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KIPP

Secondary Curriculum Manager

Saint Louis, MO · On-site

The Secondary Curriculum Manager serves as the content and instructional lead and plays a critical role in building coherent systems that improve teacher practice and student outcomes. This includes ...

KIPP

Secondary Curriculum Manager

Saint Louis, MO

The Secondary Curriculum Manager serves as the content and instructional lead and plays a critical role in building coherent systems that improve teacher practice and student outcomes. This includes ...

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K-8 Mathematics Curriculum Manager

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The Curriculum Manager serves as the content and instructional lead for their assigned grade band and content area and plays a critical role in building coherent systems that improve teacher practice ...

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A Curriculum Manager oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs to ensure they meet learning objectives and standards. They collaborate with teachers, subject matter experts, and administrators to create engaging and effective curricula. Responsibilities typically include researching best practices, selecting instructional materials, and ensuring compliance with educational guidelines. A Curriculum Manager also monitors student performance data to make data-driven improvements.

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As a Curriculum Manager, your typical day may involve coordinating with teachers or subject matter experts to review and update course materials, evaluating the effectiveness of current curricula, and leading professional development initiatives. You’ll often manage project timelines, oversee curriculum alignment with educational standards, and address feedback from faculty or stakeholders. Collaboration across departments is common, requiring you to facilitate meetings, gather input, and ensure educational goals are consistently met. This dynamic role balances strategic planning with hands-on management, providing variety and opportunities to make a meaningful impact on learning outcomes.

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To thrive as a Curriculum Manager, you need expertise in curriculum development, instructional design, and educational standards, generally supported by a degree in education or a related field. Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS), curriculum mapping software, and possibly certification in instructional design is often required. Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills help in coordinating teams and implementing curriculum changes effectively. These abilities ensure the successful design, deployment, and continual improvement of educational programs aligned with institutional goals.

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Secondary Curriculum Manager

KIPP

Saint Louis, MO • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 4 days ago

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7.0

Company rating: 7.0 out of 10

Based on 6 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

94th of 221 rated education and training

Job description

Company Description
Position Overview
The Secondary Curriculum Manager provides strategic instructional leadership across English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, AP coursework, dual credit opportunities, and other secondary academic programs. Reporting to the Vice President of Academics & Instruction, this leader ensures coherent curriculum implementation, rigorous instructional practices, aligned assessment systems, and data-driven instructional improvement that prepares every student for college, career, and life.
The Secondary Curriculum Manager serves as the content and instructional lead and plays a critical role in building coherent systems that improve teacher practice and student outcomes. This includes developing curriculum access systems, pacing guidance, assessment blueprints, data-driven instruction cycles, calibration systems, and progress monitoring structures aligned to the region's instructional framework and academic priorities.
The Secondary Curriculum Manager partners closely with School Leaders, Assistant School Leaders, Instructional Coaches, and teachers to strengthen lesson internalization, instructional rigor, data analysis, and responsive teaching practices. Through walkthroughs, professional development, coaching, and assessment analysis, this leader ensures students consistently experience grade-level rigorous instruction aligned to KIPP St. Louis instructional expectations.
The Secondary Curriculum Manager also plays a critical role in helping the region continuously improve its instructional systems by analyzing student achievement data, leader and teacher feedback, walkthrough trends, and assessment outcomes to recommend and implement strategic shifts across schools.
Who we are:
KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission and vision.
Mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose-college, career, and beyond-so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.
Vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.
KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and boasts hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school.
What makes KIPP St. Louis unique?
We believe that our educators are proving what's possible in urban education each and every day, by inspiring students, and helping them discover the joy of learning. KIPP schools support our educators to help students achieve academic excellence, building the skills and confidence they need to succeed.
Together, we are raising the bar for every student, every day.
Job Description
Position type: Full time, exempt, 12 Month
Reporting & Collaboration
  • Direct Manager: Vice President of Academics
  • Direct Reports: N/A
  • Key Collaborators:
    • School Leaders
    • Assistant School Leaders
    • Instructional Coaches
    • Teacher Leaders
    • Director of Professional Learning
    • Director of Special Populations
    • Data Team
    • Operations Team

