As the district’s senior academic leader, the CAO will lead academic strategy, instruction, curriculum, assessment, academic data, continuous improvement, and academic compliance across DAAS and our newly opened Detroit Early Middle College (DEMC).
Compensation
$140,000 - $165,000 / year
Responsibilities
Lead a coherent academic vision and multiyear improvement agenda for DAAS and DEMC; establish annual priorities, measurable goals, implementation milestones, and clear accountability for results.
Direct curriculum design, adoption, implementation, and review across grade levels and subjects, ensuring alignment with Michigan academic standards and a connected progression from early childhood through high school and college coursework.
Define expectations for excellent teaching and monitor implementation through regular school visits, classroom walkthroughs, student work reviews, and actionable feedback to school leaders.
Strengthen rigorous literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, arts, and elective instruction while preserving DAAS’s identity and integrating inquiry, creativity, and meaningful application of learning.
Oversee a balanced district assessment system, including formative, interim, and state assessments; establish testing calendars, staff training, accommodations, security, and timely use of results.
Lead a classroom for students with autism and developmental disabilities, designing and delivering Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
Compensation
$65,000-$94,000 | $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!
Responsibilities
Design and deliver Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Translate goals into daily classroom instruction
Use student data to refine teaching
Collaborate with BCBAs, speech therapists, OTs, and other specialists
Support students with autism and developmental disabilities
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Special Education, Education, or a related field required; Master's preferred
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