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 TBR’s day-to-day coordination of statewide TalentTN implementation, a statewide initiative aimed at expanding the state's capacity to develop, enhance, and improve short-term academic programs based on labor-market demand.
Responsibilities
Lead day-to-day coordination of statewide TalentTN implementation
Work closely with colleges and workforce partners to ensure programs are informed by labor-market demand
Build the infrastructure behind a statewide initiative to help colleges create stronger pathways from education to workforce opportunities
Coordinate statewide TalentTN implementation
Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communications
Requirements
Graduate degree in higher education, public policy, or a related field
Nice to have: Experience in community college systems
Nice to have: Knowledge of higher education data
Nice to have: Experience with state agency coordination
Social Studies Teacher for the 2027–28 school year in Little Rock, Arkansas, responsible for instruction, curriculum planning, student assessment, and community engagement.
Compensation
starting at $50,000 for fully licensed teachers
Responsibilities
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees
Instruct students in assigned content area(s) using direct instruction and audio-visual aids
Plan and align curricula with state and school guidelines
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