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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/[email protected].
Anti-DiscriminationPolicyandCommitmenttoDiversity
EMSAseeksindividualsofallbackgroundstoapplyforthisposition.Wearecommittedtomaximizingthediversityofourorganizationandwanttoengageallthosewhocancontributetothiseffort.EMSAprovidesequalemploymentopportunitiesforallapplicantsandemployeesandprohibitsdiscriminationwithrespecttothehiringorpromotionofindividuals,conditionsofemployment,disciplinaryanddischargepractices,oranyotheraspectofemploymentonthebasisofgender,race,color,ethnicity,disability,oranyotherfactorwhichcannotlawfulbeusedasabasisforanemploymentdecision.