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Exceptional Education Coach

The exceptional education coach works to build school capacity to serve students with disabilities by providing ongoing, onsite technical and instructional support to administrators, teachers, and other school personnel.

What you will do:

• Build capacity of school to provide quality instruction and intervention to students with disabilities. Provide guidance and model instruction as part of the inclusive model as well as most intensive intervention. Complete classroom observations, and model effective instruction/intervention with the purpose of providing timely feedback to teachers so they grow in their practice. Partner and support schools including all teachers as well as other school personnel to improve effective practices, specifically inclusive service delivery as well as most intensive interventions that will enhance learning for students with disabilities. Provide ongoing professional development/PLCs for each building served. Lead required school based PLCs to improve instruction and intervention at assigned schools. Work with administrators to identify and seek out other needed professional development opportunities.
• Build capacity of school to analyze and use data to make data based decisions. Provide guidance on how to use data to determine needs of students and align data with PLEPS/MAGS and progress monitoring. Provide support to school on how to use data to make school level programming decisions and how to use data to develop appropriate scheduling options. Reviews data with administrators and teachers to plan lessons, instruction, and service delivery options (including scheduling focused on student needs). Link data and instruction to TEAM evaluation to support teachers on how to improve in a non-evaluative supportive way.
• Build school capacity to ensure teachers and building are in compliance and are continuously improving supports and services to students with disabilities. Assists schools in compliance in accordance with State and Federal laws governing services for students with disabilities. As needed, participate in IEP meetings and manifestation determination meetings. Promote EasyIEP help desk as a way to build capacity in the building regarding compliance concerns. Build teams capacity to facilitate their IEP own IEP meetings as if you were only a participant. Scaffold compliance and IEP meeting facilitation so the school is working toward owning the process.
• Build school level capacity to provide timely referrals, screening, and delivery of services to students as well as alignment of instructionally appropriate IEPs. Coordinates the referral, screening, and delivery of services for students with disabilities. Weekly check-ins with coordinator to discuss instructional plans, significant cases of concern and is collaborative in problem solving building level concerns. Provides timely support on IAIEPs and required to monitor 10 IEPs from each school quarterly using the IAIEP rubric as way to provide ongoing support to teachers and administrators.
• Build school capacity to implement behavior intervention plans with fidelity, collect data and improve on effective practices. Provides assistance with development of behavioral intervention plans. Work closely with the school psychologist, speech and language therapist and other school level coaches to determine needs of students in the building. Work with team on antecedents, behavior and consequences. Collaborate with your team before referrals are made to the district behavior team. Collaborate with the school level MTSS (RTII) team on academics and behavior.

Education Qualifications:

• Master's Degree Preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified in education in Tennessee Required

Equivalency Starting At: $53,610.04

Salaries are determined by factors relevant to the position which may include education, experience, and other qualifications. Final compensation decisions are made at the discretion of MNPS in alignment with organizational policies and procedures. The stated salary range for certificated teaching positions is calculated based on 201 days and should be viewed as a reference. All provided salary ranges serve as a general guideline. More information on salaries and pay tables can be found here.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our global community. We strive to treat all employees and applicants with respect and fairness, and we make employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. The American Disabilities Act (ADA) requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.