Instructional Coach (Math Focus)

Benton Harbor Charter School; Benton Harbor (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Benton Harbor Charter School is seeking an experienced Instructional Coach to empower educators in professional growth and strengthen instructional practices within the school community.

The role collaborates with teachers and administrators to identify needs, provide targeted coaching, and implement evidence-based strategies that improve student outcomes and foster reflective teaching. A Michigan teaching certificate is required, with a preferred Masters in literacy.

Qualifications

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate.
• Masters degree in reading or evidence-based literacy (desired).
• Experience as a teacher and in coaching or mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted, personalized coaching to teachers to improve instructional practices.
• Collaborate with administrators to identify instructional needs and develop improvement plans.
• Lead training on curriculum implementation and literacy programs when designated.
• Monitor student achievement data and support data-driven interventions.
• Facilitate reflective practice through observations, modeling, and co-planning.
• Support culture and climate improvement across the Academy.
• Coordinate with literacy and intervention staff to align interventions with curriculum.

Skills

Coaching

Leadership

Data analysis

Curriculum development

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Michigan teaching certificate

Masters degree (desired) in reading or literacy

Tools

TeachPoint

DERS

Job description

About the role

To empower and support educators in their professional growth and development, enhancing instructional practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The Instructional coach will collaborate with teachers and administrators to identify areas of instructional need, provide targeted and personalized coaching, and facilitate the implementation of evidence-based teaching strategies. By leveraging their expertise and mentoring skills, the Instructional Coach aims to improve student learning outcomes, promote reflective teaching practices, and contribute to the overall advancement of teaching excellence throughout the school community.

What you’ll do

Curriculum & Instruction:

• Trains all new and existing teachers on the curriculum used throughout the academy in accordance with the charter contract. If acting as the designated Literacy Coach, as well, this position trains all teachers in literacy programs.
• Provides support with the implementation of progress monitoring.
• Support the Academy leader by instilling instruction, culture, and climate throughout the Academy.
• Engages in reflective practice with teachers including observing, modeling, co-planning etc.

Assessment & Data:

• Monitor, support and evaluate student achievement in both growth and proficiency.
• Use student data to evaluate the impact of teachers’ development strategies and classroom interventions in student learning.
• Trains teachers on testing expectations and provides support in preparing students for summative testing.
• Generates reports to analyze low and high performing students and furthermore, designs interventions to support them.
• Demonstrate to teachers on how to Desegregate data for Title 1 and help and determine what will be school focus and grade level focus for intervenon.
• Demonstrate to teachers on how to monitor and evaluate student achievement in both growth and proficiency.
• Demonstrate to teachers on how to use student data to evaluate the impact of teachers’ development strategies and classroom interventions in student learning.

Leadership & Coaching:

• Serves as a key member of the academy leadership team.
• Conduct weekly meetings with school leadership.
• Shares responsibility for the achievement of students.
• Works as Lead Mentor for all new teachers.
• Stays up to date on current trends and practices in education; specifically looking at innovative ideas that match with the model’s philosophy.
• Conducts coaching through classroom observations (using DERS and TeachPoint) and one-on-one meetings with teachers.
• Keeps detailed records related to coaching sessions and feedback shared with teachers.
• Provides feedback on classroom environments, instructional practices, lesson plans, child interactions and adult interactions to help educators grow and excel.
• Supports the development of the teacher assistants so their work is in alignment with the curriculum and appropriate interventions.
• Works with the special teachers, literacy coach, math interventionist, and reading interventionists to ensure their interventions are in alignment with the curriculum.
• Works to ensure any teacher in an alternative pathway program has a firm grasp on classroom management and the curriculum.

Other:

• Demonstrates exceptional classroom techniques, which include the art of questioning, clarity of assignments, communicating, an atmosphere of mutual respect, independent thought and expression, and student and teacher experiences in large and small groups.
• Uses resources effectively to support learning in the classroom, the Academy and the community.
• Participates in PLC meetings.
• Communicates with the Curriculum Specialist at Choice Schools on a monthly basis.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate.
• Able to use technology as an instructional tool in the classroom as a means of analyzing academic achievement data and as a tool to aid effective communications.
• Exemplary work habits verified by reference checks..

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters degree and either advanced coursework in reading or complete on of professional development in evidence-based literacy instructional strategies.
• Demonstrated competence as a teacher in all areas of focus.
• Knowledge of, and experience teaching, the academic curriculum.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written expression using proper grammar and vocabulary.

About Choice Schools Associates

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy (BHCSA) is part of the Choice Schools Community. As a comprehensive education service provider, Choice Schools offers a student-centered approach to tailored school operations support. Much like a superintendent’s office, Choice Schools provides invaluable assistance in various crucial areas, including instruction, professional development, curriculum, human resources, finance, compliance, communications, and enrollment. By being a part of the Choice Schools Scholar Model, BHCSA is a vibrant community of learning, comprised of multiple other outstanding scholar schools within the state. The Scholar Model will provide you with the support and collaboration of a large district while serving at a tight-knit community school in your area.

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