Teacher Leader Pathways: Instructional Coach

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools seeks an instructional specialist under general supervision to support teacher leader pathways and develop and maintain programs for aspiring and in-program teacher leaders. You will work with teachers, curriculum leaders, and principals to provide job-embedded professional learning across school-based and district levels.

The role collaborates with the Teacher Leader Pathways Manager and aligns with Board of Education policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and sustaining instructional programs.
• Ability to collaborate with teachers, curriculum leaders, and principals.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all state, federal, and local laws, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with management, school leadership, central office, and school-based administration to implement teacher leader roles.
• Assist with the TLP talent pool process for teacher leader roles and grant writing.
• Coach and build teacher leader capacity to meet district goals.
• Support recruitment and retention of teacher leaders through advertising and marketing.
• Support retention of all teachers through developing and implementing proven coaching models and guidelines for teacher leaders.
• Use student achievement and performance data to refine schools' retention and development plans through consultation with the school principal.
• Review and analyze hiring, performance and retention data associated with teacher leader roles to ensure program success.
• Analyze school data to determine professional development needs and develop teacher leader programs to provide differentiated support to schools.
• Guide central office and school leadership in assessing effectiveness of teacher leader roles in schools.
• Help teacher leaders transfer learning experiences into practice.
• Coordinate the implementation of professional development plans to support teacher leader roles across the district.
• Design, implement, facilitate, refine, and evaluate professional development for teacher leaders.
• Provide professional development resources to help school-based administrators achieve specific goals.
• Support individuals and groups in determining the course of action that is aligned to objectives of each school's improvement plan.
• Design and implement processes for teacher leaders to improve practices.
• Build instructional leadership capacity in teacher leaders through differentiated and job-embedded learning activities.
• Promote flexible scheduling and integration of technology in instructional strategies that foster high quality teaching and learning.
• Facilitate professional development and attend other related meetings as needed/required.
• Participate in professional development workshops and training.
• Create an inclusive environment with positive communication.

Job description

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools seeks an instructional specialist under general supervision to support teacher leader pathways and develop and maintain programs for aspiring and in-program teacher leaders. You will work with teachers, curriculum leaders, and principals to provide job-embedded professional learning across school-based and district levels.

The role collaborates with the Teacher Leader Pathways Manager and aligns with Board of Education policies.