Modern Classrooms Project
Director, Lab Schools (NYC – Math)
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Hybrid - The Bronx, NY
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Full-Time
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$120K - $140K
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Operations
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February 16th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
The Modern Classrooms Project is hiring a Director, Lab Schools (NYC – Math). This role requires embedding closely with partner schools to coach teachers in testing and refining instructional models, facilitating PLC collaboration, and synthesizing classroom data to drive continuous improvement in math education through technology-enhanced, mastery-based instruction.
Highlights
- Coach teachers in lesson design, pacing, differentiation, assessment, and classroom routines through observation and modeling.
- Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to promote disciplined instructional experimentation and collective learning.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative classroom data to identify trends and elevate actionable insights to internal teams.
- Build trust-based relationships with educators and collaborate with principals and instructional coaches to align efforts with school priorities.
- Expertise in math instruction, familiarity with Illustrative Math, and understanding of curriculum and assessment impacts on student learning.
- Experience integrating technology to support differentiation and student agency while respecting teachers' central role.
- Ability to operate within evolving environments and adapt coaching methods to different school contexts and instructional models.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in instructional coaching or educational leadership roles.
- Compensation range of $120,000 - $140,000 annually plus benefits including health insurance, 403(b) plan with employer match, paid time off, and professional development budget.
- Must be NYC-based and available to work on-site 4-5 days per week at Bronx partner schools, with remote work on non-site days.
Director, Lab Schools (NYC – Math) Full Description
Director, Lab Schools (NYC – Math)
RemoteFull TimeSenior Manager/Supervisor
Start Date: ASAP, Flexible (target start date: April 1, 2026)
Role Type: Full-Time, Exempt (Salaried)
Pay: Salaried, $120,000 - $140,000 per year plus benefits
Background: Bachelor’s degree, Teaching, Public Education, Math Educator experience preferred
Location: Remote. On-site at partner schools in The Bronx 4–5 days/week; non-site days remote/ work from home. Must be NYC-based.
Applications DUE by: Friday, February 27th, 2026, 5 PM ET
Who We Are:
The Modern Classrooms Project is a fast-growing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers educators to build classrooms that respond to every student’s needs. Founded by two award-winning teachers, we lead a movement of educators in implementing a self-paced, mastery-based instructional model that leverages technology to foster human connection, authentic learning, and social-emotional growth.
To date, our free online course and Virtual Mentorship Program have empowered 60,000+ educators in 150+ countries. We’ve partnered with 200+ schools and districts to train and support both teachers and administrators, and researchers from Johns Hopkins University found “overwhelming positive support” for our approach. We are an ambitious, idealistic team and we are passionate about what we do.
Job Description — Why We Need You:
The Director, Lab Schools plays a critical, hands-on role in MCP’s lab schools initiative by working directly with teachers and school-based leaders to test, refine, and strengthen modern instructional models in real classrooms. This role is deeply embedded in schools and focused on observation, coaching, modeling, and PLC-based learning to support disciplined instructional experimentation across lab sites.
Lab schools serve as environments for testing how different iterations of instructional design—paired with high-quality curriculum and educational technology—function under real classroom constraints. The Instructional Coach partners closely with teachers, principals, and instructional coaches to implement instructional tests, gather evidence from practice, and support continuous improvement that benefits both teaching practice and student learning.
This role is ideal for a skilled instructional coach who thrives in classrooms, builds trust quickly with educators, and is energized by learning through practice. The Director, Lab Schools works in close collaboration with external partners and fellow lab school staff, contributing insights from across school sites, identifying patterns and trends, and helping MCP understand what it takes to implement and sustain modern instructional models with fidelity in diverse school contexts.
Key Responsibilities
Coach Teachers Through Instructional Testing and Iteration
- Spend the majority of time embedded in schools, working side-by-side with teachers to test, iterate, and refine instructional models in real classrooms.
- Observe instruction regularly and provide targeted, actionable coaching focused on high-leverage moves related to lesson design, pacing, differentiation, assessment, and classroom routines.
- Model instructional practices for teachers, including modern classroom strategies and effective uses of technology, to make abstract ideas concrete and usable.
- Support teachers in planning, implementing, and reflecting on instructional experiments, helping them learn quickly from what works, what doesn’t, and why.
Support PLC-Based Coaching and Lab Site Learning
- Facilitate and support PLCs at lab sites, using student work, observation data, and teacher reflections to drive collective learning and improvement.
- Help PLCs function as engines for disciplined experimentation—setting hypotheses, testing instructional approaches, and analyzing evidence together.
- Bring new instructional tests, tools, or routines into select classrooms or sites in partnership with teachers and school leaders.
- Adapt coaching approaches to the unique context of each school while maintaining clarity around core instructional principles.
Identify Patterns and Elevate Insights
- Notice trends, patterns, and recurring challenges across classrooms and lab sites. This includes collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data from the classroom environment.
- Regularly synthesize classroom-level learning and uplift key insights, questions, and recommendations to the manager and broader MCP team.
- Contribute to the organization’s understanding of how instructional models play out in practice, including what supports teachers need to implement them sustainably.
- Partner with internal teams to help translate classroom learning into evolving guidance, tools, or examples that can inform future work.
Leverage Relationships to Drive Instructional Change
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with teachers through credibility, empathy, and a non-evaluative coaching stance.
- Work closely alongside principals and instructional coaches to build shared understanding, deliver clear instructional insights, and drive meaningful results at school sites.
- Partner with school leaders to align coaching, PLCs, and instructional testing with school priorities and structures.
- Communicate effectively across multiple stakeholder groups—including teachers, school-based leaders, district partners, and internal MCP teams—translating classroom-level realities into clear, actionable insights.
Core Competencies and Qualifications
- Strong expertise in math instruction, including familiarity with Illustrative Math, high-quality instructional materials and how teachers use them in day-to-day practice.
- Solid understanding of how curriculum, pacing, assessment, instructional routines, and teacher decision-making affect student learning.
- Skilled instructional coach who can give clear, actionable feedback while maintaining trust and psychological safety.
- Demonstrated ability to observe classrooms and identify a small number of high-leverage instructional moves to focus coaching.
- Belief in technology as a lever to support differentiation, efficiency, and student agency—paired with a deep respect for teachers as the primary drivers of learning.
- Experience integrating technology into instruction in ways that strengthen (rather than replace) strong teaching practice.
- Comfort with instructional experimentation and iteration; approaches innovation as disciplined testing, learning, and refinement based on evidence.
- Ability to work effectively within PLC structures and support collective teacher learning.
- Comfortable working in ambiguous, evolving environments and adapting coaching approaches as instructional models and site needs change.
- Strong communicator who can translate classroom realities into concise insights for managers and internal teams.
- 3+ years experience working in school or district roles involving instructional coaching, professional learning, or instructional leadership.
Compensation and Benefits
We aim to offer a competitive compensation package, as well as the opportunity to work in a fast-growing nonprofit that is on a mission to improve education worldwide. This includes:
- Salaried position: $120,000 - $140,000 salary per year
- Employer-sponsored health insurance through CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Participation in Vanguard 403(b) deferred-compensation plan with 3% employer match
- Paid Time Off, inclusive of: vacation/PTO (20 days), paid holidays, paid parental leave, sick and safe paid time off, "Me Days", and the ability to earn paid Comp time off
- Annual budget for MCP-funded Continuous Learning for the program(s) you request (available after 6 months of continuous full-time employment)
- FSA and Dependent Care FSA access
- 1x Salary Life Insurance company-paid coverage
- Access to Wishbone Pet Insurance Benefit
- Ability to work remotely and to set own hours (within reason)
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