Enterprise Charter School is a public charter school in Buffalo, New York educating children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Founded in 2003, ECS is committed to "Engaging young minds through projects and partnerships."
We pursue our mission through our Charter's key design elements, with our primary focus on highly engaging project-based learning, comprehensive arts education, and individualized instruction for enrichment and acceleration. We celebrate diversity and inclusion and engage a variety of partners to support our students academically, socially, emotionally, and culturally.
Enterprise Charter School is seeking a Director of Literacy and Social Studies for the 2023/2024 school year. The Director of Literacy and Social Studies directs, administers, and coordinates the literacy and social studies instruction for K through 8th grade. In addition, the Director works with teachers to support best practices in using data, providing analysis of grade-level trends in instruction, and using both student performance and instructional trend data to make recommendations about potential next steps to address areas of need. The Director works directly with teachers and other teaching staff supporting them instructionally through coaching and providing professional development.
SCHOOL-WIDE COMPETENCIES:

• Articulates and applies historical context of racism and understands the current reality of students and communities of color in order to support racial equity
• Accountable for students' success and believes Enterprise's students must receive the highest quality education possible in order to close the achievement gap
• Relentless commitment to mission of educating Enterprise's students
• Actively demonstrates a commitment to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion
• Serves as an advocate for racial equity with the school's colleagues, parents, students, community, and external stakeholders to promote equity in education and closure of the achievement gap
• Demonstrates a racial equity mindset through awareness of biases and leads with a racial equity lens

QUALIFICATIONS

• A demonstrated interest in impacting K-12 students in urban schools and communities
• Academic expertise in literacy and the NYSED Next Generation Learning Standards
• Understanding of formative and summative assessments. Expertise in i-Ready preferred
• Extensive experience in selection and implementation of curriculum in ELA and Social Studies
• Skills in analyzing and using data to make instructional and behavioral decisions
• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's and/or Doctoral Degree(s) preferred

Enterprise Charter School offers a competitive salary, health benefits and is a member of the NYS Teacher Retirement System. Salary ranges from $75,000 to $90,000 based on certifications and experience.
Enterprise Charter School is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the community we serve. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals.
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Contact Person's Name : Denise Terrell
Contact Person's Title : Senior Director of Operations
Contact Person's Phone : 7168552114
Contact Person's Email : deniseterrell@enterprisecharter.org