"Director, Competency-Based Learning"

Director, Competency-Based Learning

Company: Kamehameha Schools

Job Location: Kea’au Campus

Category: Curriculum Design

Type: Full-Time

Kamehameha Schools’ Kea’au Campus is currently looking for a Director of Competency-Based Learning to implement, align Competency-Based Learning with ‘Ōiwi Edge and oversee the health of Competency-Based systems on campus.

Our ideal candidate will be a seasoned educator and creative problem solver with:

• 7+ years in educational leadership & administration.
• Experience in implementing/leading Competency-Based or other teaching practices & systems.
• Hawaiian Culture-Based Education (HCBE) understanding is helpful.

Job Summary

The Director, Competency-based Learning oversees and scales ʻŌiwi Edge for E Ola! with a focus on personalized HCBE competency-based learning, identifying K-12 barriers to mastery-based learning and explores ways to increase student access to relevant pathways aligned to passion, purpose, and post-secondary goals. Works collaboratively with K-12 leadership teams, division leadership, instructional support, Alaukawai task force, and Hālau Kupukupu to design and implement multiyear initiatives to realize the vision of ʻŌiwi Edge for E Ola! through personalized HCBE competency-based learning focus.

ʻŌiwi Edge is our campus identity and a strong ancestral foundation that shapes the agency, adaptability, and well-being of our Native Hawaiian haumāna (students), giving them a competitive advantage to fulfill their unique purpose and kuleana.

E Ola! is Kamehameha Schools' Curricular Framework, which articulates the expectation for a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

Essential Responsibilities

Leadership

• Serves as a K-12 instructional leader.
• Designs strategy for K-12 change management to support teachers’ movement to a personalized learning classrooms.
• Leads and mentors instructional leadership teams to support transformational classroom practices which focus on equitable outcomes for each learner.
• Supports divisional poʻo to foster school culture through strong, healthy relationships as a valued priority and foundational to actualize personalized learning.
• Collaborates effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to oversee a coherent learning experience for students, rigorous curriculum which supports post-secondary success.
• Leads the design and implementation of a personalized competency-based ecosystem.

Coaching and Training

• Works alongside divisional ‘Ōiwi Learning and Teaching Mobilizer and Lead Architect of Learning Impact to deliver specialized professional learning for kumu to transform practices to personalized competency based instructional practices.
• Provides system support and mentoring to instructional leadership to scale ʻŌiwi Edge curriculum, personalized learning practices, and competency-based learning.
• Demonstrates competence in ʻŌiwi Edge learning and teaching, strategies for personalized learning, and the ability to support integrated and interdisciplinary work across K-12.
• Oversees the design of personalized pathways for instructional leaders and kumu which advance personalized HCBE competency-based learning.

Communication

• Builds and implements multi-year communication strategy to support understanding and change management.
• Able to successfully collaborate and communicate influentially with stakeholders on a wide range of education issues.

Design, Data Analysis, and Application

• Designs and implements the infrastructure for personalized HCBE competency-based learning.
• Analyzes K-12 SEL and academic data to determine areas of improvement for the system and works with stakeholders to find solutions to design systems for equitable student outcomes.
• Oversees data systems which foster studentʻs personalized journey to post secondary success and works with data analyst and strategy consultant to ensure data is timely and relevant for the end user.
• Oversees the design of K-12 professional learning, student pathways, and a coherent K-12 learning experience for personalized HCBE competency-based learning.
• Fosters a data informed culture that uses data regularly to ensure equitable outcomes for all learners.

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the requirements listed.

• Master’s degree in Education or closely related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience and progressive responsibility in related field.
• Experience with managing competitive and conflicted work situations.
• Experience with teambuilding and collaborative work processes.
• Knowledge of and experience with designing, assessing, and instructing in competency-based education.
• Demonstrated facilitation skills.
• Self-motivated with the demonstrated ability to take appropriate initiative.
• Skilled in working with various constituent groups—Administrator/Management, Faculty, Educational Support Group – within and beyond KS.
• Work flexible and at times, long hours as necessary and be able to travel frequently.
• Experience leading collaborative teams to achieve desired outcomes and milestones.
• Ability to manage change amongst team members.
• Structured Project Planning, Execution and Control: Ability to methodically plan, execute and control moderate to high-risk/prioritized initiatives. Able to manage project scope, quality, cost and schedule to pre-determined constraints.
• Ability to direct, guide and facilitate long and short-range strategic planning across a cross functional educational organization.
• Strong interpersonal and (oral, verbal, and written) communication skills which can provide leadership and guidance to content experts in the areas being assessed; decision makers who need to understand the assessment outcomes, or staff at various levels in the organization.
• Competence in educational/instructional leadership including working knowledge of standards-based education, KS Working Exit Outcomes, professional practice frameworks (e.g., Danielson Framework), best practices in educator professional learning.
• Stakeholder Management: Must have the ability to identify and influence a wide range of campus stakeholders and campus leadership expectations.
• Ability to provide thought leadership in learning system design and development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work with diverse learners and communities.
• Experience working in Native Hawaiian communities, with the Department of Education, and other Hawaiian agencies and organizations.
• Knowledge of KS mission, strategic plan, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Hawaiian culture and Christian values.
• Previous experience working in an indigenous, education or nonprofit setting.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently sits, perform desk-based computer tasks and grasp light or fine manipulation, talk or hear.
• Occasionally stand and/or walk, write by hand, and lift and/or carry, push and/or pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
• Rarely twist, bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, climb, reach or work above shoulder, or grasp forcefully.

Working Conditions

• This position may involve traveling to various locations, including neighbor islands to conduct business.
• Work is conducted in an office environment and may require work to be conducted in non-standard workplaces.
• Work is typically conducted Monday through Friday at normal business hours.