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org . Internal Candidate Application Deadline: 7/13/2026 External Candidate Application Deadline: 7/13/2026 Position Imagine a role where your expertise in instructional leadership directly transforms how teachers deliver mathematics instruction to students. As the Director of Implementation, Design, and Coaching - Math, you'll be the driving force behind systemic instructional improvement across multiple schools in South San Francisco Unified School District.

You'll own the full lifecycle of implementation—from strategic launch through measurable impact—while serving as both a strategic partner to district leaders and a hands-on instructional coach who designs and facilitates professional learning that sticks. This is not a behind-the-scenes role. You'll be in schools weekly, working shoulder-to-shoulder with teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators to strengthen K-8 math instruction through collaborative learning cycles, student work analysis, and curriculum implementation aligned to Illustrative Mathematics.

You'll translate complex district priorities into actionable project plans, monitor progress with precision, and adjust strategies in real-time based on qualitative and quantitative data. Your work will directly influence how teachers plan lessons, deliver instruction, and help students apply mathematical thinking to the real world. Leading Educators partners with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges and foster intentional collaboration by design.

In this role, you become the connective tissue between district vision and school-level execution—surfacing insights, managing risks, and ensuring that every professional learning experience, coaching interaction, and implementation milestone drives measurable improvement in instructional practice and student outcomes. Do you have expertise in… Designing and facilitating high-quality professional learning cycles that translate standards, curriculum, and instructional research into teacher practice and measurable outcomes? Leading complex, multi-school implementation efforts with accountability for measurable results, while managing timelines, milestones, and stakeholder expectations?

Providing instructional coaching to school and district leaders that strengthens their ability to observe instruction, identify look-fors aligned to curriculum, and give actionable feedback? K-8 mathematics instruction, Illustrative Mathematics curriculum, California ELD Standards, and evidence-based instructional practices that accelerate student learning? Do you enjoy… Building and maintaining authentic working relationships with school and district leaders, where trust enables honest conversations about implementation challenges and instructional growth?