Ingenuity Project Admissions Coordinator in Baltimore, Maryland For Sale

ABOUT THE INGENUITY PROJECT
For almost 20 years, the Ingenuity Project (a 501c3 nonprofit) has worked in collaboration with the
Baltimore City Public School System to provide gifted and advanced students in grades 6-12 with an
accelerated, and challenging math, science, and research program. Ingenuity serves over 550 Baltimore
City students in three middle schools (Mount Royal, Roland Park, and Hamilton) and a high school program
at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.
Our mission is to produce the next generation of diverse
STEM leaders from Baltimore City Public Schools.
Students enter the program through an application and testing process. Ingenuity accepts gifted and
advanced students with a strong interest in math and science. Ingenuity holds high expectations for
student achievement. Students are given many opportunities for enrichment and tailored support.
Our program provides small class sizes in math and has a track record of demonstrated achievement gains
that exceeds national averages.
One hallmark of the high school program is the three-year research curriculum in which students conduct
independent research with partnering institutions, such as Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Johns
Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Carnegie
Institution of Science. Under the mentorship of leading scientists and engineers, Ingenuity students
conduct research and submit that research to regional and national competitions. In Ingenuity?s history,
there have been 3 finalists and 9 semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search. Intel receives over xxxx
highly competitive submissions from students across the country.
ABOUT THE ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR
The Admissions Coordinator is responsible for recruiting, testing, admitting and placing new students
into the program. In the xxxx-17 school year, the Admissions Coordinator has the opportunity to
transition and launch a new online application system, identify ways to create greater assimilation with
the larger City Schools middle school/high school choice process, and make an impact in the way in
which we recruit and place students in the program from across the city.
RESPONSIBILITIES
? Recruiting
o Develop robust recruiting strategy
o Develop key recruiting messages, brochures and materials that attract a diverse, high ability
o Organize, plan, & manage recruiting events in coordination with schools and the district
cohort of students interested in STEM
(open Houses, school visits, choice fairs, information sessions, shadow days, etc.)
o Engage and encourage families to pursue STEM based education for their children
o Foster relationships with community partners to identify pools of students, particularly
? Managing Applications
o Create application timeline in coordination with Baltimore City?s Choice Office
o Prepare applications (for online and offline use)
o Evaluate applications to determine which students to invite to Ingenuity test day
o Communicate with applicant families during application process (letters, Q&A for website
? Testing
o Managing the administration of Ingenuity?s admissions test
o Recruit and manage proctors
o Oversee the administration of test day
? Placement/Acceptances
o Work with Ingenuity staff to determine students to accept into the program
o Manage correspondence with accepted and rejected applicants (phone, mail, email)
? Enrollment
o Schedule summer school and summer programs
o Measure success over the lifecycle of a student to inform our admission model
o Manage the enrollment and onboarding process with district office, school leaders, and
those in hard to reach areas of low income and unrepresented populations.
and incoming calls)
parents to ensure smooth transition of students into the program and their designated
school.
Skills and Qualifications
? Two to three years? experience in K-12 or college level recruiting or admissions, education
administration in middle school or high school setting, and/or STEM outreach, or
sales/marketing and related fields
? Ability to organize, plan, & manage a robust strategy consisting of key recruiting messages & events
? Ability to engage district office, school leaders, community partners, and parents around the
Ingenuity admissions process
? Experience managing timelines, coordinating events, public speaking, and parent/community
engagement and outreach
? Experience managing relational databases to manage application materials, evaluate & analyze
applicants, and measure success over the lifecycle of a student
? Ability to analyze past trends in admissions and enrollment to determine strategy and assess
competition
Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience.
Job may be defined as full or part time. Will require some local travel between schools and some
evening and weekend work during the admissions/recruiting season.
E-mail your resume to teacher@ingenuityproject.org or fax to 410-662-xxxx.