Instructional Coach

Instructional Coach

Reports To | Director of Teaching and Learning

We are seeking to hire an inspiring, nurturing, thoughtful and detail-oriented educator to serve as an Instructional Coach in One City Schools. Applicants must have a deep passion for coaching and preparing educators to effectively teach children in one of the most unique and transformational public schools in Wisconsin. Our instructional coaches must be effective at teaching teachers, young children, and collaborating with a dynamic school leadership team, other team members, parents, service providers, volunteers and partners.

This is a full-time position with comprehensive benefits, competitive pay and an unbelievable opportunity to help redefine public education in Wisconsin, while doing something exceptional for children. Experience in project-based learning (e.g., expeditionary learning) a plus but not required. However, being committed to learning EL Education's expeditionary Learning model and implementing it with fidelity is a necessity.

ABOUT ONE CITY SCHOOLS

One City Schools is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization that provides high quality educational opportunities for young children. Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation.

All new One City team members participate in a fun, informative, and engaging New Employee Orientation and significant professional development in our education models (EL Education and Zearn/Eureka Math). They also have an instructional coach to help support and guide their learning and implementation of our education program in their classroom.

BACKGROUND ON ONE CITY SCHOOLS

One City Schools is a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization that provides high quality educational opportunities for young children. Our mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures young children are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation. Our vision is of a Greater Madison community (and country) where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults. More importantly, we aim to partner with families and the broader community to cultivate children who become free, global and deep thinkers, curious learners, effective problem solvers, humanitarians, happy people and young people who care about the world around them.

One City Elementary School (OCES) is an EL Education Network School, offering the highly regarded Expeditionary Learning curriculum in kindergarten through 5th grade. It is also a unique, two-generation public school, authorized by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, that provides a tuition-free education to children and works directly with families to ensure children are inspired, learning, growing and achieving to their full potential. OCES is also the only public school in Wisconsin that offers both a longer school day and longer school year, including 60-minutes of co-curricular extended-day learning academies in Sports, Fitness, STEM, Girl Scouts, Boys to Men and Creative and Performing Arts. However, our educators work a standard 8-hour workday.

Recently, we moved into our permanent home, a $12 million facility located at 1707 W. Broadway in Monona, Wisconsin, a small city locate on the South Side of our capital city just three minutes from our current location. This 13.5 acre campus includes a 157,000 school facility that will eventually serve grades K - 12 , and a new 140,000 square foot athletic center with a high school/college-sized indoor soccer field, two high school/college sized basketball courts, weight training and cardio rooms, locker rooms, or features and underground access to our school facility. Our campus also includes a wooded nature area for science and outdoor learning, and outdoor play space. The campus is situated just 5 blocks from Lake Monona, just north of Lake Waubesa and 10 minutes from downtown Madison.

One City Schools achieves its mission by:

• Attracting dedicated families committed to the mission of the school
• Sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and multicultural community that affirms and values each individual
• Focusing on wellness, including providing healthy prepared breakfast, lunch, and snack on a daily basis
• Providing a longer school day and longer school year, ensuring our scholars and their families are continually supported
• Ensuring transparency and accountability, including a 20-year longitudinal study in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Providing financial, physical, and educational support for scholars from age 2 through HS graduation
• Focusing on professional development and support
• Cultivating resilience, agency, compassion, and community-mindedness
• Embracing the whole child, from athletics to social-emotional development to content knowledge
• Embedding a community-minded approach t o education, including a focus on collaboration amongst teachers, parents, and scholars

VISION
Our short-term vision is of a Greater Madison where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults.

Our long-term vision is of a Wisconsin and United States of America where all children are prepared to achieve the same. Solving the achievement gap crisis won’t matter if a gap still exists between children in the USA and children in other developed countries around the world.

VALUES

Habits of Character

• We are honest, fair, and fulfill the commitments we make, building a culture of respect and mutual trust.
• We give our best effort, take intellectual risks and learn to persevere.
• We reflect and live with purpose, working toward goals that embody our genuine interests.
• We are a school that values educational excellence, community, and integrity. We are dedicated to lifelong learning.
• We have high expectations for all scholars, staff, and families.

