Who We Are

Saga Education is a national nonprofit, founded in 2014 and aimed to confront educational inequity to support historically under-served schools and their students. Saga Education has dedicated itself to providing high-dosage, in-school tutoring in partnership with public high schools. Since our founding, Saga Education and our tutoring fellows have served over 17,600 students across Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Broward County, Florida.

In the 2021-2022 school year, Saga Education is exploring partnerships with several new city districts including Providence, Baltimore, and Charleston.

For more information about Saga Education’s mission, please visit us at www.sagaeducation.org.

The Work and Why it Matters

Nationwide, students are experiencing a significant interruption in their formal education due to COVID-19 and resulting extended school closures. While educators and students alike have many unprecedented challenges to overcome this upcoming school year, educators report that their top concern is students falling behind in math. This concern is heightened for educators in high-poverty districts who teach predominantly black or Latinx students.

Now more than ever, we need talented, caring, and capable people, committed to supporting our students in their academic and social development. Finding academic interventions that address inequities that historically underserved students face is one of our nation’s most urgent challenges.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Site Director, the Learning Coordinator facilitates the implementation of an online learning platform with students. Learning Coordinators will support students by helping them navigate their independent math practice via Saga Connect, our proprietary software. This is accomplished through successful classroom management, analyses of student progress on the platform, and communication with their team of Fellows, in collaboration with the Site Director.

Responsibilities

• You will manage a complete caseload of 180-300 students, in person or virtually, in your own classroom as they work on the blended learning platform
• Engage with learning platform to arrange and select assignments that align with Saga and math class curricula
• Maintain fidelity of Saga classroom procedures, structures and expectations while monitoring students on the blended learning platform
• Develop and adapt systems to monitor student progress in blended learning platform
• Analyze internal assessment data, and develop action plans to drive student learning with guidance from the Site Director
• Meet regularly, in person or virtually, with the Site Director to discuss progress toward program goals (in-person site visits and calls).

Competencies

• Mission Alignment - You acknowledge and can articulate understanding of social injustice in education
• Action Oriented - You take on new opportunities and have a solutions-oriented approach
• Collaborates - You build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Stakeholder Focus - You build and value strong stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness - You use feedback and reflection to gain productive insight
• Nimble Learning - You use both successes and failures to actively learn new lessons
• Instills Trust - You gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• High school math proficiency (through Algebra I/II and Geometry)
• Experience with Google Sheets, Excel, Salesforce and/or any other data tracking platforms
• Experience in middle school or high school math education or student teaching, or experience serving as a Saga Fellow
• Ability to learn and navigate multiple technology platforms
• Experience with online math learning platforms, highly preferred

Saga Education offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, a comprehensive benefits package, generous PTO, as well as opt-in programs such as 401k retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and discounts through Tickets At Work. Saga Education will provide company-owned technology when applicable. 

_Saga Education provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. _ People from all diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you for applying to Saga Education.

Saga Education is a national nonprofit aimed to confront education inequity by providing high-dosage math tutoring to ninth and tenth grade students. In partnering with public school districts, Saga Education provides mentorship and academic instruction during the school day.