BEAM's model provides continuous support from middle school through college graduation, including intense academic summer programs for middle school students (after 6th and 7th grade), weekend classes and mentoring, and STEM-focused support through college
- As Academic Director, you will guide the academic vision for your campus, support faculty growth, and ensure that BEAM’s inquiry-based, student-centered math instruction comes to life every day
- Primary Responsibilities: Ensure high-quality, inquiry-based math instruction aligned with BEAM’s mission and values
- Coach, support, and evaluate faculty, including Junior and Senior Faculty
- Facilitate collaboration spaces that promote shared learning and instructional coherence
- Align academic goals with site operations in partnership with site leadership
- The Academic Director partners closely with the Site Director, Associate Site Director, Director of Student Life, and Guidance Counselor as part of a cohesive leadership team
- While the primary focus is academic excellence and faculty development, the role also supports site-wide operations as needed to ensure a strong student experience
- Complete BEAM leadership and faculty coaching training
- Review the Site Leadership Handbook and program expectations
- Support final selection and onboarding of faculty
- Contribute to student course assignment processes
- Participate in virtual leadership meetings, synchronous faculty training, and the virtual course planning retreat
- Align with leadership on roles, academic expectations, and camp-wide norms; help plan team building and staff culture activities; ensure classroom spaces, materials, and logistics are ready
Lead all faculty-specific training (academic modules, instructional expectations); facilitate faculty course preparation, lesson adaptation, and problem-solving planning; assign and review any academic training tasks; confirm I-9 and onboarding compliance for faculty
- Conduct at least three observation and feedback cycles for each faculty member
- Provide ongoing coaching and support tailored to each teacher’s needs
- Co-facilitate twice-weekly collaboration spaces with Senior Faculty focused on lesson planning, content understanding, and student-centered pedagogy
- Guide faculty in implementing Open Math Time best practices
- Provide and document formal summative evaluations for faculty
- Support new faculty in understanding and implementing BEAM’s instructional philosophy
- Serve as the primary bridge between faculty and the leadership team regarding academic needs
- Participate in daily or weekly leadership meetings
- Communicate academic updates, challenges, and resource needs
- Troubleshoot scheduling or classroom logistics in partnership with leadership
- Provide emergency instructional coverage if needed
- Ensure classrooms reflect BEAM’s commitment to inquiry, belonging, and student ownership
- Support faculty in implementing student engagement strategies and any necessary accommodations
- Address escalated classroom-based behavior concerns
- Model positive academic and social leadership across the site
- Manage petty cash, MetroCards, and classroom supply needs
- Support planning and staffing for field trips
- Supervise Open Math Time and other academic block structures
- Help coordinate or lead math circles or other enrichment events
- Participate in selected all staff responsibilities as aligned with leadership norms
- Complete all faculty evaluations and conduct 1-to-1 debrief conversations
- Support the Site Director in completing the end-of-camp checklist
Contribute academic insights to BEAM’s program-wide step back meeting
