Elementary School Director of Curriculum and Assessment

Elementary School Director of Curriculum & Assessment
Bronx, NY

Seton Education Partners seeks a mission-driven, high-impact expert to be the Director of Curriculum & Assessment for the Elementary School division. Reporting to the Elementary School Superintendent, this role is a key leadership position on the Schools Team and is based in the Bronx, NY.

About Seton Education Partners

Co-founded in 2009 by KIPP pioneer Scott W. Hamilton and Teach for America alumna Stephanie Saroki de García, Seton Education Partners is a response to the dramatic decline of urban Catholic schools in America, which have served the economically disadvantaged so well for decades.

In 2013, amidst the shuttering of 60+ urban Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York, Seton launched Brilla College Prep Public Charter School in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx. Brilla, which means “shine” in Spanish, has achieved academic results that parallel the nation’s most acclaimed high-poverty schools. Alongside Brilla, Seton launched El Camino, an optional, privately funded extended-day Catholic faith formation program. In only five  years, 99 children have been baptized through their participation in El Camino.

Seton is working to take these remarkable achievements to scale by managing a network of schools and programs that ensure that thousands of underserved children whose Catholic schools close—and other local children—have access to an academically excellent, character-building, and, for those who choose it, faith-nurturing education. This network is a national model for how other cities facing the shuttering of Catholic schools can continue to serve children and families with limited educational options. For more information on Seton Education Partners, please visit www.SetonPartners.org.

About the Brilla Schools Network

Brilla Public Charter Schools is a network of K-8th grade schools that currently serves nearly 1,600 students from Mott Haven, University Heights and Highbridge in the Bronx. The network plans to grow from a current four elementary and two middle schools to four elementary and four middle schools educating some 4,000 students in the Bronx. Core to our mission is that our students become young men and women of good character and spirit and be prepared for excellence in high school, college, and beyond. Brilla combines a classical approach to education -- an emphasis on virtue formation, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and direct instruction of a content-rich curriculum that has stood the test of time -- with co-teaching practices and individualized online learning.* We approach the formation of our students holistically and also set high academic expectations. Ours is a joyful community that honors the dignity of each student, family member and staff. 

About El Camino Network

El Camino, which means “The Way” in Spanish, is an optional, privately-funded Catholic after-school faith formation program that is closely partnered with Brilla charter schools. El Camino helps children, their families and their catechists to know, love and serve Christ and His Church; develop the habits, dispositions and beliefs that are indispensable to human flourishing and happiness; and live as disciples in this world and saints in the next. El Camino honors the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. Since 2013, over 260 children have been baptized through our program. 

El Camino currently serves approximately 40% of Brilla’s students for 90 minutes a day, Monday through Thursday. Children receive homework help from experienced teachers, a nutritious snack, and 30 minutes each of catechism and physical fitness. Additionally, children and families have opportunities for shared and personal prayer and character formation. This video provides a snapshot of El Camino. El Camino will grow to serve children through 8th grade, growing a grade level at a time each year.

About the job of the Elementary Schools Director of Curriculum & Assessment

The Elementary School Director of Curriculum & Assessment is a mission-driven instructional leader who shapes the academic core of Brilla’s K–4 program. Reporting to the Elementary School Superintendent and serving on the Schools Team, this director is responsible for leading the vision and execution of a classically inspired and culturally complex curriculum and assessment framework. This role demands deep expertise in curriculum design, whole-child assessment, and building clear, efficient systems that make excellent teaching possible across multiple campuses.

This leader manages a Curriculum & Assessment Coordinator to ensure effective materials delivery, centralized printing, and pacing calendar execution. They partner closely with network instructional specialists in STEM and Humanities to drive content internalization and student work analysis and serve as the key liaison for external curriculum vendors. The Director owns Brilla’s state test preparation strategy and ensures assessments and pacing calendars are aligned, actionable, and responsive to student needs. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in collaborative settings and is passionate about ensuring that all students receive an education grounded in truth, beauty, goodness—and results.

Main Responsibilities

• Set and steward the vision for a classically inspired and culturally complex curriculum and assessment framework for elementary grades (K–4)
• Design and maintain efficient systems for content internalization, student work analysis, and materials delivery that promote excellent instruction and ease of use across campuses
• Manage the Curriculum & Assessment Coordinator, ensuring seamless execution of centralized printing processes and pacing calendar logistics
• Lead quality control efforts to ensure curriculum materials, assessments, and implementation systems are accurate, consistent, and aligned to Brilla’s academic and character goals
• Partner with instructional specialists in STEM and Humanities to support campus-based execution, training, and coaching tied to curricular priorities
• Own pacing calendar development, ensuring content sequencing and instructional time are optimized for student success across the school year
• Lead internal and external assessment strategy, including common formative assessments and state test preparation, ensuring they drive actionable insights
• Serve as the lead liaison for external curriculum vendors, coordinating contracts, implementation support, and long-term partnerships
• Use student data and work artifacts to drive curriculum adjustments and support school leaders in making instructional decisions that lead to improved outcomes
• Other duties as assigned  

Qualifications and Desired Characteristics

Candidates for the position must possess the following personal characteristics:

• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to Seton’s mission and values
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to Brilla’s mission, including its commitment to a classically inspired curriculum and character formation
• Personal responsibility with humility
• A relentless drive for excellence
• A strong belief that all children can achieve both moral and academic excellence
• An unwavering determination to be better today than you were yesterday

The ideal candidate will bring experience and skills in the following areas:

• At least 5 years of experience in elementary education, including 2+ years in a school or network leadership role focused on curriculum and instruction
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in education, curriculum design, or a related field strongly preferred
• Deep knowledge of elementary curriculum design, especially in literacy and math, with familiarity with the science of reading and research-based instructional practices
• Proven ability to design and manage simple, effective systems for pacing, materials delivery, lesson internalization, and student work analysis
• Experience managing or supporting state test preparation and formative assessments, with a strong understanding of data-driven instruction
• Strong project management and people leadership skills, including experience supervising staff or cross-functional teams
• Keen attention to detail and a track record of ensuring quality control across curriculum and assessment materials
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with school leaders, instructional specialists, and external partners
• Passion for Brilla’s mission and a commitment to classically inspired, culturally responsive education for all students
• Ability to travel approximately 10-20% of the time, primarily within the US 

Diversity & Inclusivity

We are building an organization in which talented individuals from all walks of life and past work experiences can join our team and make significant contributions. We are particularly committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences or backgrounds of the students we will serve.

*At Brilla, education in the classical tradition is understood to mean the education of the whole person - mind, body and spirit - in the service of human flourishing. People flourish by living out the virtues. A time proven way of learning how to live out the virtues is to learn about, contemplate and discuss how these virtues have been expressed by fictional and nonfictional people throughout history represented in time-tested works. 

Secondarily, a classical education is pedagogically consistent with modern cognitive science. Many current pedagogies are not fully consistent with what we know today about brain development. In contrast, classical pedagogy  (referred to as the Trivium) perfectly corresponds to how the brain develops. It emphasizes patterns, routines, and facts that young brains crave (Grammar stage); It leverages the brain’s orientation to asking “why” in the middle years (Logic stage); And it focuses on communication and persuasion in the high school years (Rhetoric stage).

To Apply

Initial application materials include: a cover letter, contact information for three references, and a resume that includes information on your background and leadership experience.

Resumes without cover letters will not be reviewed.

Seton Education Partners provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.

The base pay range for this position is $115,000-$140,000 per year. Pay may vary within the stated range, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus for some roles may be provided as part of the compensation package subject to executive leadership approval, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.