Coordinator, Passion4Learning

General Description:
The School Program Coordinator will oversee the implementation, operational oversight, and fidelity of the Passion4Learning program model at Richmond High School for the Arts (RHSA), ensuring alignment to the division’s vision, design principles, and student experience expectations. The coordinator serves as a critical bridge between RHSA, the Fine Arts Department, and the Office of the Superintendent to ensure alignment of programming, resources, student supports, scheduling, and strategic planning. This position functions as part of the RHSA leadership team, advocates for P4L students and teachers, manages program operations and budgets, and supports the continuous strengthening of the P4L pathway experience. Through embedded, day-to-day presence in the school, the coordinator monitors implementation, elevates program needs, and provides structured feedback to division leadership to support continuous improvement and coherence across P4L sites. The Coordinator will report directly to the Building Principal, who serves as the primary supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

School-Based

• Lead the preparation, implementation, and ongoing execution of the Passion4Learning program at RHSA in alignment with division design expectations.
• Work in strategic partnership with the RHSA leadership team to support ongoing and day-to-day program implementation in order to elevate emerging needs and advocate for P4L teachers and students.
• Design and oversee recruitment, application, audition/adjudication, and student selection processes in partnership with school and division leadership.
• Collaborate with school counselors and administrators to ensure P4L students are scheduled into appropriate course sequences that support pathway progression and graduation.
• Monitor student progress, attendance, and engagement and intervene, as needed, to promote student success.
• Support P4L teachers through collaboration, resource coordination, and program logistics.
• Serve as a visible leader in classrooms, rehearsals, studios, performances, and family engagement events.
• Coordinate the scheduling, planning, and execution of performances, showcases, exhibitions, guest artist visits, artist residencies, field experiences, and any other related experiences.
• Ensure that programming reflects culturally responsive, inclusive, community-centered practice
• Develop, manage and monitor the Passion4Learning program budget at RHSA
• Maintain the master schedule of P4L events, exhibitions, field trips, and partnership activities.
• Promote the P4L program to students, families, and community partners
• Ensures that requisitions are submitted for supplies, textbooks, and equipment and conducts inventories and maintains records.
• Assists in coordinating transportation, custodial, cafeteria, and other school support services as it relates to P4L programming.
• Helps conduct safety inspections and safety drill practice activities. 
• Maintains a variety of files; prepares periodic and special reports as required. Identifies the special needs of students on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of school district specialists as required. 
• Explains and interprets district-wide curriculum/instructional goals and objectives to teachers, parents, students and the community and business partners/representatives. 
• Assists the principal in the planning and implementation of a systematic method of administration of the instructional program through the use of observations, documentation and follow-up conferences. 
• Assists teachers in evaluating methods and materials and developing an effective lesson plan and classroom preparation. 
• Assists in the coordination and supervision of guidance services.
• Helps supervise curriculum planning; makes studies of curriculum in cooperation with department heads, team leaders, grade-level chairpersons and central office representatives

Divisionwide Collaboration

• Collaborate with Fine Arts leadership to align instructional resources, performance calendars, and artistic development opportunities.
• Design and coordinate professional learning and instructional alignment efforts connected to the P4L program model.
• Identify, build relationships, and develop partnerships with local arts organizations, universities, and cultural institutions to expand student learning opportunities.
• Serve as a liaison between RHSA and Central Office to ensure cohesive planning, communication, and implementation of the Passion4Learning framework while establishing clear feedback structures that incorporate input from the principal, department chair, assistant principals, counselors, and teachers.
• Support data collection, program evaluation, and reporting for ongoing quality improvement with a focus on pathway access, student persistence, program participation, and overall P4L experience quality.
• Contribute to division-level planning, policy development, and strategy related to thematic high school programming by sharing implementation insights and operational learnings from RHSA to inform continuous refinement of the Passion4Learning model.

Qualifications:

Required

• Postgraduate Professional License endorsed in the Fine Arts and a Minimum five (5) years of successful school-based teaching experience in Fine Arts as defined by VDOE
• OR
• A minimum five (5) years of successful school-based teaching experience and a Degree in Fine Arts
• Demonstrated experience coordinating school-based programs or leading teacher teams
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills

Preferred

• Postgraduate Professional License with endorsement or eligibility for endorsement in administration and supervision 
• Experience building partnerships with arts, cultural, or community organizations
• Experience in student pathway design, scheduling, or program-based course sequencing
• Knowledge of high school arts education, arts industry careers, and performance-based learning environments

HOW TO APPLY: All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an online application. Please access website at: www.rvaschools.net/careers

Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume, transcript and license if applicable.  Three references names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process.  Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting, and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.

START DATE: Based on School Board approval

Salary : $75,345 - $115,866