K-5 Mathematics Instructional Coach Horace Mann Elementary School Salem Public Schools Salem MA SY 2025-2026
K-5 Mathematics Instructional Coach Horace Mann Elementary School Salem Public Schools Salem MA SY 2025-2026
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K5 Mathematics Instructional Coach Horace Mann Elementary School Salem Public Schools Salem MA SY
About Salem Public Schools where belonging leads to opportunity.
Salem is a small diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged globally connected and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging equity and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students regardless of ability economic status gender/gender identity language race/ethnicity sexual orientation or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan and core priorities on our website at Youll Do:
The instructional coach position is an excellent opportunity for an experienced coach or classroom teacher who possesses special expertise in the area of math including curriculum development and review high quality instructional practices assessment development and data analysis. The primary goal of the instructional coach is to build capacity for highquality accessible standardsbased instruction in every classroom as well as support development of a tiered support/intervention model. The instructional coach will function primarily as a coach in the areas of curriculum instruction and assessment but may be asked to work with students directly up to 20 of the time.
Purpose of Position:
- To provide coaching and support to deepen teacher content knowledge strengthen instruction specifically through making content accessible to diverse learners and promoting learning across all classrooms
- To support teachers new to the district or new to the profession
- This position reports to the district Curriculum Instruction & Assessment Office
Essential Attributes:
- Holds an unwavering belief that every student in Salem can grow and succeed
- Skilled in providing equitable access to the curriculum particularly in underserved populations
- Able to work collaboratively and flexibly as part of a building team
- Has a strong work ethic is selfdirected and has the ability to work independently
- Selfreflects and accepts feedback with a growth mindset
Responsibilities: Coaching Building Capacity
- Develops a weekly schedule in collaboration with the principal that aligns to the unique needs of the school
- Works with teachers oneonone and in small groups to plan lessons from standards uses a wide range of curriculum materials determines student groupings and implements researchbased instructional strategies to support highquality core instruction
- Fosters teacher collaboration and sharing of best practices
- Introduces best practices in the area of pedagogy through demonstration lessons peer observation study groups and professional development workshops
- Builds teacher capacity to interpret and use a range of assessment tools to plan lessons and address individual student needs
- Facilitates data cycles curriculum planning development and revision of curriculum maps assessments and proficiency scales
- Monitors progress towards meeting schoolwide student achievement goals set within improvement plan
- Provides leadership in preparing and analyzing common assessment data
- Meets regularly with the building principal and/or ILT to analyze data and student work coordinate instructional rounds and discuss next steps for schoolbased professional development
- Engages in advanced training opportunities designed to strengthen content knowledge pedagogy tiered instructional practice and coaching skills
- Other duties as assigned by the Deputy Superintendent or principal
Note: The evaluation of teachers is not part of the instructional coachs responsibilities. The instructional coach does provide nonevaluative feedback to teachers.
What Youll Bring:
We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change childrens lives through education. Youll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:
- Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity The SPS community is vibrant diverse in background ethnicity language and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
- Hold high expectations for yourself students and colleagues You see potential in all especially our SPS students and maintain high expectations for achievement while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
- Embrace feedback You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree Required; Masters Degree preferred
- Required Massachusetts teaching certification/licensure in elementary license 16 or elementary math
- Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement (Required within 1year of start date)
- Maintain professional competence through inservice education activities provided by the District and/or in selfselected professional growth activities.
- Secondary license in content area or Special Education also preferred
- Proficiency with technology (blended learning teacher/family communication suites (Remind preferred) Google GSuite Apps etc. desirable.
- Ability to meet the expectations of the Massachusetts Standards and Indicators of Effective Teaching Practice
- Three or more years of successful teaching mathematics at the elementary level
- Experience working in a diverse urban environment preferred
- Knowledge of and experience using SEI strategies UDL and other approaches to planning instruction
- Extensive knowledge of the Massachusetts math curriculum framework
- Demonstrated ability to model effective lessons (e.g. aligned to standards balance of direct instruction and guided practice differentiation of planning based on data etc.
- Experience with standardsbased practices and effective use of student data
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with teachers
- Experience providing professional development for teachers
- Second language (Spanish and/or Portuguese) proficiency a plus;
- Multilingual candidates and candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply
- Current authorization to work in the United States
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
