Careers at Common Core
Let’s Get Content Right
Everyone who works at Common Core – whether writing curriculum materials, answering phones, or selling books – shares a single philosophy: that excellent classroom instruction rests on getting the content right. We insist that great books, great art, and great math are for all children, and that a mere training in reading and math skills is no substitute for a true education in the liberal arts and sciences. If you agree – and you share our belief that every single function at Common Core presents an opportunity to advance this philosophy – keep reading. One of the jobs below just might be right for you.
Lynne Munson, President
Executive Assistant
Current Openings
Executive Assistant
Job Description
The Executive Assistant will provide overall administrative support to Common Core’s President and senior staff. He/she will have overall responsibility for the smooth functioning of all activities associated with the Office of the President, including support to the Board of Trustees, high-level external communications, meetings management, internal office management, liaising with project leads, etc.
Specifically, the Executive Assistant will:
- Provide services essential to the mission of the organization and the daily operations of the Executive Office.
- Assist management of the overall Common Core office, Project and Event calendar (familiarity with Microsoft Project™ or managing an office calendar is a plus).
- Schedule meetings, coordinate some travel arrangements (light), and manage the President’s daily calendar and appointments.
- Prepare and distribute Board books and materials, including maintenance of Board bylaws and amendments.
- Take Board minutes and handle Board meeting logistics for semi-annual meetings. This includes taking minutes for and scheduling monthly executive committee calls.
- Assist the Director of Finance and Administration with responsibilities that support general office administration, including HR files and documents, file maintenance, technology license tracking, and organizational procedures manual.
- Participate in document preparation and serve as ‘final review’ of office documents and President’s correspondence. These may include using new media and writing blogs.
- Assist with preparing written materials for grant proposals, developing educational resources, and reports.
- Research and assist in writing in the area of education policy, making strong writing skills essential.
- At times, support the needs of other senior staff which may include travel, scheduling or preparing for professional development trainings, off-site events, and meetings.
- Oversee and as needed, provide general office support of mail-handling, copying, answer phones, ordering office supplies, and other tasks.
The Executive Assistant works full-time from Common Core’s Washington, DC offices. Full benefits are included. Compensation depends on experience.
Please submit your resumé and a cover letter describing your qualifications and availability to HR@commoncore.org
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Blog
News
February 20 • In this Education Week webinar Lynne Munson talks about how the arts can play a powerful role in CCSS implementation. To register for the archived webinar, sign in here. Or view Lynne’s PowerPoint where she unveils high school-level TDQs comparing two works of art.
February 11 • This morning on Rick Hess’s Straight Up blog is a “thoughtful conversation” he had with Student Achievement Partners Founding Member Jason Zimba on CCSS, math in particular. Lynne Munson commented on the interview, and her views also can be read in today’s Common Core blog
December 17 • Check out Education Week’s article “Arts Education Seen as Common-Core Partner.” Education Week
July 18 • Common Core has announced that the New York State Department of Education has awarded the organization a third contract to develop 6th-12th grade mathematics curriculum and corresponding professional development aligned to New York State’s Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). News release.
May 7 • Common Core receives glowing reviews for professional development offered in Beaufort County, NC. Read the full story in the Washington Daily News.
April 25 • Common Core’s Lynne Munson comments on the pressures of high stakes testing and the effect it can have on student learning in Roberta Munoz’s article “Make it of Break it: High Stakes Testing Pros and Cons” on Education.com
April 4 • Common Core has announced that the New York State Department of Education has awarded it two contracts to develop
Pre-Kindergarten-5th grade mathematics curriculum aligned to NY State’s Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). News release.
April 3 • Common Core Creating Math Maps for New York State. News release.
March 27 • Common Core has announced that it is developing a series of CCSS-aligned K-8 curriculum maps in history and geography. News release.
March 21 • Check out Education Week’s coverage of Common Core’s “Truant From Schools: History, Science, and Art” event!
March 15 • Common Core releases data showing curriculum narrowing affecting all students.
March 9 • Common Core celebrates Virginia’s decision to abandon SB185, a bill that would have eliminated state mandated science and social studies testing for third graders. You can read more about this issue, and Common Core’s advocacy work, in this recent blog entry.
December 8 • Check out Education Week’s coverage of Common Core’s recent national survey of school teachers.
November 14 • Read Lynne Munson’s response to the latest NAEP results. Joanne Jacobs’s “Linking and Thinking on Education” and the Core Knowledge blog also highlighted her piece.