2024-2025 Instructional Coach

Position Summary :

Instructional Coaches serve as school leaders focused on supporting teachers and instructional leaders, to deliver the most rigorous and engaging academic experience for our scholars which leads to exceptional academic gains.

Instructional Coaches play a central role in the success of their school and work closely with the building principal as well as fellow Instructional Coaches across OKCPS to drive curriculum and assessment, data-driven instruction and feedback for teacher development.

Essential Duties :

Curriculum and Assessment

Collaborate with general, ELL, and special education teachers, climate and attendance specialists, and other student support staff to leverage the ability of OKCPS to maximize students’ academic and social-emotional development when integrating the district’s instructional resources.

Share instructional strategies to support rigorous standards-based teaching aligned to Oklahoma Academic Standards and ACT standards (when appropriate).

Collaborate with building leaders on how to regularly monitor, adjust, and evaluate the implementation of the school’s action plan based on short and long-term goals for student outcomes.

Data Driven Instruction

Works with Planning, Research, & Evaluation (PRE) to provide technical assistance in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of student achievement data.

Conducts deep analysis of disaggregated data for each student subgroup, or special population and supports teachers in facilitating this analysis during PLCs.

Supports the administrator and instructional leadership team in identifying the strengths and areas of growth needed for students, teachers and the school community.

Teacher Development and Feedback

Attends professional development as required for all instructional coaches. Attends all site and district level professional development and PLCs meetings as assigned by the principal.

Conducts meetings at least monthly in support of the needs of new teachers on campus.

Models research based instructional strategies and observes classroom teachers in order to better support them in the implementation of the Marzano Framework, use of Oklahoma Academic Standards, and use of curriculum resources provided by the district.

In addition to observation and modeling, coaches should conduct planning conferences and debriefing sessions as necessary.

Prescribe and create job embedded professional development for staff using a range of data to inform what professional development is needed.

Provide job embedded professional development on best practices in instructional strategies that increase student achievement, instruction, assessment, technology and equity.

Develops and monitors level and length of evidenced based interventions for students in need of Tier II interventions and models Tier II / III interventions when needed including whole class or small group pull outs.

Works with the instructional leadership team to monitor and support the implementation of the program's growth and improvement.

Collaborates with other instructional coaches to review performance data, reflect on themes, determine how to aggregate and prioritize needs, and allocate resources accordingly.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and / or Abilities) :

Bachelors’ Degree

Five (5) years of successful teaching experience required.

Current Oklahoma Teaching certificate :

ELEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS : Elementary Mathematics, Reading Specialist, Early Childhood, or Elementary Certification.

SECONDARY REQUIREMENTS : Secondary English / Language Arts, Reading Specialist, US History / Government / Economics, Secondary Math, or Advanced Mathematics certification.

Experience in planning and monitoring campus-wide instructional programs.

Knowledge of adult learning theory and experience leading teachers in the area of instructional delivery across the curriculum.

Outstanding communication facilitation skills.

Interpersonal skills suited to provide advice and mentoring to teachers and administrators.

Knowledge of effective instructional practices for English Language Learners, students with disabilities and gifted and talented students.

Experience in providing support to campuses in the areas of classroom-technology integration, parental involvement, school wide needs assessments, and analyzing data using large-scale, benchmark, and embedded assessments.

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and / or Abilities) :

Masters’ Degree preferred

Relevant experience may be substituted for formal education at a 2 : 1 ratio. Therefore for every 1 year of college lacking, 2 years of directly relevant experience may be substituted.

Physical / Mental Requirements :

Must have adequate manual dexterity to write legibly and perform required duties on the computer.

Must have adequate visual acuity to read, interpret and transcribe written material and other required duties.

Requires normal range of hearing and clear speaking abilities to interact appropriately with others in person and on the telephone.

Requires some stooping, bending, stretching and occasional lifting not to exceed 25 pounds.

Sitting for prolonged periods of time.

May periodically require work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, under sometimes. stressful conditions in order to meet business needs and strict deadlines.

Work Environment :

Office duties will be performed in a well-lighted, climate controlled environment.

Reports To : Building Principal

FSLA Status : Exempt

Compensation : 001 + $6000 stipend

Work Days : 191

FTE : 100