Director of K-12 Education
Date Posted: Feb 12, 2026
Requisition ID: 472618
Location:
Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204
Work for Indiana
Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.
About the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites (ISMHS):
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites (ISMHS) is a statewide museum system with 12 locations, including a central museum based in Indianapolis. Our mission is to ignite wonder, inspire curiosity, reveal stories and create connections. Our values are Integrity, Stewardship, Interconnectivity, and Transparency.
Role Overview:
The Director of K-12 Education provides strategic leadership for all K-12 school youth and related outreach initiatives. You will oversee the creation, execution, promotion, and evaluation of programs designed for K-12 audiences, including school workshops, outreach programs, assemblies, out-of-school experiences, scout activities, and seasonal or year-round camps. You will also support curriculum development and the implementation of school-age camp programming throughout the year. A key responsibility of this role is cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with families, educators, and community partners to enhance engagement and expand the museum's educational impact.
Salary:
The salary for this position traditionally starts a t $61,800 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.
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A Day in the Life:
Responsibilities include:
Develop, manage and administer educational programs and resources for K-12 school audiences including school workshops, school outreach programs, assemblies and special events as well as on-line educational resources.
Cultivate and manage relationships with school administration, K-12 educators, school parent groups, homeschool families, scout partners and camp families.
Oversee curriculum writing, staff scheduling and facilitation of school, youth and camp programs.
Oversee the review, evaluation and improvement of school, out-of-school and youth programs.
Coordinate the logistics of school program requests with the assistance of the school reservation intermittent by responding to program inquiries, answering questions, scheduling programs and resources, and assigning staff to programs.
Provide program and resource development focused on K-12 education for changing exhibitions and core galleries; Work alongside Director of Interpretation and Director of Visitor Services to improve logistics and experiences for fieldtrip groups.
Understand K-12 curriculum development and academic standards to align to school programs and exhibits as well as meet the expectations of the institutional strategic priorities.
Recruit, coordinate and facilitate the educator roundtable.
Supervise and assist the School & Youth Program Manager, OST Program Manager and Camp Program Manager with curriculum development, operations and implementation of school-age camps.
Work with the Vice President of Education and Engagement and other departmental staff as part of the Engagement leadership team to develop and implement strategic goals, objectives and action plans for K-12 education programming.
Work with the Vice President of Education and Engagement to create an annual comprehensive K-12 education program schedule.
Develop evaluation tools and strategies for K-12 education programs, sharing the data with the Engagement team and lead strategic decision making to improve school services.
Work with marketing and communications staff to develop and implement a marketing and sales plan in support of K-12 programs and resources; provide feedback on Educator pages on the ISMHS website; provide content for monthly educator e-newsletters.
Work with the development staff to provide narratives and budgets for grants and grant reporting.
Manage and track the K-12 Education budget as well as assist with other team budgets.
Foster strong local, regional and national network of peers in related fields.
The job description is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be changed or assigned at any time.
This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours that may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.
What You'll Need for Success:
Credentials:
Bachelors degree preferred or relevant work experience; 5+ years of experience preferred.
Prefer experience working with youth in a formal or informal educational setting.
Additional qualifications:
Strong public speaking skills and able to show enthusiasm while working with youth and adults.
Excellent project management, communication and customer service skills.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, long program days during camp season and some weekends.
Experience with Altru or similar program registration platform is a plus but not required.
Ability to work and communicate needs and information to other departments.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Familiarity with ADA compliance rules and procedures and awareness of cultural sensitivity issues.
Have a current Indiana driving license.
Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
This role may be utilized in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
12 paid holidays, 14 in election years
Education Reimbursement Program
Group life insurance
Referral Bonus program
Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Free Parking for most positions
Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
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