Program Manager – Academics

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $66.4k - $87k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📋 Program Manager

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Stride, Inc.

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2000

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

Consulting • Healthcare • Education

Stride, Inc. is an innovative company focused on transforming education through online learning and personalized teaching. It serves a diverse range of learners including K–12 students, adult learners, military families, businesses, and school districts. Stride offers a variety of educational products and services, which include K–12 education solutions, career development programs, and personalized tutoring. With a commitment to social responsibility and inclusion, Stride aims to help learners of all ages achieve their full potential by providing flexible and effective learning opportunities both in online public schools and beyond. Stride is also involved in developing tools for educators and supporting businesses by offering career development options and access to a talented workforce. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol LRN.

📋 Description

• Support implementation of K12's academic strategy by translating priorities into plans, processes, tools, resources, and school-facing supports • Manage key components of the annual K12 School Playbook process, including timelines, templates, guidance, communications, review workflows, documentation, and follow-up • Support review of school Playbooks to promote quality, coherence, and alignment with K12 expectations • Coordinate the Playbook review and feedback process, track required revisions and emerging themes, and support consistent application of established quality standards • Analyze Playbooks, implementation evidence, academic performance, engagement, graduation, and accountability data to identify common strengths, challenges, and opportunities across schools • Synthesize findings across schools and help identify, document, and share effective and evidence-informed practices that can be scaled across the portfolio • Develop and maintain academic frameworks, implementation guides, tools, exemplars, resources, and other materials supporting strong Tier 1 academic practices and consistent execution • Support implementation and monitoring of academic initiatives, identify implementation barriers, and recommend adjustments based on data and school feedback • Partner with school and portfolio leaders to gather feedback, understand implementation needs, and support effective adoption of academic priorities and practices • Develop and coordinate professional learning, communications, and resources related to academic strategy, the School Playbook, and priority academic practices • Manage project plans, timelines, deliverables, documentation, and cross-functional coordination for assigned academic initiatives • Collaborate with Accountability, Assessment, Research, Curriculum and Instruction, School Services, Transformation, Special Programs, School Counseling, Career Readiness, and other teams to support aligned implementation • Prepare analyses, summaries, presentations, and recommendations for the Director, Academic Strategy and other leaders related to academic performance, Playbook implementation, emerging trends, and strategic initiatives • Support continuous improvement by monitoring implementation and outcomes, gathering stakeholder feedback, and recommending improvements to academic processes, tools, and supports • Individual contributor role with no supervisory responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in education, curriculum and instruction, educational leadership, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience • Five (5) or more years of related experience in K–12 education, instructional leadership, academic programs, school support, project or program management, or a related field • Demonstrated experience coordinating complex projects or initiatives involving multiple stakeholders • Experience using academic or student performance data to identify trends and support decision-making • Strong understanding of effective K–12 instructional practices and systems supporting student academic success • Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative information, identify patterns, and translate findings into clear recommendations and resources • Strong project and program management skills, including managing timelines, deliverables, dependencies, and multiple priorities • Demonstrated ability to develop clear, practical tools, guidance, resources, and communications for school or instructional audiences • Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain quality and consistency across complex processes and deliverables • Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and organizational levels and influence without direct authority • Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills • Strong organizational skills, initiative, and results orientation in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment • Certificates and Licenses: None required

🏖️ Benefits

• Eligible employees may receive a bonus • Health benefits • Retirement contributions • Paid time off