District Embedded Coach Individualized Education Colorado Springs School District 11

Position Profile

Position:Teacher: District Embedded Coach - Individualized Education

Department/School:Special Education

Reports To: Director Individualized Education

FTE:1.0

Days/Year:197

Salary Schedule:2025-2026 Teacher/SSP Salary Schedule Non-School Based Positions (Group C)

FLSA Status:Exempt

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTION

The District Embedded Coach (DEC) is an instructional coaching role dedicated to supporting teachers in improving classroom practices to enhance student learning outcomes. Working collaboratively with teachers administrators and staff the DEC provides ongoing job-embedded coaching grounded in data-driven research-based instructional strategies. Areas of focus include instructional strategy expertise curriculum and instruction technology integration strategies for increasing student agency data analysis and assessment practices and facilitating professional development. The DEC uses coaching cycles modeling co-teaching and reflective practices to build teacher capacity and support continuous instructional improvement across the district.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provide job-embedded instructional coaching through cycles of observation modeling co-teaching feedback and reflection.
• Collaborate with the Network Academic Director Area Superintendents C&I Facilitators and Chiefs to ensure consistent implementation of best instructional and assessment practices across the district.
• Support standards implementation curriculum adoptions unit/module planning and the use of high-impact instructional strategies.
• Mentor and support new teachers contributing to induction programs and ongoing teacher development.
  Work with educators to develop implement and refine instructional strategies aligned with district goals and academic standards.
• Participate in leadership teams committees and task forces as assigned to support district-wide instructional priorities.
• Deliver ongoing job-embedded professional development informed by student achievement and growth data.
• Coach toward instructional practices that promote student-centered learning and foster student agency.
• Collaborate with the Academics team to ensure cohesive messaging aligned support systems and unified instructional initiatives across schools.
• Coordinate and work alongside other instructional coaches to meet goals outlined in school and district improvement/action plans.
• Support Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) by assisting with collaborative reflective instructional decision-making.
• Help maintain and curate the districts online instructional resources tools and platforms.
  Uphold and implement Academic Department expectations procedures and initiatives.
• Assist teachers in interpreting and using data to drive informed strategic instructional decisions.
• Engage in continuous professional learning through reading research and collaboration to inform and enhance coaching practices.
• Other Related duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Knowledge of educational pedagogy as applied to programming
• Ability to provide direct coaching through a variety of strategies.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Demonstrated abilities in establishing and maintaining trust
• Demonstrate knowledge of MTSS and PLC processes

QUALIFICATIONS

Current Colorado (CDE) teacher licensure (required)

Five or more years of proven successful classroom teaching experience (required)

Prior experience as an instructional coach (preferred)

Masters degree in Instruction & Curriculum or Leadership (preferred)

Experience providing professional development (preferred)

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to Director of Academics

Works collaboratively with facilitators and school/district-wide coaching personnel

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work is performed in a typical office environment and in schools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is partly sedentary with periods of light physical activity. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; lift and carry up to 50 pounds; climb stairs; reach for items; and use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:

1. Non-Recurring Pay: 8% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 4% on November paycheck and 4% on May paycheck).
2. 10 Additional Days (District Embedded Coaches Only): 10 additional days are built into the base pay for District Embedded Coaches.

Employment assignment and salary placement is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Base Salary Setting: Employment assignment and salary placement is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Base Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Teacher/Special Service Provider (SSP) will be placed on the appropriate lane for their educational background (BA MA etc). according to the official transcripts that are provided. They will be placed at the appropriate step for experience listed on the resume. Teachers will receive credit for a maximum of 14 years for any applicable teaching experience (provided that the experience occurred in the last 15 years).

Base Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement) promotions and lateral transfers.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY