ElginMathandScienceAcademyHiringanInstructionalCoach

TheElginMathandScienceAcademyCharterSchool(EMSA,www.elginmathandscience.org)opensAugust,2018toallstudentsresidingintheU-46attendanceareainkindergartenthroughthirdgradeforourinauguralyear.

TheInstructionalCoachwillensurethequalityandconsistencyofinstructionatEMSAbyprovidingprofessionaldevelopmentandinstructionalcoachingtoclassroomteachers,teacherassistantsandotherstaff.TheInstructionalCoachwillsupportteachersinimplementingandrealizingtheELEducationcommonprinciplesandthebestpracticesasdetailedintheELEducationBenchmarks.EmphasiswillbeputoncoachingandtrainingteachersnewtoEMSA.TheInstructionalCoachwillalsoberesponsibleforleadingthecontinueddevelopmentandrevisionofthecurriculummaps,frameworksandbenchmarks.TheInstructionalCoachwillreporttothePrincipal.

ThesuccessfulcandidateinthisrolewilluseELEducation’sCorePracticesasthefoundationofourmessagetoensureremarkableacademicachievement,characterdevelopment,andcommunityinvolvementforallstudents.AtEMSA,studentsandteacherswillreachtheirhighestpotentialthroughactiveexploratorylearningandsocialresponsibilityinwhich:

• Individualsofallbackgroundsandabilitiesarewelcome• Children’snaturalcuriosityisnurtured• Studentsbecomeleadersoftheirownlearning• Teachersandstudentsholdhighstandards• Criticalthinkingiscentraltomathandscience• Studentsdevelopskillstoberesponsibleindividuals

AnEMSACharterCrewMemberwill:

• Operatewiththeunderstanding:Diversityisafact,Inclusionisabehavior,Equityistheoutcome• Workcollaborativelywithallmembersofthelearningcommunitytobuildrelationaltrustand

fosteragrowthmindsetforallthroughmodelingbytakingprofessionalrisks,owningmistakes,andbeingmetacognitiveabouttheirowngrowthandrevision

• ModelEMSA’shabitsofscholarshipinwordandactionandeffectivelybuildapositiveschoolculturethatpromotesself-discipline

• Challenge,engage,inspireandempowerallstudentswiththeWow&WonderofELEducation• Engageinprofessionallearningandimplementaprogressive,boldeducationalapproachto

fosteringELEducation’sCorePracticestoinspirestudentsuccess• Practicereflectiveandsynthesizingprofessionalpracticestoallowforadeeperunderstandingto

manifestforimplementationwiththehighestlevelsoffidelity• Establishclearandconsistentassessmentandprogressmonitoringtechniquesbasedonevidence

tomakedecisionstomeetstudent’sneedsandfurthertheirgrowth• Cultivatestrongpartnershipswithfamilies;allwordsandactionsdemonstrateacommitmentto

inclusion,beliefinallstudents’capacitytosucceedandadesiretocreateanamicablybeneficialsituationforeveryone

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• Activelyengagefamiliesandthecommunitywithexpeditionaryoutcomesandcritiqueofauthenticstudentwork

AnEMSAInstructionalCoachwill:

• Provideinstructionalcoachingforclassroomteachers—thismaytaketheformofobservationandfeedback,demonstrationlessons,andvideotapedlessonsandanalysis

• Providetimelywrittenorverbalfeedbackwillbeprovidedforobservations• Meetwitheachteachingteamsbi-weeklytoplanforcoaching,schedulevisitsandobservations,

anddiscussfeedback• Assistteachersinprovidingdifferentiatedinstructionthroughworkshopstructures,curricular

modifications,projectdesignandplanning• SupporttheimplementationofELEducationandcomponents• Providesupervisionforteacherassistantsoninstructionalpracticesthatincludesgoalsetting

andobservationsandfeedback.• Offeraseminarforteacherassistants• MeetweeklywiththePrincipalandDirectorofStudentServicestodiscussclassroom

instructionandtoproblem-solveandplantoensurethatinstructionishighqualityandteachersaresupported

• ParticipateasamemberoftheInstructionalLeadershipTeam(ILT)• StaycurrentonbestinstructionalpracticesandshareinformationwithHabitsofScholarship

(HOS),schoolprincipalsandILT

CurriculumOversight

OverseethedevelopmentandrevisionofEMSAʼscurriculumasmutuallyagreeduponwiththePrincipal.Involveteachersintheprocessandhelpcoordinatesummerandschoolyearcurriculumworkteams.Recommendareasforrevisionandreviewbasedondata,feedbackandfieldknowledge.Helptoensurethediversityofstudentpopulationisrepresentedandreflectedinthecurriculumandinstructionalresources.

