Montessori Magnet - Part Time Math Coach (2024-2025 school year) - JOB ID#12477

Essential Job Functions or Essential Performance Responsibilities :

Responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to :

Professional Development

Coach / mentor classroom teachers in all aspects of differentiated instruction, including use of student assessments to group students, management of effective whole and small group instruction, and individual research-based activities to meet specific student needs.

Provide feedback and suggestions for instructional improvements.

Support teachers to implement strategies for working with struggling students, Multilingual learners, students with disabilities, as well as for extending learning for students above grade level.

Design school-based professional development.

Assist teachers in formulating their own goals for professional development.

Coordinate events / sessions for school-wide community.

Support teachers in an equity-centered approach to teaching, in order to provide access for all students

Curriculum and Instruction

Provide teachers with clear and specific information on how to implement a range of effective instructional strategies.

Assist teachers in analyzing instruction to determine its effectiveness and using that information to further drive instruction.

Assist teachers to integrate formative assessment into instructional practice.

Mentoring / Coaching

Meet regularly with the Instructional supervisors, Principal, and department leaders to assess the progress and effectiveness of teachers’ instructional practice.

Create an atmosphere of trust and collaboration among staff to promote professional growth and accelerate the achievement of all students.

Attend training, conferences, workshops, meetings at the school, district, and / or other level as applicable.

Help teachers meet the goals for student progress set by the district, Principal, and the faculty as a whole.

As a mentor and coach to classroom teachers, the instructional coach will spend a substantial portion of the day working with teachers in classrooms, but will also work directly with students.

The coach will also meet privately with teachers to plan lessons and assess student progress, perform demonstration lessons and do co-teaching, organize assessments and data.

Data Management

Prior to data meetings, prepare and analyze data to maximize efficiency of teacher’s use of data meeting time.

At each of these data meetings, review benchmarking and formative data on all students.

Coach teachers in the identification of salient patterns in the data.

Identify students at risk and the nature of their needs; provide instructional materials / approaches.

Identify students in need of challenge and enrichment to plan for their needs.

Qualifications and key attributes :

Experience and skill as a coach or mentor.

Minimum of five years prior teaching experience in middle or high school mathematics; strong preference for individuals with experience in varied positions.

Be competently knowledgeable of the Common Core State Standards and the 6-8 Illustrative Mathematics curriculum.

Understand how standards based grading can be implemented in a secondary mathematics classroom.

Understanding of scientifically based research and evidence-based practices for teaching mathematics and assessing student progress toward achievement of benchmarks.

Evidence of significant student achievement results.

Evidence of using data to inform instruction.

High-level written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to build positive relationships with students and families.

Strong people skills, an ability to win the respect and trust of fellow teachers.

Belief that all students can learn at a high level.

Commitment to the vision, mission, values and goals of CREC Schools.

Willingness to be an active member of a professional learning community focused on action research within the school and the classroom.

Additional Duties :

Support MSAP grant-funded initiatives and responsibilities, such as grant meetings, site visits, and required documentation.

Integrate magnet theme into classroom instruction strategies to assist teachers

Qualifications Profile :

Connecticut State Certification as a Math Teacher (#029 or #229)

Motor Vehicle Operator’s License or ability to provide own transportation.

Education :

Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignments.

Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience :

Successful prior teaching experience for the applicable grade levels preferred.

FLSA Status : Exempt