How to hire a curriculum director

How to hire a curriculum director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step curriculum director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a curriculum director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new curriculum director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a curriculum director, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a curriculum director to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a curriculum director that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of curriculum directors and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Curriculum Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Curriculum Director	Elementary, middle, and high school principals manage all school operations, including daily school activities. They coordinate curricula, oversee teachers and other school staff, and provide a safe and productive learning environment for students.	$21-43
   School Business Manager	A school business manager is responsible for providing leadership and management of all teaching and non-teaching staff in a school setting and ensuring they perform their duties accordingly to achieve the required standards of learning. The duties and responsibilities include attending senior managerial meetings and taking the lead of all school responsibilities in the absence of the headteacher.	$20-42
   High School Principal	A High School Principal oversees and supervises the daily operations of a high school. They are typically in charge of setting goals and objectives, establishing budgets and guidelines, creating schedules, spearheading academic programs, developing strategies to accomplish objectives, and conducting regular workforce assessments, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow... Show more	$33-62

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Classroom Management
   • Curriculum Development
   • Professional Development Workshops
   • K-12
   • Mathematics
   • Staff Development
   • Child Care
   • Language Arts
   • Classroom Observations
   • Student Learning
   • Student Achievement
   • Strategic Plan
   • Instructional Program
   • Public Schools

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   Responsibilities:

   • Assist in maintaining DOD certification and assist in achieving and retaining national accreditation.
   • Create and deliver differentiate instruction for ESL students at the school.
   • Increase state assessment (FCAT) mathematics scores by one grade level by implementing effective research-base math programs and data-driven meetings.
   • Provide course instruction for advance anatomy and physiology, medical terminology and HIPAA.
   • Develop requirements for educational statistics and geometry software.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your curriculum director job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A curriculum director salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, curriculum directors' average salary in oklahoma is 42% less than in connecticut.
   • Seniority. Entry-level curriculum directors earn 51% less than senior-level curriculum directors.
   • Certifications. A curriculum director with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a curriculum director's salary.

   Average curriculum director salary

   $64,446yearly

   $30.98 hourly rate

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   Entry-level curriculum director salary

   $45,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 25, 2025

   Average curriculum director salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Connecticut	$80,365	$39
   2	Massachusetts	$80,026	$38
   3	California	$72,688	$35
   4	Washington	$69,511	$33
   5	New Jersey	$65,213	$31
   6	New York	$64,735	$31
   7	Virginia	$63,683	$31
   8	Pennsylvania	$63,379	$30
   9	District of Columbia	$62,707	$30
   10	Texas	$60,592	$29
   11	Utah	$54,527	$26
   12	Missouri	$51,055	$25
   13	Illinois	$50,266	$24
   14	Colorado	$50,256	$24
   15	Georgia	$47,355	$23

   Average curriculum director salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	CFA Institute	$92,004	$44.23
   2	University of California-Berkeley	$83,791	$40.28
   3	University of Washington	$82,392	$39.61
   4	The City University of New York	$76,902	$36.97
   5	Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood	$72,841	$35.02
   6	Otis College of Art and Design	$67,039	$32.23
   7	Research Foundation of The City University of New York	$65,186	$31.34
   8	Cosmos Holdings	$60,851	$29.26
   9	CAPITAL PREP HARBOR SCHOOL	$59,749	$28.73
   10	Pursuit Collection	$59,426	$28.57
   11	Harmony Public Schools	$56,070	$26.96
   12	University of Pennsylvania	$55,913	$26.88	2
   13	Achievement Prep	$53,818	$25.87
   14	University of Colorado	$44,869	$21.57
   15	Goddard School	$34,012	$16.35	14

4. Writing a curriculum director job description

   A curriculum director job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a curriculum director job description:

   Curriculum director job description example

5. Lead and support systems and processes for the selection, development and curation of curricular resources in core content areas across K-12 so that all scholars have access to high quality curriculum, with particular attention to needs of our most vulnerable student populations (English learners, students with disabilities, etc.).

6. Provide direct support to illuminators and leaders in understanding and designing from core instructional resources, lead teams in process of revision, and refinement of core resources.

7. Lead and facilitate learning walks with Executive Director of Teaching & Learning, Chief of Schools, and organizational leaders to assess the quality of teaching & learning and improve instruction.

8. Conduct observations and provide direct feedback to illuminators using the Capital Prep evaluation systems.

9. Use scholar data to drive inform instructional practice and guide content area faculty to use data effectively.

10. Conduct curriculum audits and gather and utilize other sources of quantitative and qualitative data in conjunction with the Data & Assessment Team to monitor progress towards improved student and staff outcomes and assess the impact of shifts to curriculum and curricular resources, PD, and instructional practices on student and staff outcomes.

11. Work with Director of Professional Learning/Executive Director of Teaching & Learning to develop on-boarding and professional learning systems and structures to support for illuminators.

12. Design, facilitate and deliver professional development for leaders and teachers across the network on curriculum and instruction and state requirements, including yearly summer curriculum institutes for teachers.

13. In collaboration with CAO and in consultation with LCPS ILT, design and oversee professional learning scope and sequence aligned to LCPS Strategic Plan, with emphasis on supporting teachers in developing learner centered practice and support development of all students to success on our graduate profile.

14. Develop test preparation practices and assessments.

15. Monitor pacing in all classrooms and ensure benchmarks are regularly administered and that actionable data is communicated to faculty and school leadership in a timely fashion.

16. Draft state test preparation guides for their teams to steer illuminators to high leverage standards, create data driven lessons, integrate adaptive software to enhance RTI, and provide administration with real time feedback regarding student performance.

17. Work with principals and school leadership teams to provide differentiated coaching and professional development for staff.

18. Performs any and all duties as may be assigned by Administration.

Skills:

• Instructional and programmatic vision, leadership, and deep knowledge of CCSS and relevant state standards K-12 and knowledge of and commitment to culturally responsive and equity centered practices.

• Expert at designing, assessing, and curating learner-centered curricular resources and supporting curriculum adoption implementation processes.

• Deep knowledge of adult learning theory and ability to lead teams in the development and delivery of high-quality learner-driven, relationship-based, and purposeful curriculum and instruction K-12.

• Facilitation of data-driven and equity-focused teams and processes.

• Highly flexible and comfortable with change, growth, and possibility.

• Skilled collaborator, communicator, and relationship-builder.

Experience/Training:

• Significant teaching and instructional leadership experience required (including at least 7-10 years of successful classroom teaching and instructional leadership, preferably including principal or dean experience),

• Administrative credential or certificate of eligibility, preferred; Master’s in Education or related field, preferred

• Deep knowledge culturally responsive pedagogy.

• Deep knowledge of CCSS and CT and NY standards/framework. Experience as content area teacher/coach preferred.

• Deep knowledge of K-12 curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices aligned to Capital Prep instructional practices

• Charter school experience, a plus

• Capital Prep model experience, a plus

Time Commitment & Compensation

This is a 12-month, full-time salaried exempt position.