Autonomy & Decision Making
  • Leads instructional decision-making within assigned content area and grade span
  • Develops regional guidance for curriculum implementation, assessment practices, and instructional priorities such as:
    • Secondary curriculum strategy
    • Graduation pathway alignment
    • Missouri Learning Standards
    • AP Course Audit
    • College Board expectations
    • End-of-Course (EOC) alignment
    • ACT readiness
    • Dual enrollment alignment
    • Vertical coherence 9-12
  • Lead curriculum implementation across all core high school content areas, ensuring alignment to Missouri Learning Standards, graduation requirements, AP frameworks, and postsecondary readiness expectations.
  • Ensure curriculum, pacing, assessments, and instructional resources prepare students for MAP, End-of-Course Assessments, AP Exams, ACT, and college-level coursework.
  • Develop systems that ensure vertical alignment across grades 6-12 while strengthening readiness from middle school into high school.

What will I be doing in my day to day work?
Curriculum Strategy, Alignment, & Implementation
  • Develop and maintain curriculum access systems including unit resources, lesson materials, and intellectual prep supports
  • Create and revise pacing guidance aligned to standards, instructional priorities, and assessment timelines
  • Support schools in executing curriculum with fidelity while maintaining rigor and grade-level alignment
  • Develop and maintain schedules of assessed standards aligned to regional assessment blueprints
  • Ensure vertical alignment of standards, instructional practices, and assessment expectations across grade levels
  • Support leaders and teachers with lesson internalization, unit unpacking, and student work analysis protocols

Assessment & Data-Driven Instruction Systems- Develop and maintain aligned assessment systems, including:
  • Progress monitoring systems
  • Assessment blueprints
  • Design and support network-wide Data Driven Instruction (DDI) cycles aligned to student outcomes and priority standards
  • Facilitate collaborative scoring and calibration processes to ensure consistent understanding of rigor and proficiency
  • Analyze student performance trends and support schools in identifying high-leverage instructional responses

Develop and oversee assessment systems aligned to:
  • Curriculum-based assessments
  • Interim assessments
  • Missouri Assessment Program
  • Missouri End-of-Course Assessments
  • AP assessments
  • ACT readiness benchmarks
  • College and career readiness indicators

Professional Development & Leader Capacity
  • Design and facilitate professional learning aligned to regional instructional priorities and content-specific best practices
  • Train School Leaders, Assistant School Leaders, instructional coaches, and teachers on curriculum implementation, assessment practices, and instructional strategies
  • Support leaders in conducting effective walkthroughs, coaching conversations, and observation feedback cycles
  • Build leader and teacher capacity around:
    • AP development
    • Secondary literacy across content
    • Mathematical reasoning
    • Scientific inquiry
    • Writing across disciplines
    • Academic discourse
    • Secondary grading practices
  • Support the development of school-based systems that reinforce instructional consistency and strong Tier 1 instruction

Walkthroughs, Coaching, & Continuous Improvement
  • Conduct walkthroughs that explicitly monitor:
    • Standards alignment
    • Academic rigor
    • Student discourse
    • College-ready tasks
    • Cognitive demand
    • Literacy across content
    • Evidence-based writing
    • Inquiry
    • Lab instruction
    • Problem solving

