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Rocketship Public Schools
Redwood City, CA
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At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential.
We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community.
We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.
Based in Redwood City, CA and reporting to the Principal of Rocketship Redwood City Prep, the Manager of Language & Literacy will directly oversee and drive academic achievement for students and build a rigorous college preparatory environment. They will be a member of the school leadership team and instructional leadership team, and will work closely with their principal to lead and implement the instructional vision for one to three grade levels.
The Manager of Language & Literacy will manage, coach, & lead teachers, ensuring t hat all learners, including multilingual learners
, thrive academically, linguistically, and socially. This leader will champion research-based practices in behavior management, literacy and language development, while ensuring alignment with Rocketship’s mission to close the achievement gap. This position is contingent on term-limited supplemental funding and will be reassessed annually
-Believes that adult preparation is essential to student success.
-Has a desire to become an elementary content expert and is eager to use that knowledge to develop teachers who demonstrate excellence in their planning and execution of lessons.
-Understands that eliminating the achievement gap is hard work but deeply rewarding and within their control.
Instructional Leadership & Coaching: Foster a rigorous and college preparatory culture of excellence in every classroom that ensures high levels of student achievement.
Lead the implementation of core ELA & Humanities programming, including Designated ELD and support Integrated ELD across all content areas.
Coach teachers to build content expertise in humanities, language, and literacy
Model lessons and co-teach to support high-quality instruction for all learners.
Ensure at least 1.5 years of progress for all Rocketeers annually through management and planning.
Partner with the Principal and Instructional School Leader Team to integrate language and literacy goals into the school-wide instructional plan.
Other duties as assigned.
Teaching: Manager of Language & Literacy will at times be required to step in and teach to either model for teachers, provide assistance to teachers or the school community, or to more deeply internalize the school model. Additionally, as part of onboarding, may be expected to teach for three or more weeks to learn the curriculum and model.
Data & Progress Monitoring: Engage in cycles of data driven instruction and assessments to inform planning and personalize instruction to student needs in order to accelerate both English proficiency and grade-level content mastery
Engage in daily data analysis to inform content focus areas, teacher development plans, and personalized instruction for all students.
Analyze data (e.g., ELPAC, internal literacy benchmarks, classroom performance) to monitor progress and adjust supports.
Oversee systems for core ELA programming and identification, placement, and reclassification of multilingual learners.
Professional Development & Capacity Building: Design and facilitate professional learning for staff on overall classroom management, humanities, literacy, language acquisition, and selected school-wide focus areas.
Ensure that staff are trained to provide equitable access to grade-level content for all students, including multilingual learners.
Collaborate with regional and network-level teams to share best practices and maintain consistency across Rocketship schools.
Rocketship Professional Culture: Managers of Language & Literacy are deeply committed to doing and being their best, and to growing their skills as professionals and as individuals, so our daily and annual expectations reflect that commitment.
Exhibit a high level of honest and humble self-reflection owning good and bad outcomes; effectively respond to and implement constructive feedback.
Create a healthy, high-achieving, urgent environment where staff and students feel challenged and also fully supported and valued.
Promote and participate in collaborative opportunities across schools to share best practices, problem solve, and gather feedback.
Compensation
Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.
Rocketship Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools’ employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Click here for our Sexual Harassment Policy
. For questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Human Resources.
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