• Curriculum Development and Oversight: Ensure that the curriculum meets state and federal educational standards while also aligning with the school’s mission. Optimize digital first curriculum and ensure that it aligns with assessment strategies to measure student progress effectively. Oversee continuous updates to keep it relevant and effective.
• Academic Strategy and Vision: Partner with Product Leadership and Chief Learning Officer to develop and implement a strategic academic vision to enhance student learning outcomes. This includes identifying areas of improvement and innovation in the academic model.
• Faculty and Staff Leadership: Recruit, train, and support teaching staff, ensuring that instructors are effective in an online learning environment. Provide professional development and create a collaborative team culture.
• Student Performance and Success Monitoring: Oversee systems for tracking student progress, ensuring they are meeting academic benchmarks. Analyze performance data to identify trends and improve interventions where needed.
• Accreditation and Compliance Management: Ensure that the school maintains its accreditation and complies with all educational regulations and reporting requirements.
• Technology Integration and Improvement: Work with the Product Leadership and technology team to ensure that learning management systems and other tools are effective for students and faculty and continuously seek ways to enhance the online learning experience.
• Program Evaluation and Improvement: Regularly assess and refine the academic programs, including course offerings, to meet the diverse needs of students in an online learning environment.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• BA, MA in related field. Doctoral Degree preferred
• Expertise in broad state graduation requirements and corresponding curriculum strategy
• Define the curricular sequence based on target HS personas and their post grad objectives
• Content and curriculum pedagogy expertise
• Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent technical knowledge and understanding of the evolving technological and social networking needed for the distance learning student
• Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook
• Solid understanding of appropriate accreditation standards
• Understanding of the licensing and regulatory requirements within the industry
• A minimum of three years of full-time experience in teaching and/or academic leadership in primary online/hybrid delivery modalities.
• Teaching experience preferred; online teaching experience highly desirable
• Experience in online content development

About Us: At Penn Foster Group, we are transforming online learning to help learners by bringing together Penn Foster, CareerStep, Ashworth College, James Madison High School, the New York Institute of Photography, the New York Institute of Art and Design, and other education platforms. Together, we create an accelerated path to greater economic mobility through real-world skills and knowledge that enable learners to achieve long-term success in the workplaces of the future. Our history dates back to 1890 when our founder, Thomas Foster, pioneered distance education by offering training by mail for coal miners to get the necessary skills for safer jobs. Today, with the partners who use our education and training programs, we continue that mission of providing accessible training and education for in-demand skills and are building a workforce that’s prepared for the future job market.

Equal Employment Opportunity: We strive toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Penn Foster Group by intentionally building teams that are diverse – in identities, lived experiences, and ideas to create a culture where people feel connected to each other and have a sense of belonging. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion because it is the foundation that enables us to achieve what we set out to do as an organization – from maximizing the number of learners who can reach their goals while giving them the kinds of experiences we want them to have, to becoming the type of company we want to work in.

What We Offer: We offer a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, generous paid time off, sponsored volunteer opportunities, a 401K with a company match, plus free access to all of our online programs.

This position is fully remote.