Senior Manager Of Learning Initiatives

Position:

Senior Manager of Learning Initiatives

Type:

Charter

Location:

Urban

Job ID:

124264

County:

East Maricopa

Posted:

June 20, 2024

Contact Information:

ASU Preparatory Academy

1130 E University Dr. #230

Tempe, Arizona 85044

District Website

Contact:

Johanna Sanderson

Phone: 480-727-2435

Fax:

District Email

Job Description:

Salary Range:

$62,500.00 - $71,000.00 USD annually

As part of Arizona State University's charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.

The Senior Manager of Learning Initiatives will build, strengthen, and maintain relationships between ASU Preparatory Global Academy K-12 education programs and the local and broader community. They will ensure programs align with state and local standards using best practices in educational research, methodologies, and teaching technologies. Through data evaluation, they will refine and improve program offerings to help meet community needs and benefit from community resources and partnerships.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree in Education, Educational Technology, or related field preferred.

• Five (5) years of classroom instruction and/or instructional coaching in school or district settings. Work specific to educational technology, online education and/or blended education preferred.

• Three (3+) years successful supervisory experience, including the oversight of multiple projects simultaneously, preferred.

• Arizona Residency required

• Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.

• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Represent the organization at community events, meetings, and forums to promote the K-12 initiatives.

• Organize and participate in community engagement events like town halls, feedback sessions, and workshops.

• Responsible for understanding the unique learning needs of each school or district within assigned territory and working with AZ Impact Director to determine potential solutions from ASU Prep

• Collaborate with educational experts, teachers, and other stakeholders to develop and refine programs that align with state and local standards and the unique vision of the institution.

• Oversee the logistical implementation of these programs, ensuring they are executed smoothly and effectively.

• Engage with educators, parents, students, and other academic stakeholders to gather feedback and insights for continuous improvement.

• Stay current with the latest in educational research, methodologies, and teaching technologies.

• Implement best practices and cutting-edge approaches into the K-12 initiatives.

• Coordinate with various departments and external vendors for resources, scheduling, venue allocations, and other logistical aspects of program delivery.

• Address and troubleshoot logistical challenges, ensuring minimal disruption to educational processes.

• Design and oversee assessment mechanisms to measure student performance, engagement, and program effectiveness.

• Use evaluation data to refine and improve program offerings

• Collaborate with the Sr Manager of Community Outreach and Engagement to ensure programs align with community needs and leverage local resources.

• Maintain meticulous records of program designs, iterations, feedback, and evaluations for future reference.

• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary..

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with collaborative schools, internal staff and students, stakeholders, parents, community, and vendors. Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

• Proficient knowledge of online, blended and face-to-face operations.

• Knowledge of overall K-12 instructional programs strategies.

• Knowledge of K-12 school setting.

• Strong interpersonal and motivational skills and the ability to supervise staff in a detail-oriented, deadline driven environment.

• Demonstrated ability to meet quantitative and qualitative objectives.

• Exceptional project management skills including the ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization and delegation.

• Ability to work with diverse teams to establish goals, objectives, and action plans.

• Ability to articulate, represent professional demeanor and ability to take initiative.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 20 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

LOCATION:

Hybrid

TRAVEL:

This position can require travel time of up to 50% for site visits, meetings, trainings, and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

Other:

What about learning drives us to do more than deliver the lesson? Maybe we're overachievers. Or maybe we just know what real impact looks like. Each one of us has seen passion win over fear, vision become relentless focus and belief in human potential make it all the way to the finish line.

Our mission is to design new models for educational success and raise academic achievement for all learners Are you ready to find a career with a company whose mission, vision, and values align with yours? . Can you see yourself fitting into this mission with us?

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