Director of Innovation School

Requirements

• 7+ years in education, school leadership, or system-level instructional leadership
• Demonstrated success leading complex initiatives in ambiguous, build-from-scratch environments
• Deep understanding of elementary instruction and mastery-based learning
• Experience launching a new school, program, or major instructional model (preferred)
• Familiarity with innovative instructional approaches such as personalized, project-based, or competency-based learning (preferred)
• Comfort working alongside technology, product, or data teams (preferred)
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional work and influence without direct authority
• Expertise in using student achievement data to drive decision making
• Strong systems thinker who can move from vision to execution
• Track record of leading adults through significant role or practice shifts
• Leadership competencies Successful candidates will demonstrate the following in their leadership and instructional practice:
• Builder's mindset: Thrives in ambiguity; creates clarity where none exists
• Instructional judgment: Protects rigor, coherence, and student learning above all
• Change leadership: Leads adults through uncertainty with trust and urgency
• Systems thinking: Anticipates downstream impacts of decisions

Benefits

Additional Information

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

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