Job Description

Organization Overview
Excel Academy is a network of 5 schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island that prepares students in grades 5-12 to succeed in high school and college and engage productively in their communities. The majority of our 1,700 students identify as Latinx or Hispanic and will be the first in their families to graduate from college. Families choose Excel because our students consistently outperform their peers in growth and achievement and are 5x more likely to graduate from college. At Excel, we believe that every student—regardless of race, zip code, or economic status—deserves access to a free, high quality holistic education. During their middle school journey with us, students grow at a pace faster than most peers in their state. This is possible through a combination of high expectations, rigorous instruction, and individualized support. At our nationally ranked high school, students achieve at the highest level and are poised for success in their chosen college or career path. About our Team Everyday, our team members choose to be positive, drive their own growth, uplift one another, and hold the highest possible beliefs for what students can achieve.

Your Impact

Excel Academy Charter Schools is seeking a strong Instructional Leadership Fellow who will work as a member of the Administrative Team, responsible for implementing and overseeing our rigorous and inclusive academic or culture programming. This role is designed for experienced teachers who are looking to make the transition into culture or instructional leadership as an administrator. This residency is designed to be a one year role with the possibility of a successful Instructional Leadership Fellow being promoted to a long-term leadership role within the network.

Specific responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Advance schoolwide priorities and support teachers in a flexible and responsive way, including through coverage, crisis response, adjusting in key moments of the year, and before- and after-school duties
• Manage teachers in alignment with our commitment to anti-racism and anti-bias; this includes both proactive and reactive measures to explicitly support positive and equitable outcomes for traditionally marginalized populations, including and especially BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and immigrant teachers and students
• Teach at least 1 section of students
• Manage a small caseload of teachers (likely 1-4), paraprofessionals, teaching fellows, and/or other staff members, including being responsible for their support, development, and evaluation
  • Observations, live coaching, and debrief meetings
  • Weekly lesson plan feedback
  • Review of data
  • Completing preliminary (for new) and mid-year evaluations
• Includes:
• Serve as a member of the Instructional Leadership Team, responsible for tracking data and organizing schoolwide teacher support programs such as professional development
• Support with extended staff leaves, as needed
• Serve as interim manager, as needed
• Support with administering academic programming such as: summer school, MCAS exams, Admin-on-duty field trips
• Support with administering staff-facing programming such as: New Staff Orientation, Summit, All-staff meetings, PD days
• Do whatever it takes to ensure the mission of the school is upheld

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years of teaching experience (5 preferred), with demonstrated academic results and positive student culture
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through on task completion;
• A high level of discretion and the ability to manage sensitive information confidentially;
• An openness to change, a willingness to problem-solve, and an interest in receiving feedback for continuous improvement.

Preference will be given to applicants who share points of intersection with our students, such as speaking Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, or a language commonly spoken by our students and families at an advanced level, being first generation college graduates, or having grown up low-income.

Mission Alignment

• You share a commitment to and belief in all students and the mission of Excel Academy Charter Schools, including Excel’s values and educational model;
• You are committed to addressing racial and economic inequity in education;
• You work effectively in a team environment and have a willingness and desire to support others in doing their best work; and
• You are open to change, are willing to problem-solve, and seek feedback for your own professional growth and improvement.