Director of Biliteracy Curriculum Design

Responsibilities

• Curriculum Design & Leadership: Envision and lead the curriculum and programmatic design, creation, evaluation, and ongoing refinement of our digital, mastery-based Spanish/English Biliteracy reading program.
• Team Management: Build and oversee a team of internal curriculum specialists, external vendors, and Subject Matter Experts across projects spanning core curriculum areas.
• Collaboration: Work closely with stakeholders, curriculum designers, and production partners, ensuring alignment with our proprietary design methodologies, curriculum design best practices, state and international learning standards, and company goals.
• Training & Support: Develop professional training and onboarding opportuntities and programs for the curriculum design team.
• Evaluation: Work with the curriculum design team, as well as with other stakeholders (e.g., Production team; Efficacy team; Data analytics team) to evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum design at macro and micro levels, and coordinate and oversee plans for iteration and improvement of the curriculum design.
• Research & Development: Stay current on trends in education, curriculum design, and child development, specifically as related to biliteracy education. Engage in research initiatives and literature reviews relevant to biliteracy education.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain effective communication with stakeholders at all levels of the company organization
• Budget Management: Define program and fiscal needs, ensuring responsible fiscal control over program budgets.
• Compliance: Ensure federal and state laws concerning bilingual education are observed and that school improvement efforts align with these laws.
• Professional Development: Participate in training programs, professional organizations, and disseminate relevant information to professionals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate Degree (e.g., Masters or PhD) in Bilingual Education or Spanish Language Literacy, Curriculum Design, or related field.
• Fluent in both English and Spanish.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Spanish literacy and Dual Language / Biliteracy curriculum development for U.S. K-12 Education, with an emphasis on Prek – 5th grade.
• Minimum of 5 years classroom experience teaching elementary subjects, with an emphasis on biliteracy
• 5+ years of leadership experience in curriculum development.
• The Learning Sciences; Digitial Learning; ESL; and Bilingual Education, Dual Immersion, & Spanisl Language Learning Methodologies, especially in the states of Texas, California, Florida, Colorado, etc.
• Travel required up to 35% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. or additional graduate degree in a related field (e.g., Curriculum Development, Learning Sciences, Child development, etc.)
• Experience designing bilingual and/or Spanish language literacy education programs from inception to implementation
• Published work or presentations in the area of bilingual education or curriculum design; recognized thought-leader in the field