Middle School Instructional Coach

Location: Mitchell Middle School

Reports to: District Administration (Principal/Assistant Principal/Endowment Coordinator)

Position Type: Rull-Time Academic Year

Position Purpose

The Middle School Instructional Coach partners with teachers to evaluate student engagement improve instructional practices and build teacher capacity. Acting as a partner the coach helps educators navigate the developmental transitions of the middle years by providing personalized support in pedagogical planning data analysis and the implementation of evidence-based strategies. The position bridges the gap between educational theory and classroom practice through modeling co-teaching and ongoing reflective coaching cycles.

Key Responsibilities

1. Coaching Cycles: Utilize structured goal-oriented coaching (eg. identify learn improve). Move fluently between directive coaching cognitive coaching peer observation and lesson study based on teacher readiness.
2. Data-Informed Instruction: Guide intervention teams in deconstructing standards analyzing formative and summative student data and creating targeted interventions.
3. Model Lessons & Co-Teaching: Roll up sleeves to model best practices directly in the classroom co-plan lessons/units and team-teach to transfer new instructional skills to the teacher.
4. Professional Development: Design facilitate and deliver on-going job-embedded professional learning opportunities and workshops aligned with school improvement goals.
5. Curriculum & Resource Support: Support the implementation of district-adopted curriculum frameworks and curate developmentally appropriate research-based resources that cater to the diverse needs of adolescent learners.
6. Advocacy & Support: Serve as an advocate for both teachers and students by ensuring high-quality instruction. Promote culturally responsive teaching.

Qualifications and Skills

1. Education: Bachelors degree in Education Educational Leadership or other related field.
2. Certification: Valid state teaching certificate or licensure
3. Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of highly successful classroom teaching experience with a proven track record of student achievement growth.
4. Coaching Mindset: Deep understanding of adult learning theory and the ability to listen provide non-evaluative feedback and build trusting confidential relationships.
5. Pedagogical Expertise: Strong knowledge of middle school pedagogy content-specific strategies and the ability to integrate technology meaningfully.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

1. A measurable increase in student achievement.
2. An increase in the retention of probationary teachers (those in their first 3-years of teaching) to the Mitchell Middle School and the teaching profession.
3. A positive lift in the teacher-coach relationships fostering a growth mindset to aid in both instructional learning and student achievement.