Math and Data Strategist Position Statement

 

Reports To: Director of Student Services 

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Learning Support

Division: Middle School

 

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Shared Values & Competencies of Dawson Employees


Position Summary

The Alexander Dawson School seeks a full-time math and data strategist to work with our Middle School Learning Support Team. As a Learning Support Team member in the middle school, this position leads educators to plan and execute “right there” instruction to students in grades 5-8. They will collect and analyze data from various standardized and internal assessments to design differentiated learning experiences for students, particularly overseeing the quarterly instructional objectives and groupings for our WIN (“What I Need”) program. They will also co-organize the administration of ERB testing in the middle school. In addition to providing small-group instruction during WIN, they will teach one core eighth-grade algebra course and serve as an advisor (grade level to be determined) by delivering Dawson’s advisory curriculum and serving as the point person for the families of approximately 10-12 advisees. 

 

Essential Functions
The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:


Professional Work Habits & Mission Alignment 

  • Professional Standards & Conduct: Consistently upholds professional standards of personal presentation, punctuality, attendance, and engagement at meetings, duty coverage, safety protocols, decision-making, and maintains required credentials.

  • Commitment to Dawson Culture: Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding and support of Dawson's mission, vision, core values, and diversity statement; actively participates in school-wide events.

  • Confidentiality & Ethical Practice: Honors confidentiality of school, student, and family information and demonstrates ethical decision-making in all professional contexts. Talks to people and not about people.

  • Working Agreements: Upholds Dawson working agreements, such as assuming positive intentions in all interactions, holding self and others accountable for the impact of words and actions, mindfully sharing the air, and proactively looking for solutions before problems escalate.

 

Instructional Knowledge

  • Classroom Climate & Management: Establishes a safe, well-organized environment with effective routines that maximize learning time, exhibits student ownership and agency, and reflects the identity of the students.

  • Instructional Design & Delivery: Designs learning experiences that are meaningful, engaging, and aligned with clear learning objectives. Lessons leverage high-impact strategies that promote deeper learning, critical thinking, and meaningful technology integration; pacing of lessons is appropriate to maximize instructional time.

  • Assessment, Feedback & Differentiation: Provides timely, specific feedback that supports growth and utilizes multiple assessments and adapts instruction to meet diverse learning needs.

  • Student Success Skills Integration: Intentionally plans and implements instruction focused on Dawson's Student Success Skills, and systematically collects evidence of student progress toward mastery of these skills.

 

Expertise

  • Collaborate closely with classroom teachers to develop and implement instruction, support differentiation, and strengthen math teaching across grades

  • Work with teachers to interpret various data points (ERBs, exit tickets, unit tests, LMS reports) to identify trends and design approaches to improve student achievement in the middle school, providing summary reports to the Teaching & Learning Leadership Team 

  • Identify and manage a collection of supplementary math resources to support diverse learning styles and student engagement

  • Lead data discussions with the math department

  • Design high-school placement practice opportunities for eighth graders based on an understanding of placement tests and ninth-grade math curriculum, and meet with families about individual student high-school preparation related to math as needed

  • Co-coordinate middle school ERB testing with the Director of Student Services

  • Plan and deliver WIN instruction (i.e., small-group instructional intervention) using assessment data to assist with educational planning and flexible student groupings

  • Create lesson plans for WIN student groups and one eighth-grade algebra course

  • Serve in a substitute teacher role as needed

  • Assist with classroom prep (copying, bulletin boards, material preparation)

  • Teach a middle school advisory and lead a Student Voice Group or Club

Professional Growth & Self-Awareness

  • Self-Reflection & Growth Mindset: Demonstrates deep self-awareness, consistently seeks feedback, identifies areas for improvement, and implements meaningful changes to practice.

  • Professional Learning & Adaptation: Creates personal development plans, actively seeks learning opportunities, and demonstrates flexibility in adapting to Dawson's culture and practices.

  • Effective Communication & Listening: Demonstrates excellent listening skills, remains alert to diverse perspectives, and communicates effectively with various stakeholders throughout change processes.

 

Care for Others & Community Investment 

  • Family Communication & Partnership: Establishes reliable, clear communication systems with families, regularly shares student progress, and responds appropriately to concerns with supervisor consultation.

  • Team Collaboration & Engagement: Actively participates in team meetings and collaborative efforts, contributes positively to grade-level or department teams, and seeks appropriate guidance from colleagues.

  • Learns From Others: Consistently consults with mentors, supervisors, and colleagues for guidance on student interventions, parent communication, and classroom challenges.

  • Identity Awareness: Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing cultural competency and exhibits a deep understanding of how identity and lived experiences influence relationships and interactions.

 

Qualifications, Education & Experience

  • Experience working with middle-school-aged students

  • B.A./B.S. or M.A. in mathematics or math education

  • Experience teaching pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry

  • Previous experience in a strategist role preferred

  • High level of computer technical skills required and comfort utilizing Google Suite products, student information systems, and learning management systems

 

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 essential functions.

  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

 

Physical Demands

  • The 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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.