ACCEL Schools is seeking a highly motivated Regional Director of Academics in Cincinnati, OH dedicated to creating a rigorous and nurturing environment that prioritizes student engagement and achievement for all students.

With a network of 100 charter schools and growing, ACCEL Schools employs a diverse staff of passionate administrators and educators who value research-based practices and a desire to grow as professionals. We work tirelessly to raise student achievement, regardless of historical barriers, while committed to participating in ongoing professional development, job embedded instructional coaching, and embracing a growth mindset.  The Regional Director of Academics is crucial to their success.

The Regional Director of Academics serves as part of the school leadership teams, providing job-embedded and ongoing professional development for Directors of Academics, teachers, staff, and administration. He/she provides support to the principal and school staffs in data analysis and professional development decision-making. He/she provides professional development and guidance for Directors of Academics to improve their content knowledge and effective delivery of coaching. Overall, the job of the Regional Director of Academics is to build the capacity of the schools and its teachers to meet the learning needs of all students. The Regional Director of Academics' goal is to ensure that school staff acquires the understanding and skills to enhance instructional practices at the classroom level and raise the level of student academic achievement.

Essential Role:

• Participation and/or delivery in all required Director of Academics professional development. The Regional Director of Academics is charged with acquiring the knowledge, skills, technology skills, and instructional strategies to effectively impact the instructional practices of the teachers that are coached. He/she must remain knowledgeable about current and past research in the specific content area and other pedagogies relevant to the coaching
• Identification of the school teaching and learning needs, barriers and weaknesses by analyzing student data, and organizing and implementing problem-solving actions.
• Monitor instructional effectiveness and student progress using tools and strategies gained through professional development.
• Work collaboratively with ACCEL Shared Services teams and the Regional Vice President to ensure alignment on goals and strategies for each school.
• Assistance in collaborative development of district-wide diagnostic and benchmark
• Provide continuous and targeted professional development for the Director of Academics that directly supports the school curriculum and instruction that ensures continuous student achievement of the school’s academic standards;
• Performance of additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned
• On-site support daily to schools on an assigned schedule

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Valid Ohio teaching credential authorizing services in the area of responsibility
• Experience in differentiated instruction in a standards-based curriculum
• Required training and certification for the content area(s)
• Minimum 3 or more years of successful Instructional Coaching
• Evidence of leadership roles

Required Experience:

The effectiveness of any coaching initiative hinges on the selection of a candidate that is highly qualified as a teacher, knowledgeable in content, and skilled in the sophisticated practices of coaching. The Regional Director of Academics must meet the following criteria:

• demonstrate deep knowledge of the relevant content areas and skillful application of research-based strategies to provide access to content standards for scholars of all academic levels;
• demonstrate knowledge and use of a rich array of instructional approaches, resources, and technologies in the relevant content area(s);
• demonstrate skill in analyzing and using data for instructional decision-making; especially differentiated instruction for scholars of all academic levels;
• possess interpersonal, problem solving, and organizational skills required to effectively facilitate coaching and staff development;
• demonstrate the ability to design (individually or in collaboration with others) high quality professional development for school leaders;
• possess the knowledge and skills to implement a standards-based curriculum with approved instructional materials

About Us

“We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances.” – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder

ACCEL Schools is a network of 100+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.

Compensation and Benefits: The compensation and benefits information below is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. 
  
The annual starting salary for this position is between $65,000 – $75,000 annually. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

We offer the following benefits:

Life benefits – time & peace of mind

• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations

Health benefits – stay well & thrive

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance

Career benefits – keep growing

• Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.

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SENIOR AGILE DELIVERY (G2) P3176

LOCATION: Cincinnati, Chicago

SUMMARY:

At 84.51°, we build software products that make customers’ lives easier and move the retail industry forward with our bleeding-edge data science. We believe high-performing teams deliver exceptional results time and time again.

As Senior Agile Delivery associate, you’ll be part of a team bringing principles-based thinking to create environments of empowerment and accountability – where product-led delivery teams are charged with solving problems for customers - not given work to do.

As scrum master for retail operations & ecomm, you will operate in a time sliced model where you are fully embedded with 1-2 teams and providing targeted consulting & support to the other 3-4 teams. You know what good looks like and how to create flow, helping teams move closer to the problem space and customer. You create strong cross-functional partnerships and co-create standards that give teams the anchor they need in their quest for high performance. You are an executor – an active team member and a trusted partner who wears a delivery hat. You remove ambiguity and enable the right conversations at the right time.
You thrive in a workplace of open feedback and trust. Your dream job lets you have fun while learning, improving and taking risks along the way.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and evolve successful agile team ways of working – implementing, facilitating, and evolving practices and ownership to create the right flow. Partner to create team standards.
• Enable successful sprint / cycle activities - stand-ups, planning, refinement, shaping, demos, releases.
• Help bring teams closer to the problem space and enable Product to spend time closer to the customer.
• Reduce friction - remove obstacles and impediments and innovate on ways to make value delivery easier.
• Act as liaison across teams to successfully align work, dependencies and manage risks including escalation. Remove ambiguity, communicate effectively and create shared understanding across teams.
• Provide clear visibility of sprint/cycle/release using electronic and physical information radiators. 
• Create and maintain metrics for team and stakeholders, using data points and trends to communicate progress, quality, bottlenecks, team health.
• Understand team(s) agile maturity and partner cross-functionally to help the team on their journey. Partner to identify coaching opportunities e.g. agile fundamentals, principles, and practices.
• Help team(s) identify, prioritize, and execute improvement opportunities.
• Promote a fun, learning culture and an environment enabling high performing teams.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• 4-year degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 3+ years experience in an agile environment
• Product mindset and deep knowledge of agile principles and practices (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, Scaled Agile)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM or PSM I) (optional)
• Software Development, Business Analysis or Project Management experience in an agile environment a plus
• Experience in data science, data analytics and insights or adtech a plus
• Strong organization, time management and communication skills
• High emotional intelligence and ability to build trust and influence others