Middle school Designer
Summary
We are looking for a person to design a comprehensive competency-based, youth centered approach of The U School at the middle school level in Philadelphia. Using both research based strategies and the core design principles the designer will organize a comprehensive middle school plan with corresponding interdisciplinary curricula, and addenda for opportunities to pilot the program in just one grade.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Preference: Philadelphia resident
Deliverable: Comprehensive Plan for a middle school with addendums to implement pilots in different ways, aligned curricular plans (using the charter application?
Time: 20 hrs a week
Compensation: $35-50/hr depending on experience
APPLY HERE
We are looking for a person to design a comprehensive competency-based, youth centered approach of The U School at the middle school level in Philadelphia. Using both research based strategies and the core design principles the designer will organize a comprehensive middle school plan with corresponding interdisciplinary curricula, and addenda for opportunities to pilot the program in just one grade.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Analysis of the field: What is happening nationally to support and push this work forward?
- Getting to know The U School by spending time here and understanding the model
- Create a timeline of deliverables to facilitate transparency and accountability of the project
- Design a comprehensive plan (Academic, Culture, Support, Adult Development, Organization, etc) for a competency-based, youth centered middle school with the purpose of utilizing the plan to advocate for its creation
- Products: SDP, Funders, Educators, Students and Families
- Cultivate partnerships that strategically enhance the quality of the plan, and increase likelihood of adoption
- Bi-weekly meetings for progress with Principal and ED/D
- Provide quarterly updates to the board on progress
- Experience writing program design or curriculum
- Project-based learning, youth development
- Restorative practices
- Knowledge of middle school developmental milestones, curriculum
- Educator in middle school environment (preferably in Philadelphia)
- Ability to apply competency-based learning framework to middle school
- Ability to apply youth development concepts to middle school
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly
Preference: Philadelphia resident
Deliverable: Comprehensive Plan for a middle school with addendums to implement pilots in different ways, aligned curricular plans (using the charter application?
Time: 20 hrs a week
Compensation: $35-50/hr depending on experience
APPLY HERE
