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SalarySenior Manager, Multilingual
Flexible Location (Southwest region preferred)
WHO WE ARE
TNTP brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America’s public education system. Working collaboratively, we dig into educators’ toughest challenges, and we provide actionable solutions grounded in evidence. This work takes place in schools and districts across the country, and our national position allows us to spot trends, collect and analyze data, and advocate for policy changes that introduce greater impact at scale. Our goal is to empower every student, breaking them free from the constraints of poverty and race, fostering innovation, and driving growth across the country. We collaborate across sectors and with school systems to ensure that the 3.5 million young people who graduate high school every year have pathways to economic and social mobility.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Senior Manager - Academics, Multilingual Learners you will partner with school districts across the country to support, coach, and develop teachers and leaders to shift and improve their instructional practice around the implementation of developmentally appropriate practices in multilingual classrooms. You will advocate for and implement models aimed to raise the quality of classroom instruction through the development of academic strategies, specifically to support Multilingual Learners.
Specific responsibilities may include:
- Helping district and school leaders to deliver on their instructional leadership priorities and improve instruction for all students by supporting them with key aspects of their roles, such as: conducting classroom visits to assess the quality of instruction, modeling effective observation and feedback practices, facilitating the implementation of high quality instructional materials aligned to the shifts and demands of college and career ready standards, designing and delivering professional development experiences, setting up and maintaining data systems, and executing a strategy to monitor changes in instruction.
- Coaching district leaders, school leaders, and teachers to improve instruction for all students, especially Multilingual Learners.
- Customizing and implementing diagnostic evaluations that support systems to identify strengths and challenges in their instructional program.
- Designing sessions and facilitating professional learning for district leaders, school leaders, teachers, and other stakeholders.
- Supporting the design and execution of regular cycles of teacher professional learning grounded in high quality instructional materials in partnership with school and district leaders/leadership teams.
- Supporting implementation of instructional materials aligned to standards.
- Tracking the success of these projects and making strategic decisions about what is needed next.
- Developing and managing relationships with district leaders, school leaders, teachers, and other stakeholders.
- Contributing to the creation of high-quality, data-driven reports demonstrating the effect of newly created models on the quality of instruction.
- Communicating progress to a variety of district school and community stakeholders.
- Managing staff, including contributing to and building an inclusive team culture and growing and developing individual staff to be successful in their work and career.
WHAT YOU BRING
First and foremost, we are looking for amazing people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change children's lives through education. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level.
We expect our Senior Managers to:
- Know great, standards-aligned, teaching and learning when you see it. Whether you are watching how students engage during a lesson or looking at student performance data, you can identify whether students are grappling with the right content and diagnose what needs to happen to improve student learning outcomes in the short and long-term. You understand the implications of the shifts in instruction required by the state standards and English Learner Proficiency Standards or other state standards for students, teachers, school leaders and district staff. You know high quality instructional materials in ELA, SLAR, and/or Math and can support partners in their implementation at the classroom and school level.
- Translate your instructional knowledge and Multilingual Learner content expertise. You have both a deep understanding of instruction and the systems that support—or hinder—access for ML students. You use this knowledge to meet our clients where they are by designing reasonable solutions to their challenges and you can assess and adjust to their needs. You can clearly communicate complex information to various audiences, including teachers, school leaders and district staff, in the way you design and facilitate professional development.
- Build relationships. You have an ability to connect with and build relationships with diverse communities. Professional fluency in English and Spanish (preferred).
- Motivate and influence education leaders. We’re counting on your strong public presentation skills and your ability to build strong individual relationships. You’ll regularly partner with, and be expected to influence, clients, teachers, and school leaders, investing in a vision of rigorous instruction for MLs, especially when they are often the most underrecognized and underserved subgroup of students.
- Connect the dots in ambiguous circumstances. You’ll use your analytical and problem-solving skills to design and facilitate training and meetings, craft strategic academic interventions that improve student performance, and propose solutions to academic challenges every day. Ambiguity doesn’t scare you; just the opposite, you thrive on it. Your creative instincts will help you deal with vague situations and develop new approaches with limited guidance.
- Develop strong project plans from a high-level vision. You have an aptitude for taking a vision and/or goals, building a scope and sequence for the work, and leading team members to accomplish ambitious program goals.
- Sweat the details. You’ll use your strong organizational and project management skills to execute and move our work toward ambitious goals. You will always know when projects are on or off track to reaching their goals.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep knowledge of instructional techniques that support Multilingual Learners, with at least five years Pre-K-12 teaching experience and at least 3 years of coaching teachers with a proven track record of raising ML student achievement (required).
- Experience working at the district/system/charter network level that served a high percentage of MLs. Leadership experience is preferred.
- Strong familiarity and expertise with educational state standards/expectations, state accountability standards (emphasis on MLs), and a deep conceptual understanding of current instructional shifts (required).
- Deep understanding of English Language Proficiency standards.
- Professional fluency in Spanish (preferred).
This position is based from a home office anywhere in the United States with candidates residing in the Southwest states preferred. The expected travel for this role is about 40% and this can be 8-9 days on site monthly. However, travel requirements can vary significantly across projects and are driven by project needs and client expectations. In addition, given our clients are all over the country, some in cities and some in rural locations, all candidates must have a valid Driver’s License (reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities).
WHAT WE OFFER
TNTP offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for an annual performance-based bonus. The salary range for this position is $72,800 - $109,200. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint at the following ranges ($72,800 - $91,000) depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.
We also provide best-in-class comprehensive benefits, providing a wide range of plans and programs that are focused on supporting the physical, mental, and financial wellness of employees and their dependents. TNTP contributes towards dental and vision insurance plans. Our 403(b)-retirement plan has up to 7% matching contribution, as well as free financial planning and coaching services, and up to $600/year payment towards qualifying student loans. TNTP also provides fully paid life insurance, parenting benefits, lifestyle spending accounts, up to 12 weeks of fully paid medical leave, generous vacation time, commuter benefits, referral bonuses, and professional development. New employees start with 5 sick/personal days, accrue 15 days of vacation during their first year of employment, and receive approximately 24 paid holidays each year—including a Winter Break the last 2-weeks of December. We also provide a one-time home office start-up stipend of up to $1,100 and annual refresher amounts of up to $250/year, a TNTP-provided laptop and cell phone, and a home office stipend of $135/month.
We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work every day. So, we encourage those with the following identities to apply: Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander, Indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ and non-binary people, veterans, people living with disabilities, and others with lived experience being part of marginalized communities.
HOW TO APPLY
Our application process is simple. In addition to submitting your resume, we also would like for you to share why you are interested in TNTP and how your experience has prepared you for this position. The priority application deadline for this position is March 26, 2024. After that date, applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so it is in your best interest to apply as soon as possible. Please submit your application online through Workday.
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Regular TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.
Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
