Summer Programs - Summer Calculus Project: Assistant Director

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Somerville Public Schools EAST SOMERVILLE COMM. SCHOOL - Somerville, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5562098

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Mar 02, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Goal:

The mission of The Calculus Project is to use research-supported strategies to increase the representation and success of Black, Hispanic and low-income students in advanced mathematics. There are seven distinct components that support students year-round, and one of these is pre-teaching in the summer. Somerville Public Schools is in partnership with the Calculus Project Organization to bring the TCP program to our students.

At TCP, individuals who thrive here love working with kids, are dedicated to their craft, embrace feedback, and actively seek to build connections. As an Assistant Director, you will oversee all staff and students in the program, ensuring a cohesive and supportive environment for both learning and growth. You will perform key administrative duties, including taking daily attendance, managing program logistics, and ensuring smooth operational flow.

In addition, you will work closely with the TCP Coordinator to lead and continually enhance the program, fostering team-building, effective communication, and professional development among staff.

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred) with experience in teaching middle or high school mathematics and/or educational administration.
• Ability to supervise and support a team of up to twenty staff members, including Lead Teachers, Associate Teachers, and Peer Teachers/Mentors (teen staff)
• Ability to manage communications with community partners
• Ability to provide critical feedback to staff on ways to improve classroom instruction and/or management
• Ability to organize and coordinate daily activities including student attendance, family communication, and other responsibilities daily
• Communicate effectively with students and staff from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds
• Treat all staff and students with respect at all times, identify biased and hateful incidents, and respond appropriately

• Experience managing a program
• Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole language proficiency is a plus

• Lead recruitment efforts to hire TCP summer staff and co-coordinate hiring process
• Mange student registration process in collaboration with with the summer leadership team
• Onboard, train and supervise TCP summer staff
• Recruit and manage community partners and guest speakers
• Co-design summer program schedule, including field trips, guest speakers, and graduation ceremony
• Co-create and implement an attendance system
• Build partnership with TCP families through consistent communication
• Conduct regular observations of classrooms
• Collect informal feedback from TCP summer staff daily in order to make adjustments, as necessary
• Report incidents to summer leadership team and other relevant staff as required; ensure that all required documents are completed as part of the reporting process
• Respond to behavior concerns, conflicts, and crises as they arise
• Co-plan and co-lead daily debriefs with TCP summer staff
• Manage data collection for program effectiveness, including student and staff surveys and pre- and post-assessments and co-prepare program reports
• Support in developing and facilitating the Count Forward curriculum, where students learn about accomplishments of STEM professionals of color.
• Assume every TCP student and staff member has a superpower; you can help them find it

Seasonal/Yearly Employment

Location:

East Somerville Community School

Stipend: $4,000

Mandatory Orientation and Professional Development Days:
Week of June 22, 2026

July 6, 2026 – July 31, 2026

Monday through Friday

Students: 6hrs/day, 9am-2pm

Staff: 6hrs/day, 9am-2:30pm, includes 30min lunch

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