Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Position Type:
Academics/Curriculum Coordinator

Date Posted:
5/29/2026

Location:
Academics

Date Available:
07/01/2026

Closing Date:
06/05/2026
The mission of Insight PA Cyber Charter School is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

This is a primarily remote, full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40 hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 8-4 or as defined by the school.

Salary range is $120,000- $130,000 annual base salary.

Summary

The Director of Curriculum and Instruction provides strategic leadership and oversight for curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, and school improvement initiatives across the organization. This role is responsible for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of instructional systems, academic programming, curriculum resources, assessment practices, and educator support structures that strengthen student achievement and organizational effectiveness within a virtual learning environment.

The Director collaborates closely with the Chief Academic Officer, Academic Leadership Team, school leaders, and instructional staff to ensure alignment of academic priorities, instructional practices, professional development, student engagement initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts. The role also leads organizational data analysis, goal setting, and Comprehensive School Improvement (CSI) planning to support measurable academic growth and long term strategic outcomes.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Provide strategic leadership for curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional learning, and school improvement initiatives to improve student achievement, academic growth, graduation outcomes, and subgroup performance across the organization.
• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous refinement of a cohesive K 12 instructional framework that establishes clear expectations for teaching, learning, student engagement, and instructional delivery within a virtual learning environment.
• Drive measurable improvements in instructional practice and educator effectiveness through the implementation of professional learning systems, coaching structures, instructional feedback cycles, and data informed continuous improvement processes.
• Establish and maintain vertically and horizontally aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessment systems that ensure consistency, rigor, and coherence across all grade levels, content areas, and instructional programs.
• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of a comprehensive organizational assessment calendar, including formative, benchmark, interim, diagnostic, and summative assessments, to ensure timely measurement of student progress and instructional effectiveness.
• Ensure assessment results are consistently analyzed and utilized through cyclical data review processes to drive instructional decision making, intervention planning, curricular revisions, subgroup support strategies, and continuous academic improvement.
• Lead organizational data analysis processes related to student proficiency, growth, engagement, attendance, graduation outcomes, subgroup performance, and instructional effectiveness to identify trends, instructional gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Establish systematic evaluation and monitoring cycles for curriculum, instructional programs, academic initiatives, intervention systems, and vendor provided resources to assess implementation fidelity, effectiveness, return on investment, and impact on student outcomes.
• Lead formal curriculum and instructional resource adoption processes, including the evaluation, selection, implementation, monitoring, and ongoing refinement of instructional materials, assessment platforms, and digital learning systems.
• Design and implement professional learning systems that strengthen instructional capacity, increase implementation fidelity, promote organizational consistency, and result in measurable improvements in educator performance and student achievement.
• Collaborate with school leaders and instructional teams to establish clear academic goals, progress monitoring structures, accountability systems, and action plans aligned to organizational priorities and school improvement efforts.
• Lead the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Comprehensive School Improvement (CSI) plans and organizational academic goals, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities, instructional systems, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure all curriculum, instruction, assessment, and instructional support systems comply with Pennsylvania Department of Education regulations, Chapter 4 requirements, federal accountability expectations, and charter authorizer requirements.
• Oversee the coordination and implementation of state testing programs, assessment security procedures, accommodations processes, testing logistics, and related compliance requirements.
• Supervise and support coordinators, specialists, and support staff within curriculum and instruction related departments while promoting accountability, collaboration, innovation, leadership development, and high quality service delivery.
• Lead initiatives related to student orientation, student engagement, and community connectedness to improve onboarding experiences, participation, retention, and overall student experience within a virtual learning environment.
• Present academic performance data, instructional priorities, curriculum initiatives, school improvement strategies, and organizational progress updates to executive leadership, the Board, educators, families, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Chief Academic Officer and Academic Leadership Team to align instructional systems, operational priorities, staffing decisions, resource allocation, and organizational initiatives with long term strategic goals.
• Support the implementation and effective utilization of instructional technology platforms, assessment systems, and data tools to strengthen instructional decision making, operational efficiency, and student outcomes.
• Maintain current knowledge of instructional best practices, curriculum development, assessment systems, virtual learning models, school improvement research, and emerging educational trends to support innovation and organizational growth.
• Performs additional tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises coordinators, instructional specialists, and data analysts and staff within curriculum and instruction related departments. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws, including staff recruitment, onboarding, supervision, coaching, evaluation, professional growth, accountability, conflict resolution, and oversight of daily operations and departmental initiatives.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Education Administration or a related field AND
• Five (5) Years of relevant work experience OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• All PDE required clearances for school-based personnel

Minimum Required Skill Set

• Great organizational and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Adaptable technology skills
• Experience using search engines (internet) for research projects
• Experience using a student information system and/or other type of database
• Demonstrated competencies with general technology, Microsoft Office Platforms (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Teams, etc.), Google Platforms, Zoom, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• none

Certificates and Licenses

• PA Principal certification (preferred) OR Curriculum and Instruction certification

Work Environment


The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is a home-based position. When office days are required, the noise level in the office is usually moderate (computers, printers, light foot traffic).
• This position will include limited travel and will include limited overnight travel. This is estimated to be less than 20% of the time. Travel will be required for community events, professional development, conferences, and state testing.

Job Performance Requirements

The mental and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to exhibit mental dexterity to "dial" a telephone, to enter data into a computer, to read a computer screen and printed material, to hear and understand speech at normal office/workplace levels, and on the telephone, and to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in the workplace and on the telephone.
• Ability to physically lift up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret workplace documents, technical procedures, research studies, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports with clarity.
• Ability to interface diplomatically with all members of the school community - administrators, teachers, parents, students, Board members, support staff, colleagues, and outside professional contacts.
• Ability to coordinate and use technology for a variety of workplace purposes and communications.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of this position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is at-will as governed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The at-will nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer of Insight PA Cyber Charter School.

Insight PA Cyber Charter School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.