Math Instructional Coach: Elevate Classroom Practice

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy; Benton Harbor (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy seeks an Instructional Coach to empower educators, enhance instructional practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. You will collaborate with teachers and administrators to identify instructional needs, provide targeted coaching, and support implementation of evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes.

Responsibilities include training teachers, monitoring progress, leading in data analysis, and serving on the academy leadership

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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, 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.
• 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 designs interventions to support them.
• Demonstrate to teachers on how to desegregate data for Title 1 and help determine school focus and grade level focus for intervention.
• Demonstrate to teachers on how to monitor and evaluate student achievement in growth and proficiency.
• Demonstrate to teachers on how to use student data to evaluate impact of teaching interventions.
• Serves as a key member of the academy leadership team.
• Conducts 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; looks for innovative ideas matching 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, student and teacher interactions to help educators grow.
• Supports the development of the teacher assistants so their work aligns with curriculum and interventions.
• Works with special teachers, literacy coach, math interventionist, and reading interventionists to align interventions with curriculum.
• Works to ensure any teacher in an alternative pathway program has a firm grasp on classroom management and curriculum.
• Demonstrates exceptional classroom techniques, including questioning, clarity, communication, and mutual respect.
• 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.

Job description

Benton Harbor Charter School Academy seeks an Instructional Coach to empower educators, enhance instructional practices, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. You will collaborate with teachers and administrators to identify instructional needs, provide targeted coaching, and support implementation of evidence-based strategies to improve student outcomes.

Responsibilities include training teachers, monitoring progress, leading in data analysis, and serving on the academy leadership