications and adjusting leadership voice and behavior accordingly  Values and effectively manages a diverse team  Fosters a staff culture focused on scholar learning, care, and outcomes. Serves as a key member of the campus hiring team, ensuring a highly qualified, mission-aligned staff  Supporting Scholars and Families Establishes and maintains a strong school culture focused on academic preparation and high expectations  Trains and coaches teachers and staff on school culture and management practices to ensure time on learning and strong student outcomes  Ensures a strong recruitment plan which attracts and enrolls families according to enrollment targets  Collaborates with leadership team to ensure regular and effective communication with families  Ensures communication systems exist and are used to engage parents in understanding scholar performance, goals, and growth.  Establishes and coaches team towards effective communication with families that communicates care and high expectations for every scholar  Fosters shared beliefs and a sense of community and cooperation  QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS REQUIRED Minimum of 2 years of school leadership experience in an urban community resulting in strong academic outcomes for students  Minimum of 4 years’ demonstrated success as an effective classroom teacher as evidenced by teacher and scholar growth and achievement data as well as personal performance data  Substantive experience with data and intervention programming  Solid understanding of the developmental and social nuances of children in grades 6-8  Demonstrated success using data to drive programming  Believes that all scholars can achieve at the highest levels with no excuses  Ability to exercise excellent judgment in decision-making  Is a strategic thinker and proactive problem-solver  Exemplifies the highest ethical standards  Works independently with little direct supervision and as part of a team  Ability to work productively with diverse populations, teachers, parents, board members, and community members, including demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining effective working relationships;  Citizenship, residency of work VISA in United States required HOW TO APPLY Click here to apply to the Founding Middle Grades Director position. ADA SPECIFICATIONS:  This position will be based at the Chavez Parkside campus.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move about the building.  In addition, travel to other sites could be required, frequency to depend on the needs of the school and position.  The employee is regularly required to speak audibly, see, listen actively, and use hands to handle objects while performing the duties of this job.  This position requires the ability to use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and filing cabinets. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.    AAP/EEO Statement:  Chavez Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Chavez Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.    Disclaimer:   This job description is not designated to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.  Chavez Schools expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Chavez Schools’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.