Lead Coach (Math)

About the Role

A Lead Coach position is available at a subset of CPS schools. This teacher role has 80% release time to provide coaching and support to teacher leaders and teacher teams within the school community in support of the local instructional areas of need. The primary objective of the Lead Coach role is to build the capacity of other teacher leaders and teachers, as well as support the distributed and supportive leadership model within their school building. Lead Coaches have expertise in classroom pedagogy, team leadership, and coaching, and they use these skills to develop teacher capacity in classroom instruction and teacher leadership skills. This school-level support will help to improve instructional practice and improve student outcomes. Lead Coaches are critical members of the school’s Instructional Leadership Team (ILT).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead or co-leading member of the ILT, supporting the School Leader with accelerating school-wide learning
• Work collaboratively with School Leaders to plan and support the school's distributed leadership strategy
• Develop and implement recruitment, development, and retention plans for teacher leadership roles within the building
• Advance the instructional core foundation outlined within the CIWP
• Lead a team (or teams) of teachers in enacting the instructional core (including, but not limited to, planning and facilitating learning cycles to content/grade-level teams, providing lesson plan feedback, analyzing data and/or student work, and leading/participating in instructional core walks)
• Develop Teacher Leaders' capacity to lead adult learners and build their expertise in planning for and facilitating inquiry-based learning cycles
• Provide a structured space for Teacher Leaders to plan, reflect on, and make decisions based on teacher team inquiry-based learning cycle progress and outcomes
• Provide one-to-one peer instructional coaching to assigned teacher leaders that is connected to the learning of the team learning cycle
• Monitor student and teacher learning
• Model team leadership and connective coaching authenticity
• Optional: Support and fill in for a Team Lead who does not have common release time to engage in coaching with team members
• Attend district-sponsored professional development

Time Commitment

• This is a 228-day position (43.6 weeks, 6.25 standard hours)
• Spend 20% (approximately five (5) hours per week) providing instruction, advisory period, or providing instruction to allow teachers to conduct peer observations
• Spend 80% (approximately 20 hours per week) leading team meetings, providing instructional coaching for team members, and leading the team meetings, as well as coaching assigned teachers and teacher leaders

Requirements

• Hold a valid teaching license issued by the Illinois State Board of Education
• Have four (4) years of service or commensurate experience
• If CPS Candidate: Most recent REACH Professional Practice rating of 3.4 (340) or above or most recent REACH Summative score as Proficient
• Have experience formally leading peers/adults effectively
• Expertise in the school community's stated areas of instructional need

Qualifications

In order to qualify for the Lead Coach position, teachers must complete the following:

• Meet all eligibility requirements
• Complete the application with a specific school on the CPS Careers Jobs Board

School leaders select qualified candidates and conduct interviews to complete the hiring process.

Skills

• Ability to set short and long-term goals aligned to school-wide vision for teacher leaders, teachers, and student success
• Ability to use collaborative approaches and include multiple perspectives in the decision-making process
• Analyzes data to examine current realities, including strengths, challenges, relationships, and/or underlying dynamics
• Experience leading collaborative sessions that allow for active engagement with meeting objectives
• Strong communication skills (speaking, listening, and writing)
• Demonstrate high levels of instructional expertise, integrity, honesty, credibility, and the courage to make difficult yet necessary decisions, along with a deep knowledge of pedagogical best practices
• Effective strategic planning capabilities, including the ability to establish long-term vision and goals and align/manage activities toward goal fulfillment
• Strong leadership and team-building skills, e.g., ability to develop high-performing teams united around a clear vision for serving schools and achieving student success
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Experience and knowledge of supporting the development of adult learners
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and actively build and sustain positive, productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Ability to define problems, analyze data, and outline valid conclusions and action steps
• Ability to motivate others to improve practice and impact student learning
• Skilled in objectively understanding and interpreting others’ concerns, motives, feelings, and behaviors
• Ability to lead a formal team through learning development and learning cycles

Benefits

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Medical plan options
• Pharmacy
• Dental
• Vision
• Behavioral Health & EAP
• Employee Wellness Program

Financial Security

• Basic Life Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Pension Plans
• Supplemental Retirement Plans (403(b) and 457(b))
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Spot Pet Insurance

Work-Life Balance

• Paid Leave
• Sick Leave
• Vacation Days
• Parental Leaves
• Short-Term Disability
• Religious Holidays

Reference the Chicago Public Schools: A Comprehensive Benefits Overview or the benefits handbook for comprehensive details.

Location

Far South Side - 32 East 115th Street (George W Curtis School)

Position Type: Union