Teacher, Multi-Classroom Leader 1/ Middle School Math/ (26-27) EOY

Under moderate supervision, the Teacher, Multi-Classroom Leader 1 (MCL1) intensively coaches 4-6 teachers using co-teaching, modeling, and small-group support. This includes weekly or bi-weekly coaching cycles with assigned teachers. The MCL1 leads a team of teachers and support staff responsible for multiple classrooms, ensuring co-teaching, modeling, and small-group instruction meet the principal's standards of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Establish annual goals for each team member and organize teaching roles based on individual strengths, content knowledge, and professional development goals.
• Regularly review student progress and adjust instruction to ensure improved learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with the team to implement new ideas and innovations to enhance teaching and learning.
• Be accountable for the learning and development of all teachers and students on the caseload and team.
• Provide feedback to the principal regarding team members' selection, evaluation, and development.
• Adhere to all state, federal, and local laws, policies, and procedures, including North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and MCL Core Competencies.
• Lead the establishment of a highly effective Professional Learning Community (PLC) culture.
• Lead standards-aligned and curriculum-focused professional practices.
• Analyze assessment data and create action plans.
• Coach adults, provide feedback, differentiate support, lead change, and improve practices and impact.
• Provide quality professional development.
• Build team capacity in planning and preparation, including:
  • Setting high, measurable expectations for student achievement.
  • Creating instructional tools and materials for team use.
  • Clarifying content and teaching processes verbally and through tools.
  • Backwards planning to align lessons, activities, and assessments.
  • Designing assessments that accurately measure student understanding.
  • Modeling and practicing teaching strategies.
  • Analyzing student work to determine next steps.
• Build team capacity in classroom environment, including:
  • Holding students accountable for high expectations of behavior and engagement.
  • Creating physical classroom environments conducive to collaborative and individual learning.
  • Establishing a culture of respect, enthusiasm, and rapport.
• Design or lead schoolwide initiatives, serve on curriculum development or assessment committees, and partner with parents and community organizations to extend student learning opportunities.
• Develop cross-curricular projects connecting multiple subjects and/or grade levels.
• Build team capacity in instruction, including:
  • Ensuring instructional strategies, assessments, and resources align with student achievement goals.
  • Defining high-quality instruction in collaboration with the principal.
  • Facilitating data analysis and action planning with the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT).
  • Holding students accountable for ambitious, measurable academic standards.
  • Addressing individual student learning needs.
  • Supporting students' organizational and time-management skills.
  • Engaging students in their learning using various influence techniques.
  • Incorporating leveled questioning and discussion in learning.
• Provide coaching support to teammates, building instructional capacity in the team.
• Conduct regular walkthroughs or observations focused on instructional practices.
• Facilitate whole-school data analysis as a member of the ILT.
• Use data to provide evidence-based feedback and set clear, teacher-driven goals grounded in student outcomes.
• Maintain high growth for students assigned to the team caseload.
• Follow program frameworks for observing and providing feedback to the team.
• Solicit and receive feedback from supervisors and team members to improve professional skills.
• Lead the team in maintaining regular communication with families to ensure student success.
• Design scheduling for instructional time based on teachers' skills and content knowledge.
• Allocate instructional process elements (e.g., lesson planning, large/small-group instruction, interventions, data analysis, grading) among team members based on strengths and goals.
• Model instructional tasks to aid team development.
• Clarify and adjust team members' roles, providing feedback and developmental advice.
• Prepare team members for potential role changes and advancement opportunities.
• Provide feedback to the principal concerning team members' instructional performance.
• Participate in professional development opportunities at school, district, and program levels.

Requirements

• Must be in the CMS Teacher Leader Pathway Talent Pool as an MCL1.
• Comprehensive knowledge of curriculum principles, standards, and expectations in the assigned area.
• Ability to utilize appropriate data and information to make instructional decisions for students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of learning styles, curriculum development, program evaluation, instructional strategies, classroom management, learning assessment, and research related to learning.
• Knowledge of the subject matter being taught.
• Technology proficiency and knowledge of digital learning may be required for certain assignments.
• Excellent computer and reporting skills.
• Ability to effectively lead and coach other adults to improve student achievement.
• Ability to set challenging goals and reach high standards of performance despite barriers.
• Strong planning skills to reach goals and avoid problems.
• Ability to set clear expectations and hold others accountable for performance.
• Adaptability to changing requirements and situations.
• Logical thinking and reasoning to define and administer effective lesson plans and course objectives.
• Ability to interpret technical instructions, school system policies, and procedures.
• Ability to maintain curriculum guidelines as established by the State and school system.
• Effective interaction with principals, co-workers, students, and parents.
• Problem-solving skills involving sensitivity or conflict.
• Ability to use and apply methods of effective instruction, including lecture and demonstration.
• Ability to interpret and use assessment results.
• Ability to work confidentially and with discretion.
• Strong time-management skills to meet deadlines, prioritize projects, and bring closure to tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 4 years of prior teaching experience with 2 years of demonstrated evidence of high-progress student outcomes in relevant subjects.
• NC Professional Educator’s License in the subject area and grade level appropriate to the school’s needs.
• Evidence of initiative and effective leadership/coaching of adults.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Special Requirements

• The MCL position is fully released from classroom teaching duties.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license or provide own transportation.
• Travel to school district buildings and professional meetings may be required.

Pay

Full-time, 10-month position with supplemental pay:

• Non-Title I School: $11,250 supplemental
• Title I School: $16,000 supplemental

Schedule

Full-time, 10 months.