Curriculum Director

$90,000 - $105,000/Yr

Ralph C. Mahar Regional School - Orange, MA

Orange, MA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District & Union 73 are in search of a Curriculum Coordinator for the 2025-2026 school year. This position involves serving as a resource person in curriculum, instruction, and assessment across subject areas PreK-12, and being part of the Central Office Administrative Team. The Curriculum Coordinator will provide leadership to ensure correlation between district curriculum and State/National standards, develop and monitor the program of instruction, and oversee annual updates of curriculum guides and maps. The role also includes developing and coordinating the annual assessment plan, partnering with the technology department, and providing input for the curriculum and instruction budget.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a resource person in curriculum, instruction, and assessment across subject areas PreK-12
• Serves as part of the Central Office Administrative Team
• Provides leadership to assure correlation between district curriculum and State/National standards
• Develops, coordinates, and monitors the program of instruction for subject areas and oversees annual updates of curriculum guides and maps, maintaining current curriculums in Atlas Rubicon
• Develops, coordinates, and monitors the annual assessment plan, PreK-12
• Partners with the technology department to warehouse academic assessment data and create dashboards for data team use
• Provides input for the curriculum and instruction budget
• Previews new instructional materials and arranges for piloting by teachers
• Studies and evaluates new curriculum instruction and assessment techniques/materials for possible use by classroom teachers
• Assists in the evaluation of subject areas as designated
• Serves as advisor and special consultant to new teachers and teachers on improvement plans
• Advises in the grade placement and grouping of students
• Establishes, in partnership with the building principal, a school based data team that monitors various assessments on regular intervals and provides leadership relative to next steps for teaching and learning
• Seeks collaboration and vertical alignment with the secondary programs (department coordinators) on curriculum, instruction, assessment, data warehousing and professional development
• Arranges for staff development programs based on educator input and identified areas of need
• Assists teaching staff with the implementation of new curriculum guides and new instructional materials
• Develops a textbook renewal plan, PreK-12
• Assists in the selection of PreK-12 instructional materials
• Provides input on the master schedules
• Stays current in the particular field through professional readings, seminars, workshops, and conventions
• Identifies and coordinates, in collaboration with principals, opportunities for professional growth for teachers; i.e., clinics, workshops, conferences, conventions, etc.
• Assists or serves as the Title I/IIA/IV and ELL Director in program implementation and supervision/evaluation of Title I and ELL staff
• Works in collaboration with designated school personnel on homeschooling
• Completes all necessary Title I/TII/TIV and ELL program requirements and evaluations for DESE -- including DESE school report cards, and HQT licensure status
• Completes all necessary DESE, District, and School reports and audits as required
• Develops, implements and monitors other grants as assigned
• Serves as liaison among school districts, local assistance and readiness centers and ESE departments as needed
• Serves as a resource to department PLCs
• Assists in the transition from 6th grade to the middle school
• Writes public relations article for local news media, school websites and social media
• Participates on various business, industry and community committees as required
• Coordinates projects with the administration, SSoS partners, instructional coaches and the department coordinators on the secondary as needed
• Coordinates, maintains and revises all curriculum documents, such as DCAP and ensures curriculum content on the schools' website is accurate and up to date
• Schedules any district and/or state walkthroughs as requested
• Assists in 21st Century Skills integration with the teachers and technology specialists
• Helps ensure that teachers meet the necessary qualifications to provide high-quality education
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Massachusetts Administration Licensure
• Reading and or Mathematics Licensure -- preferred
• M.ED of Education required
• 7+ years of teaching experience
• 3+ years of administrator experience -- preferred
• Previous coaching experience
• Previous experience providing professional development
• Grant writing experience -- preferred
• Supervisory experience -- preferred
• Hold a valid driver's license
• Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

Benefits

• Salary: $90,000 - $105,000 depending on experience
• 199 day position, partially grant funded