Job Description

BASIS Baton Rouge Mid City Campus is currently seeking a Director of Planning and Instruction to join our bright, passionate team!

The Director of Planning and Instruction (DPI) is a senior instructional leader responsible for ensuring high-quality curriculum implementation, effective instructional practices, and strong academic outcomes across the school. The role serves as a core member of the school management team and provides strategic and hands-on leadership in instructional planning, coaching, assessment, and data-informed decision-making.

Within the school leadership structure, the Director of Planning and Instruction is explicitly identified as part of on-site school management, alongside the Head of School and other directors, with a primary focus on instructional coherence and academic systems. The role also commonly encompasses instructional coaching and leadership responsibilities that are considered core to the director role, rather than add-on duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Instructional Leadership
  • Lead the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of curriculum and instructional practices across grade levels and content areas.
  • Ensure alignment between curriculum, instruction, and assessments to support rigorous academic outcomes.
  • Promote research-based instructional strategies and high-impact teaching practices.
  • Serve as a primary instructional thought partner to school leaders and teaching staff.
• Instructional Coaching & Professional Development
  • Oversee and/or directly provide instructional coaching to teachers, instructional coaches, grade-level leads, and department chairs where appropriate.
  • Support the design and execution of coaching models, including classroom observations, feedback cycles, and instructional planning.
  • Lead or support professional learning aligned to schoolwide instructional priorities.
  • Clarify expectations and structure for instructional coaching, recognizing coaching as a core leadership responsibility of the role.
• Academic Planning & Systems
  • Lead academic planning processes including scope and sequence planning, instructional calendars, and assessment timelines.
  • Coordinate instructional initiatives across departments and grade bands to ensure coherence.
  • Support data-driven planning through the analysis of formative, benchmark, and summative assessment results.
  • Partner with school leadership to set instructional priorities and academic goals.
• Assessment & Data Use
  • Oversee the implementation and use of internal and external assessments.
  • Support teachers and leaders in analyzing student data to inform instructional adjustments.
  • Monitor trends in student performance and identify areas for intervention or enrichment.
  • Ensure assessment practices align with state and BASIS expectations.
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Collaborate closely with the Head of School, Director of Academic Programs, Director of Student Affairs, and other leaders to support whole-school effectiveness.
  • Serve as a key point of contact for instructional initiatives and academic planning.
  • Communicate instructional expectations clearly to staff and provide regular updates on progress toward academic goals.
• Program Oversight
  • Support and/or supervise academic leadership roles such as department chairs, grade-level leads, and instructional coaches, depending on school structure.
  • Contribute to the evaluation and continuous improvement of instructional programs.
  • Ensure fidelity of implementation for curriculum and instructional frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
• Significant classroom teaching experience with demonstrated instructional excellence
• Experience in instructional leadership, coaching, or academic administration
• Strong knowledge of curriculum design, pedagogy, and assessment
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data and translate findings into instructional action

Additional Job Information:

Benefits and Salary:

• Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on education and experience
• BASIS Ed offers a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:
  • Employer paid medical and dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • PTO
  • Ability to add dependents
  • 401k with partial match that grows over time
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Childcare Savings Opportunity (KinderCare tuition discount)

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Notice of Non-Discrimination: In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act and applicable state law, BASIS* does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity or expression, or any other classification protected by law in any of its business activities, including its educational programs and activities which comply fully with the requirements of state and federal law and Title IX. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding BASIS’ non-discrimination policies: Beverly Traver, Compliance and Equity Investigator, BASIS Educational Group, LLC., 7975 N. Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, (480) 289-2088.

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