Senior Director, Great Minds Schools

Great Minds, a rapidly growing Public Benefits Corporation (PBC) that develops high-quality knowledge building instructional materials for grades PK–12, seeks a Senior Director, Great Minds Schools to join our dynamic Success team.

Company Profile
Great Minds brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our curricula, Wit & Wisdom®; Geodes; Eureka Math™; and PhD Science™ all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1,100 people.

For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org

Our Market Position
Great Minds’ Eureka Math™ is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka Math™ and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom® and PhD Science™, embrace much higher expectations for all students and all teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.

Role Overview

The senior director for Great Minds Schools is responsible for growing and implementing Great Minds’ industry-leading whole-school support model across the United States. Launched as a pilot in 2021, Great Minds Schools supports partner schools in implementing multiple high-quality curricular products, including Eureka Math Squared, Geodes, PhD Science, and Wit & Wisdom. Through intensive coaching and continuous improvement cycles, the model emphasizes not only shifts in classroom practice but also shifts in school culture and climate, effecting academic gains as well as improvements in teacher retention and disciplinary referrals.

The pilot Great Minds Schools site, located in Florence, Arizona, has hosted hundreds of visitors interested in the role of high-quality curriculum in school improvement. The school has also served a site for academic research into the support required for effective curriculum implementation and into the factors and context essential to effective curriculum adoptions. Great Minds seeks to build on the Great Minds Schools concept, launching additional Great Minds Schools sites in markets across the country, catalyzing further focus on high-quality curriculum and the conditions in which it flourishes.

Specific Responsibilities

The senior director will lead the implementation of the Great Minds Schools model at its current site, will secure additional sites across the country, and will manage effective implementations of the school-wide model in new sites. Responsibilities include the following:

• Establishing and maintaining relationships with district and school leaders who are partners in the Great Minds Schools initiative;
• Managing a team of implementation leaders and coaches who support Great Minds Schools partners
• Consistently evaluating key metrics that will monitor progress of all Great Minds Schools, including engaging with internal and external evaluators;
• Developing and managing new relationships with prospective Great Minds Schools partner districts and schools, individually and in group settings such as webinars and conferences; and
• Serving as primary champion for the Great Minds Schools initiative with internal and external partners, including Product, Sales, and Success teams.

Great Minds Schools team members work remotely. However, the senior director should anticipate travel to sites or prospective sites on average during at least two weeks per month. Periods in which schools are preparing to launch may require more frequent travel or trips of greater duration.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in leadership within schools or school districts
• A track record of managing teams to successful outcomes.
• Experience leading initiatives or organizations in start-up or pilot phases, bringing ideas to greater maturity or scale.
• A demonstrated history of achieving student progress over the course of a career, emphasizing the needs of students most in need of support.
• Working experience with Great Minds curricula.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree

Status

• Full-time

Location

• Remote

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

The expected base salary range for this position is $176,000-$200,000. The offered salary, benefits and other incentives are dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations.

Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

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