What will I be evaluated on?
  • Curriculum & Instructional Coherence
    • Schools consistently implement curriculum and instructional priorities with fidelity across classrooms and grade levels
    • Teachers demonstrate strong lesson internalization and alignment to standards, pacing, and instructional expectations
    • Students consistently engage in grade-level rigorous work aligned to the instructional framework
  • Assessment & Data Systems
    • Assessment systems are aligned, predictable, and effectively used across campuses
    • Leaders and teachers execute strong DDI cycles resulting in targeted instructional adjustments
    • Progress monitoring systems lead to timely intervention and measurable student growth
  • Leader & Teacher Capacity
    • School Leaders and instructional coaches effectively lead coaching cycles, walkthroughs, and instructional PD
    • Teachers demonstrate improved instructional practice aligned to the core elements for Tier I instruction
    • Cross-campus calibration and instructional consistency improve over time
  • Student Outcomes-Increased student proficiency and growth to include:
    • Increased proficiency on Missouri End-of-Course Assessments
    • Increased AP participation and qualifying scores
    • Increased ACT performance
    • Increased college readiness indicators
    • Increased graduation rates
    • Increased dual credit success
    • Increased course pass rates
    • Increased college persistence readiness

What skills should I already bring, i.e., what should I already have a track record around?
  • Secondary curriculum implementation across multiple content areas
  • College- and career-ready instructional practices
  • AP and advanced coursework implementation
  • Standards-aligned assessment design
  • Secondary instructional coaching
  • Cross-content literacy
  • Data-driven instructional leadership
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Ability to coach and develop leaders and teachers
  • Strong facilitation and professional development skills

What should I know a lot about already, i.e., what should I have expertise in?
  • Secondary curriculum design and implementation
  • Missouri Learning Standards and graduation requirements
  • College Board AP frameworks
  • Secondary assessment systems
  • Data Driven Instruction
  • Secondary instructional coaching
  • Adolescent literacy
  • Evidence-based instructional practices
  • Secondary mathematics, science, and literacy pedagogy

KIPP uses Indicators of Excellence (IOE) to codify what great looks like in daily work. For this role, the IOEs include:
  1. Planning: Progress Monitoring
  2. Planning: Questioning for Cognitive Lift
  3. Execution: Diagnosis
  4. Execution: Response

Qualifications
What you bring to the table:
Required
  • 5+ years of successful classroom teaching experience with strong student outcomes
  • Experience leading curriculum implementation or instructional improvement initiatives
  • Demonstrated experience designing and facilitating professional learning for adults
  • Experience using student achievement data to drive instructional decisions
  • Strong understanding of instructional coaching and leader development
  • Ability to manage cross-functional projects and systems
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Valid teaching certification

Preferred
  • Experience as an instructional coach, assistant principal, or academic dean
  • Experience in high-performing schools or networks
  • Advanced degree in education, curriculum, leadership, or related field
  • Experience leading work across multiple schools or grade bands

Additional Information
What we bring to the table:
KIPP St. Louis is committed to pay equity and to ensuring that we do not unintentionally perpetuate historic wage gaps that persist due to individual negotiations. As a result, salaries are not negotiated. We are transparent about salaries in our job postings so that candidates can make an informed decision before beginning the hiring process. The salary range is $70-$95,000. This role is performance bonus eligible.
We are a fast paced, energetic team and family with passionate people who are leading a movement and to cultivate their best working environment we provide the following:
  • $0 deductible healthcare plan option, including medical, vision and dental.
  • Employer Paid Short Term Disability.
  • $50,000 life insurance policy at no cost to the employee.
  • Retirement plan through PSSRSSL with an employer match up to 14% and an optional 403b as a supplement to our pension program
  • Employee Recognition: When we succeed together, we celebrate together with our annual gala award ceremony, holiday party, and more!
  • Public Service student loan forgiveness program qualified employer.
  • Ongoing professional development.

Generous time off:
  • Paid leave for illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, and military-related leave
  • Paid parental leave for new families
  • Paid holidays, as well as a one week Thanksgiving break, a two-week winter break, a week-long spring break
  • Wellness days provided throughout the year

Hiring Timeline and Steps
The anticipated start date for the role is as soon as possible.
If you are interested in working at KIPP St. Louis, please visit our website to find out how to apply!
www.kippstl.org/apply
Check out our KIPP St. Louis video to learn more about KIPP St. Louis Public Schools!
KIPP St. Louis is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our students, families, teachers, staff and community members. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without

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