Manager, State Lists and Adoptions

Summary/Objective

Leads the successful execution of Reading Horizons' state instructional materials reviews by building scalable systems,

coordinating cross-functional efforts, and ensuring high-quality submissions that expand access to impactful literacy

solutions for educators and students.

Essential Functions

State Review Execution

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of state instructional materials submissions from preparation

through final review.

• Develop project plans, coordinate cross-functional contributors, manage timelines, and ensure high-quality

evidence packages are submitted accurately, completely, and on time.

• Partner with the VP of Strategy and Insights to execute state priorities and adoption strategies.

Content and Standards Expertise

• Develop expertise in state literacy instructional materials requirements, evaluation rubrics, and academic

standards.

• Partner with Learning Design, Curriculum and Assessment, Technology, and Research to strengthen

alignments, identify content gaps, and support the development of compelling evidence and appeal

responses.

Review and Appeals Management

• Coordinate organizational responses throughout the review process, including clarification requests, appeals,

Show Cause responses, cure periods, and agency communications.

• Maintain review documentation and ensure timely, consistent communication throughout each review cycle.

Review Intelligence and Continuous Improvement

• Analyze reviewer feedback, scoring trends, agency communications, and submission outcomes to identify

patterns and opportunities for improvement.

• Prepare reports and recommendations that inform future submissions, support cross-functional

improvements, and contribute to organizational learning.

Knowledge Management and Operational Excellence

• Develop and maintain scalable systems that strengthen Reading Horizons' long-term success in state

instructional materials reviews.

• Maintain submission templates, standards crosswalks, evidence libraries, agency contacts, and playbooks that

improve efficiency, preserve institutional knowledge, and increase organizational readiness across adoption

cycles.

What Success Looks Like

In your first 12 months, you will:

• Successfully lead state instructional materials submissions from planning through final determination,

ensuring high-quality, on-time submissions and effective management throughout the review process.

• Build repeatable systems, tools, and documentation that improve efficiency, strengthen institutional

knowledge, and increase organizational readiness for future state opportunities.

• Develop trusted partnerships with internal stakeholders and state agencies that enable effective collaboration

and successful submissions.

• Produce actionable analyses of reviewer feedback, scoring trends, and submission outcomes that drive

continuous improvement across products, processes, and future state reviews.

• Strengthen Reading Horizons' long-term state adoption capability by establishing scalable practices that

improve the organization's ability to compete in future reviews.

• Contribute to expanding educator access to high-quality literacy solutions by enabling successful participation

in state instructional materials reviews.