Middle School Math Instructional Coach

The vision of the Arlington Public Schools is to be an equitable educational community where all learners feel a sense of belonging experience growth and joy and are empowered to shape their own futures and contribute to a better world.

POSITION: Instructional Coach Mathematics

LOCATION:Gibbs School and Ottoson Middle School

POSITION GOAL: Arlington instructional coaches are first and foremost thought partners with teachers. The goal of coaching work is to support teachers as lifelong learners who are continually refining their content and pedagogical knowledge and skills. Coaches achieve this through partnerships with teacher leaders specialists special educators interventionists other coaches buildingbased leaders (principals and assistant principals) curriculum directors and district administrators.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grades 68 Mathematics teacher certification preferred
• Five or more years of successful classroom teaching experience
• Deep knowledge of current curriculums and state frameworks
• Content and pedagogical understanding of developmentally appropriate mathematics
• Experience differentiating mathematics instruction
• Strong knowledge and understanding of MultiTiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with teachers staff and leadership
• Experience providing professional development to adult learners
• Experience communicating with parents/guardians about how children learn mathematics
• Experience with standardsbased assessment and effective use of student data
• Ability to analyze data and familiarity with spreadsheets
• Administer score and interpret diagnostic instruments
• Ability to discuss aggregated and disaggregated student learning data with teachers
• Ability to coplan and coteach lessons with classroom teachers consistent with the districtwide initiatives

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Primarily work in schools as instructional coaches are closely connected to school leaders leadership teams teachers specialists interventionists and teaching assistants.
• Deeply understand the schoolspecific contexts in which they work which allows contentandcontextspecific coaching to occur.
• Primarily work with teachers as thought partners in 1on1 smallgroup and largegroup configurations.
• Collaborate with specialists interventionists special educators and teacher leaders to foster a culture of coaching and continual professional learning in each school building. With coaches working primarily with adult educators and specialists/interventionists working primarily with students these educational professionals can collaboratively support the refinement and delivery of tiered instruction across grade levels.
• Work directly with other instructional coaches interventionists and special educators to align monthly professional learning and curricular efforts.
• Occasionally work directly with students as part of inquiry cycles and the regular modeling and coteaching provided to support teachers refinement of practices.
• Connect regularly with their designated:
• Rolealike coaches across schools with K12 Mathematics and Computer Science Director (twice monthly or as needed)
• Crossrole coach groups
• Designated school Instructional Leadership Teams (ILT) (monthly)
• Designated school principal/assistant principal (brief weekly checkins)
• Buildingbased special educators/interventionists (as needed given instructional focus)
• Provide buildingbased professional support for all teachers across various times and via a menu of possible services. All teachers are invited to participate in some aspect of coaching work. Some coaching work will always focus specifically on new teachers at the beginning of each year and intermittently across the year.
• Assist in ordering math materials for teacher and student use.
• Facilitate Math Night Conversations with Gibbs/OMS families in collaboration with the Schools Administration and the Math Director.

TERMS OF

EMPLOYMENT: Arlington Education Association Bargaining Unit Position School Year plus up to ten days at per diem rate.

REPORTS TO: K12 Mathematics and Computer Science Director (primary) and building principals (contributing). The Mathematics Coach position is a district position with specific building assignments.

SALARY: Per the Arlington Education Association Contract

EVALUATION: The performance of this job will be evaluated as per the Arlington Education Association Contract. The K12 Mathematics and Computer Science Director will complete evaluations with support from the building principals.

Arlington has a well established new teacher induction program with mentoring throughout the school year.

Salary and Benefits are consistent with theCollective Bargaining Agreement between the Arlington School Committee and the Arlington Education Association.

TheSalary Scheduleis on our website. Salary placement is based on Education and Experience.

The Arlington Public Schools are committed to creating an inclusive and safe learning and working environment that reflects a diversity of perspectives values and experiences. We welcome staff who are aware of the role that bias and prejudice play in society are creative and willing to try new approaches and are reflective about their daily practice. We are looking for candidates who welcome a challenge are eager to collaborate and contribute to the success of students are ready to engage in twoway partnership with families and who will contribute their diverse talents to the organization as a whole.