Director I, AP Calculus Curriculum and Assessment

Director I, AP Calculus Curriculum and Assessment

College Board –AP & Instruction

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

Role Type: This is a full-time position

Preferred Application Deadline: Sunday, November 30th (Please keep in mind College Board offices will be closed November 27th – November 28th and December 25th – January 2nd so it is better to apply sooner than later)

About the Team

The AP Curriculum and Assessment (AP C&A) Team at College Board (110+ staff) collaborates with colleagues across all aspects of the AP Program to develop, manage, and deliver AP’s 40+ courses in a wide variety of subject areas. AP® is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion, and hard work of students and educators from secondary schools and higher education. AP provides willing and academically prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. AP’s course experts ensure that course curricula are aligned to higher education expectations and reflect the state of the art in the discipline, contribute to instructional resources and tools for teachers, and develop assessments that allow students in these courses to demonstrate their mastery of course content and skills. AP leads in strategic use of AI to expand student access, strengthen instructional design and professional support, and enhance assessment creation and exam analysis. The Math, Computer Science, and Cyber department, which includes precalculus, calculus, statistics, computer science, cybersecurity, and networking is currently made up of 17 people supporting 8 courses in the AP portfolio.

About the Opportunity

As the Director I, AP Calculus Curriculum and Assessment,you will be responsible for preserving and improving the quality and validity of the AP Program’s core deliverables within the subject domain: the exams, the course curriculum, and the professional development content. You are also responsible for item development and management from authoring to administration; training and collaborating with subject-matter experts (SMEs), typically college professors and secondary school teachers. You will ethically and effectively integrate AI technologies in assessment creation and review. This includes judiciously using AI assisted tools to support fairness, validity, and innovation in AP assessments.You will train SMEs on assessment development protocols, translate between academics and technical experts (psychometricians), and collaborate to develop formative assessment materials and resources to support AP Calculus teachers worldwide. You will serve as a point of contact in AP for committees and communities of subject-matter experts and will be responsible for the curriculum and assessment for AP Calculus, and, in partnership with other AP teams, further the strategic growth of AP Calculus across the globe. Additionally, you may have the opportunity to present, speak, and moderate dialogue with academic and membership audiences to ensure that ongoing change and improvement within AP courses and exams is understood, accepted, and supported in secondary and post-secondary educational communities.

In this role, you will:

Assessment Development and Scoring (45-75%) 

• Serve as an assessment leader for AP Calculus, with primary responsibility for assessment development for AP Calculus.

• In partnership with and with support from your manager, lead processes for authoring and revising assessment content, including training educator constituents to author assessment content, including selection of appropriate stimulus material, and application of best assessment practices.

• In partnership with and with support from your manager, lead the development and management of assessment content (formative and summative) and scoring materials for AP Calculus through iterative review stages with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including the AP Calculus Team, Assessment Production team, Test Development Committee, and the Chief Reader, as appropriate.

• In partnership with and with support from your manager, lead the development of assessment forms for AP Calculus, ensuring the AP Exams development aligns with approved curricula and test specifications.

• Facilitate (with support from your manager and/or other team members) multiple face-to-face, weekend meetings, and virtual meetings (during work week, evenings, or weekends) annually with the AP Calculus Test Development Committee.

• Train and directly supervise Test Development Committee members in AP Calculus as content development contributors and reviewers.

• Facilitate (with support from your manager and/or other team members) the successful scoring of student responses for AP Calculusexams at the annual scoring event in person and online—the “AP Reading”—and produce AP Reading publications materials for teacher and student use.

Assessment Quality and Process (10-25%)

• Contribute to learning and best practices related to assessment by participating in regular discussions with other AP Curriculum & Assessment staff members on the current assessment standards and practices to build a set of common, shared beliefs about AP’s assessment directions within the larger educational and assessment community.

• Support assessment workstreams within the AP Math, Computer Science, and Cyber Department.

• Contribute to processes for efficient, high-quality assessment development.

• Contribute to initiatives to refine and improve question task models as well as exam design in collaboration with AP Curriculum & Assessment leaders and aligned to other College Board initiatives to achieve psychometric and disciplinary best practices on AP Calculus exams.

• Monitor exam validity, security, reliability, fairness, and quality, as well as reader reliability in accordance with established Program thresholds for AP Calculus exams, identifying areas for improvement.

• Collaborate with psychometrics and AP Curriculum & Assessment staff to establish fair, reliable, and valid cut scores for AP Calculus exams.

Curriculum and Instruction (up to30%; could be 0% in some years)

• Collaborate with the AP teams dedicated to instructional design and product development to develop new products for AP Calculus designed to address unmet teacher instructional needs, including developing prototypes, participating in small-scale market-testing, and creating models for subsequent development in conjunction with other AP workstreams. 

• Refine and improve AP Calculus Course Framework to ensure clear and explicit learning outcomes that align with strategic priorities, including ensuring college/disciplinary standards as well as expanding the scope of reaching a broader audience of AP students.

Outreach and Constituent Engagement (up to 20%; could be 0%)

• Serve as a recognized and trusted resource within the educator community by collaboration and engagement with the community to drive teacher satisfaction with AP Calculus and its exams.

• Represent and increase support for the AP Program’s mission among external stakeholders in AP Calculus, through varied strategies inclusive of public/disciplinary presentations, direct outreach to teachers and educators (customer service inquiries, presence on AP Calculus online teacher community, etc.).

• Collaborate with the AP Professional Learning team to support AP Calculus consultants and teachers.

• Recruit educators for the AP Calculus Development Committee and other opportunities to support AP Program.

• Work with the AP Higher Education team to co-develop and implement plans to raise college and university awareness of AP Calculus courses and exams, including recruiting college faculty to participate in the AP Reading, co-leading the planning and execution of discipline-specific AP Faculty Colloquia events, and supporting Visiting and Virtual Fellows Programs. 

About You

You (have):

• A Master’s degree in mathematics or a directly related discipline, and knowledge of current trends in the discipline (required), although a doctorate in the discipline is strongly preferred

• Experience in standardized assessment development (preferred)

• Experience with digital assessment (preferred)

• Teaching experience (preferred)

• Superior oral and written communications skills

• Excellent organizational and planning skills, including the ability to effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously

• Meticulous attention to detail, including the ability to closely proofread

• Excellent skills in process and procedure implementation, including adhering to project plans and schedules, and maintaining project management documentation for tracking

• Technical acumen and aptitude; proficiency with Microsoft Office and use of browser-based applications and tools

• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, including the ability to collaborate with staff at all levels

• Contribute to a culture of timely and kind feedback, displaying openness to new ideas, approaches, and growth

• Adapt to new circumstances and approaches

• Effectively use data and relevant experience

• Contribute to a culture of trust, respect, and belonging

• Strong customer service orientation

• Willingness to travel up to 6 times a year (domestic), with an additional 2 weeks in late May/June for the Annual “AP Reading”

All roles at College Board require:

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.

• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal

• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.

• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.

• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success

• Authorization to work in the United States

About Our Process

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.Preferred application deadline is Sunday, November 30th. Please keep in mind that College Board offices will be closed November 27th – November 28th and December 25th – January 2nd so it is better to apply sooner than later.

• While thehiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise (responding to some assessment exercises), a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.

What We Offer

At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck- we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation

• The hiring range for this role is $96,000–$135,000.

• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.

• We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.

• We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.

You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out ourcareers page for more.