Managing Director of Instructional Coaching

Join the Atlas Team!

Atlas is a tuition-free K-12 charter school that has been committed to providing educational excellence, character development, and meaningful community engagement to our students and families for over 15 years. We are proud to serve our Atlas community of over 92% socioeconomically disadvantaged families and go beyond traditional academics by providing comprehensive family support services that are collectively known as the Atlas Family Scholarship. We know our impactful work would not be possible without our staff and proudly offer a competitive total rewards package, meaningful professional development opportunities, and a culture that ensures our staff feel authentically valued and appreciated for their hard work on a daily basis.

Our Mission: Atlas prepares and empowers all students for success on their post-graduate paths through educational excellence, character development, and community engagement.

Our Core Values: Connection | Accountability | Perseverance | Growth Mindset

If Atlas aligns with what inspires you each day, we invite you to apply for this meaningful opportunity to serve our southeast Colorado Springs community!

What You’ll Do

• Supervise the job responsibilities, performance, and development of full time instructional coaches and Director of Teacher Pathways
• Conduct semi-annual performance evaluations, coordinate quarterly and on-the-job training, facilitate and lead regular team meetings, and foster a culture of feedback
• Lead in the creation of appropriate and regular development opportunities for new and veteran teachers
• Lead the professional development efforts for instructional staff during NSI, ASI and Atlas Professional Development Weeks
• Coordinates between: Principals, Chief of Schools, curriculum leads, instructional coaches to ensure clear and effective systems to track and evaluate teacher growth and development
• Responsible for the continued development of curriculum across three campuses for K-12 academic subjects
• Attend leadership work days, academic and central leadership team meetings
• Manages external subscriptions and partnerships as assigned, including: Amplify, I-Ready, Gradecam
• Work with Chief of Schools and Principals to further establish content and utilization of instructional rubric
• Ensures the integration of key methods identified by special services in teacher effectiveness
• Collaborates with Chief of Schools and Principals to leads instructional coaching meetings across campuses, executes vision of Chief of Schools and Principals
• Serves as an instructional coach for a targeted group of teachers
• Manages instructional dashboard, to include academic results and use of teacher rubric platform
• Responsible for providing coaching, support and feedback to instructional coaches
• Work with Principals to build out a quality professional development schedule to align with teacher needs
• Coordinate with external partners to ensure effective external professional development when assigned
• Work with Principals to evaluate curriculum effectiveness, needs for updating or changing, and make recommendations for new curriculum purchases
• Complete other related duties or tasks as assigned

Compensation & Schedule

• Salaried/Exempt
• Signing Bonus: $10,000, with a 3-year commitment (Required)
• Annual Salary Range: $92,700 - $110,510 (DOE)
• Full Time; Monday – Friday; Occasional evenings and weekends as needed

Benefits

• Approximately 6 weeks of paid school breaks
• 80 hours of annual flex time and 48 hours of annual sick time
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account
• Participation in the Colorado PERA retirement program (required in lieu of social security as a public employee)
• 100% Employer paid short and long-term disability benefit
• 100% Employer-paid life insurance benefit of $25,000 (option to purchase more)
• Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
• Access to thousands of employee discounts

Annual Calendar and Start Date

• 230 work days per academic year
• Start Date: July 2025

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in education or related field
• A minimum of 5 years teaching experience in urban education (K-12 schools)
• A minimum of 3 years of formal instructional coaching experience in urban education (K-12 schools)
• Demonstrated leadership experience and effectiveness with the development or implementation of curriculum
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach, support and evaluate classroom teachers
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to work across teams
• Have a proven history of ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment

Desired Qualifications

• Bilingual; Spanish & English
• Skilled in analyzing data to inform instructional practices and drive student achievement
• Proven track record of eliminating disparities in both academic and service opportunities for students
• Successful experience coaching and leading teachers through planned professional development and constructive feedback settings

Essential Job Functions

• Ability to be on-site daily during normal operating hours and the ability to fulfill occasional evening and weekends as necessary
• Ability to travel required trainings, conferences, and school visits as necessary
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk, standing, and walking on a daily basis
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
• Must be able to abide by all policies and procedures of Atlas

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Position Closes: 11:59 PM on May 2, 2025