Academic Affairs Associate (AAA)
The Internationals Network for Public Schools (www.internationalsnps.org), an education
nonprofit organization, is seeking an Academic Affairs Associate (AAA). The AAA will provide
assistance primarily to the Director of Academic Affairs in the areas of professional and
curriculum development, data collection and analysis, event and meeting coordination, resource
collection and dissemination, and ongoing communication with the faculty and principals of the
International High Schools.
About Us
Internationals Network for Public Schools is a non-profit, school and professional development
organization based in New York City. Our mission is to provide quality education for recently
arrived immigrant students by developing a network of small, public high schools based on the
Internationals Approach, our model for developing outstanding schools for new learners of
English. The first International High School was founded in 1985 in Queens, New York and as of
Fall 2009, there will be twelve International High Schools throughout New York City and
California. Our students come from more than 90 countries, speak more than 52 languages, and
over 80% come from low-income family backgrounds. As the demand for quality public education
for immigrants continues to grow, Internationals will be working to develop more schools to serve
more students not only in New York City and California but also elsewhere in the country while
building a strong network that will help sustain our schools over time.
The Internationals Approach
All Internationals schools have similar students, a shared mission, and the same educational
philosophy. We believe that schools, as communities of learners, learn best when they are linked
in a network where both new and more established schools learn from each other as they
continuously improve while educating children around a set of common core principles and
structures. Dissemination, governance, and instructional models all share a common
philosophical base: learning must be active, personalized, and occur in a collaborative
community of learners where each member contributes to the process based on his/her strengths
and interests. We are applying these same innovative and collaborative approaches to learning
as we build our network of schools and non-profit organization.
Primary Areas of Work
Specifically, the AAA will work with the Director of Academic Affairs and the I-START
Coordinator, as well as other members of the Internationals Network for Public Schools in the
following areas and activities:
Professional and Curriculum Development
 Assist in the organization and coordination of a fall network-wide professional
development day event and the summer new teacher institutes in New York City and
California;
 Identify curriculum developed by International High School faculty that is exemplary of the
Internationals Approach to collect and disseminate through the Internationals curriculum
library and knowledge management system.
 Coordinate the monthly Professional Development Committee meetings, as well as
monthly Intervisitations across the International High Schools.
 Coordinate the Request for Proposals (RFP) program that funds faculty to collaborate on
projects across schools.
Documentation of the Model
 Provide assistance with revision of the New Teacher Toolkit, professional development
modules, principal mentor manual, and other documents that support faculty’s ability to
implement the Internationals Approach
Internationals School-Based Teacher Apprentice, Recruitment, and Training Program (ISTART)
 Assist in recruiting and screening prospective teacher apprentice candidates
 Work with the I-START Coordinator to organize Intervisitations for the I-START
apprentices
 Work with the Director of Academic Affairs and the I-START Coordinator to provide
assistance in documenting and creating professional development manuals for the ISTART program.
 Assist in collecting data for evaluation of the I-START program.
Research
 Provide assistance to the Director of Academic Affairs in coordinating work of
researchers and academics studying International High Schools and the Internationals
Network.
Data Collection and Analysis
 Work with the Executive Director and the Director of Academic Affairs to collect and
analyze important data from the schools to inform professional development, school
support and funding needs;
 Review research reports related to immigrant education and students to identify and
analyze data that are relevant to International High Schools.
Primary Qualifications
 BA/BS and at least three years of relevant experience;
 Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with a variety of people including
Internationals senior management, teachers, principals, consultants, community-based
organizations, and students;
 Bilingualism and experience in working with immigrant education is a plus;
 Experience in project management;
 Strong writing and communication skills;
 Highly proficient in Excel;
 Basic knowledge of HTML;
 Strong organization skills;
 Multi-tasker, capable of managing many projects simultaneously;
 All candidates should be self-starters and interested in working in a fast-paced, start-up
environment that requires flexible roles.
Interested candidates should email and fax a cover letter and résumé to Jessica Lee at
jessica.lee@internationalsnetwork.org. Expected start date: ASAP. Please visit our website at
www.internationalsnps.org.