Supportteacherstoensuretherearemultipleopportunitiesforparentstolearnaboutandunderstandcurriculum.Leadandparticipateincurriculumreviewandrevision.Provideprofessionalsupporttoteachersindevelopingcurriculummapsandplans.Providefeedbackasnecessary.CoordinatewiththemiddleschoolandelementarylevelsPrincipalsandInstructionalCoachestoensureconsistencyofthemiddleschoolcurriculum.

WorkwiththePrincipalandteacherstoleadcurriculumworkshopsforparentsbasedonfeedbackandneeds.Staycurrentinthefield.Identifyareaswhereexternalresourcesandnewpracticesmaysupportourprogram.ResearchnewinstructionalstrategiesandmaterialsandsharewiththePrincipalandstaff.

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Assessment

• Consultwithlowergradesstaffontheassessmentofstudentworkandthecollectionandanalysisofstudentperformancedata.Monitorthecollectionandsubmissionofdataspecifiedintheschoolʼsaccountabilityplanand/orperformancemanagementframework

• Providestafftrainingasneededonadministeringassessments• WorkwiththePrincipalandotherstafftoanalyze,interpretandusestudentperformancedata

ProfessionalDevelopment

WorkwiththePrincipalandILTtoplanandleadinplanningprofessionaldevelopmentforteachers.Facilitatecrossgradeleveldiscussionsandplanningonsuchtopicsasportfolioassessment,criteriaforqualitywork,andthedevelopmentofgrade-levelbenchmarksandrubricsinreading,writing,andmathematics.WorkwiththeelementaryandmiddleschoolInstructionalCoachestoimplementaninductionprogramforteachingfellowsandnewleadteachersthatincludesayearlongseminarandstructuredobservationsandfeedback.Communicateandcoordinateplanswithprincipals.Coordinatepeerobservationamongthelowergradesstaff,usingprotocolsestablishedandagreeduponbystaff.

WorkwiththePrincipaltodevelopandimplementprofessionaldevelopmentplansfornewleadteachers.Plansshouldbedifferentiatedbasedonteacherexperienceandjobresponsibilities.WorkwiththePrincipalandteacherstoplanthesummertraininginstitute.Participateinplanningandleadingsessionsasneeded.Participateinthedevelopmentofschool-wideprofessionaldevelopmentgoalsandplansasamemberoftheILT.

Seektoconnectstaffwithprofessionaldevelopmentinlinewithpersonalgoals.Reviewprofessionaldevelopmentrequests.Disseminateinformationaboutoutsideprofessionaldevelopment.Maintainstafflibraryofprofessionalresources.Seeknewresourcestobuildlibrary.

VisitorsandCommunity/UniversityPartnerships

WorkwithHOStocoordinateeducatorvisits.Coordinateuniversitypartnershipsandstudentteachers.SeektopromoteEMSAasamodel.FosterstrongrelationshipswithELEducation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor'sorMaster’sDegreeinapplicablefieldofstudy/educationfromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity

• Atleast3yearsclassroomteachingexperience;experienceinaschool-basedleadershiprolepreferred

• Demonstratesexperiencewithexperientialorproject-basedlearning• Excellentknowledgeandunderstandingoftheteachingandlearningprocess• Demonstratesexperienceworkingwithchallengedgroupsinastandards-basedenvironment

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• Demonstratesknowledgeofmultipleformsofassessment,includingAssessmentsforLearning,Portfolios,Student-LedConferences,etc.

• Demonstratesknowledgeofhowtousedatatodriveinstruction• Demonstratesunderstandingofeffectivepracticestocoachanddevelopteachers• Demonstratessuccessineffectivelysolvingchallengingproblemsthroughapositive,

collaborativeapproach• Excellentoralandwrittencommunicationskills• Abilitytoworkwithdiversepopulations

HiringTimelineandApplicationProcess

WeseektohireanInstructionalCoachforaJuly(orearlier),2018startwithstudentsarrivinginAugust.AllEMSAleadershipteammemberswillbeaskedtoattendanELEducation’sLeadership3-DayInstitute—ineitherApril(Denver)orlateJuly.ApplicationswillbeacceptedandreviewedonarollingbasisbeginningJanuary,2018.Toconfidentiallyapply,pleasesendaCoverLetterandResume/CurriculumVitaetoApplyToEMSA@gmail.com.

Anti-DiscriminationPolicyandCommitmenttoDiversity

EMSAseeksindividualsofallbackgroundstoapplyforthisposition.Wearecommittedtomaximizingthediversityofourorganizationandwanttoengageallthosewhocancontributetothiseffort.EMSAprovidesequalemploymentopportunitiesforallapplicantsandemployeesandprohibitsdiscriminationwithrespecttothehiringorpromotionofindividuals,conditionsofemployment,disciplinaryanddischargepractices,oranyotheraspectofemploymentonthebasisofgender,race,color,ethnicity,disability,oranyotherfactorwhichcannotlawfulbeusedasabasisforanemploymentdecision.