Focused Instructional Coach - Special Education Preschool - CPPI

SUBJECT: Focused Instructional Coach - Special Education Preschool - CPPI The Focused Instructional Coach works full time providing instructional support to teachers across all curricula areas. The coach collaborates with instructional staff, site administrators and leadership teams to promote student achievement by identifying current, research-based instructional and assessment strategies, modeling lessons to classroom teachers, providing constructive feedback and assisting teachers in collecting student achievement data and using the data to modify instruction. Using student achievement data, the Focused Instructional Coach will identify professional development needs and plan, present, and evaluate on-site staff development activities. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Responsible for providing professional development to community based preschool programs. This may include nontraditional hours that will be compensated through a stipend. 2. Collaboration with preschool itinerant teams including an SLP, BCBA and OT. 3. The caseload will require travel between several sites. 4. Responsible for serving as a member of the Special Education Team in writing educational plans and progress reports on SAGE-IEP, and completing assessments within the required timelines. 5. Responsible for following the student IEP and ensuring compliance with state and federal SPED regulations including the delivery of high quality services, the provision of accommodations/modifications for instruction and assessment. 6. Facilitates the development of a learning community focused on raising expectations and providing rigorous core instruction for every student, every day. 7. Provides model lessons for classroom teachers using current scientifically, research-based instructional and assessment strategies. 8. Devotes the majority of their time to utilizing the coaching model within the classroom setting. 9. Provides constructive feedback on delivery of high quality teaching and learning. 10.Assists classroom teachers in collecting, analyzing, and using student achievement data to guide instruction to ensure that all students are college and career ready. 11.Provides job embedded professional development focused on organization of the classroom to construct a positive learning climate. 12.Identifies site professional development needs by using student achievement data. 13.Plans, schedules, and conducts site professional development aligned with the district and site goals outlined in the School Accountability Plan and connected to solid, rigorous core instruction. 14.Analyzes data and prepares data presentations for the principal, staff, and family groups. 15.Assists teachers and grade levels in analyzing student achievement data for program improvement and increased student performance. 16.Participates in professional development for coaches, professional research and reading, and peer observations. 17.Maintains coach activity log. 18.Responsible for ensuring equal educational opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, marital status, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, homelessness, or disability. 19.Performs other job-related duties as assigned. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1. A minimum of five (5) years successful teaching experience 2. Massachusetts Teacher Licensure: Moderate disabilities Prek-8 3. Demonstrated experience supporting students with special needs. 4. Masters Degree 5. SEI Endorsement 6. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with curriculum and program development 7. Demonstrated experience in providing professional development for teachers 8. Demonstrated knowledge of child development PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Five (5) years successful teaching experience in preschool or Kindergarten 2. Experience as an instructional coach, ILT member, or other leadership position(s). 3. Dual Licensed - Academic: Teacher, Early Childhood: Students with and without Disabilities, PreK-2 Academic: Teacher, Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8 4. Demonstrated experience supporting students with special needs. 5. Ability to speak Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Albanian, or an African language. 6. Demonstrated experience with second language acquisition. SALARY: Teacher’s salary scale plus Instructional Coach stipend ($3,252). This stipend includes two days in August as well as preparation for before and after school professional development as needed by the Administrator. Salary scale shown is based on the candidate holding a Bachelor's Degree. Potential to increase based on degree level WORK YEAR: 184 days and additional work as required at the teachers contractual hourly rate. TO APPLY: Any person interested in this position must submit a resume, cover letter, licensure, and answer all questions on-line at https://worcesterschools.org/about/employment-opportunities This deadline does not preclude further advertisement or recruitment.

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