Instructional Lead - 2025/2026 School Year (Woodlawn Campus)

The Woodlawn Campus of the University of Chicago Charter School (UCW) opened in September 2006. It has a three-part mission: 1) to assist students in developing the habits of mind, work, and heart to be successful in college and good citizens of their community; 2) to contribute to the community through student research, service, and leadership; and 3) to improve teaching and learning by serving as a site of professional development for teachers school leaders. The Woodlawn Campus educates students in grades 6-12.

Position Summary:

Full-time, salaried instructional leadership position responsible for supporting and providing instructional guidance of teachers to best prepare students, regardless of tested ability, for success in college. Responsibilities include coaching a team of 8-10 teachers of a content area focused on, but not limited to: lesson planning, instructional delivery, curriculum integration, designing formative assessments using the learning standards of the University of Chicago Charter School, analyzing assessment data, and participating in and leading professional development activities.

Further job responsibilities include:

Serves as an instructional coach to a content area of teachers, engaging them in instructional coaching cycles (including lesson plan feedback and guidance, observation feedback and guidance, and debrief cycles)

Using the Danielson Framework as a coaching guide for teacher growth and development

Leading and engaging teachers in data cycles to best support instructional needs

Has proven results in terms of assessment data and overall classroom performance

Serves on the Instructional Leadership Team

Plans and leads professional development in response to coaching cycles and student data

Support high school leadership with planning and preparation for high stakes assessments (i.e. ACT, SAT, PSAT, ISA, diagnostics, IAR, High School Admissions Test, final exams, etc)

Position Qualifications:

Masters Degree and at least 5 years of experience in education required. In addition, an Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) is required. Endorsements in high school content areas strongly preferred.

Qualified applicants will be an excellent teacher with proven experience enabling urban student to meet high expectations; reflective and receptive to providing and receiving professional feedback, video-taping and coaching; collaborative, collegial, goal-oriented, mission-driven, accountable, responsible, self-managed, and self-motivated and have excellent written and oral communication skills.

Pay Range: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University of Chicago Charter School's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting. The salary will be commensurate of years of experience and education.

UChicago Charter School offers a wide range of benefits programs for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits guide .

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