Community

• We embrace the village concept – that it truly takes an entire village to raise a child.
• We support and celebrate one another and take responsibility for our words and actions, acknowledging that we shape the lives of others in our community.
• We work hand-in-hand with parents and the broader community to ensure our students have the fundamental capacity to succeed in school and life.
• We utilize a robust network of community partnerships, routinely evaluate our success, and stay current on the latest research to ensure we are doing our very best to cultivate happy, healthy, and successful children.

Equity

• We embrace and celebrate diversity within our school, knowing that it deepens our learning and enhances our empathy.
• We recognize that each person has different circumstances and we allocate the necessary resources and opportunities needed to provide an equal playing field for our scholars and their families.

Wellness

• We promote the health and wellbeing of our students and employees.
• We provide two nutritious meals and a snack for our scholars and staff on a daily basis.

STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are more than just words for One City Schools. We strive to create a team that reflects the scholars and families we serve, and empowers all to bring their full, authentic selves to school each day. Currently, 60% of our staff and 87% of our scholars identify as Black, Brown, Asian, Hispanic, Latino, and/or multi-racial. One City Schools is designed to prepare ALL students for success in school, career, and life, particularly the Black, Brown, Hispanic, Latino, and low-income scholars in the Madison community and beyond, who have been historically underserved in traditional school environments.

INSTRUCTIONAL COACH'S PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Instructional Coach is a critical lever in improving student achievement. The role of the coach is to build teacher capacity and their understanding of instructional practices as related to the Expeditionary Learning and Eureka curriculum that we use, as well as the deep integration of interdisciplinary learning at One City and data-informed instruction.

The Instructional Coach is a learner who models continuous improvement, lifelong learning, and goes above and beyond to ensure student success. They promote reflection, provide guidance and structure where needed, and focus on strengths, collaboration and common issues of concern. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching and providing feedback to teachers. They also engage in significant professional development with our partners at EL Education (Expeditionary Learning) and Eureka Math, and work in partnership with our school principal and partners to organize professional development for our staff.

The Instructional Coach will demonstrate and model a passion for great teaching in an urban school that serves children (and families) from diverse racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND ROLES:

• Assist teachers in understanding One City's mission, core values and habits of character.
• Teach/model lessons in classrooms on a daily/weekly basis, teaching lessons side-by-side with teachers, when appropriate.
• Provide guidance, direction and coordination for implementing and utilizing the core practices of Expeditionary Learning, Eureka Math curriculum, data-analysis/data-informed instruction, and varied assessments.
• Assist teachers with resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning, including new resources.
• Support teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all levels.
• Assist teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons, and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
• Facilitate mutual problem solving to assist teachers in implementing and mastering new teaching practices.
• Work with our Principal to organize One City's annual New Teacher Induction, Orientation and Training Program.
• Assist teachers with resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning, including new resources.
• Support teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all levels.
• Assist teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons, and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
• Support teachers by helping with the ―strategic how of teaching -- share multiple instructional strategies/processes with teachers during planning times.
• Informally observe (non-evaluative) lessons and provide feedback for a teacher’s professional growth and students’ success.
• Develop staff members’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional development targeted topics and designs.
• Develop coaching plans for teachers to ensure student improvement.
• Contribute to the development of systems and structures to improve teacher practice within schools.
• Provide job-embedded informal professional learning beyond the coaching responsibility.
• Provide technical support to collaborative teams within buildings.
• Implement other approved instructional coaching strategies.
• Submit a weekly coaching log and any pertinent data requests/coaching documentation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with our instructional, student support, and school leadership teams.
• Attend Professional Development with One City's education partners, as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong commitment to the mission, vision, goals and objectives of One City, and to working to with young children from diverse racial/cultural populations and their families.
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of five years teaching experiences in a PK to grade 12 school setting, required.
• Master’s Degree in curriculum and instruction and educational leadership preferred but not required.
• Valid Wisconsin Teaching License, or eligibly for license.
• Knowledge of and experience with student-centered curriculum, instruction and assessment
• Success working in an urban setting with students from diverse racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Excellent judgment, communication and creative problem-solving skills.
• Energetic, flexible, collaborative and proactive.
• Ability to regularly and routinely lift and push at least 50 pounds.
• Completion of a background check required.

COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION

One City offers market competitive salaries and wages with comprehensive health benefits to all full-time employees. Compensation will be consistent with One City’s approved compensation plan as stipulated by the Board of Directors. Benefits include:

• Salary Range $50K- $90K, depending on education, experience and demonstrated impact on student achievement and children's success
• Generous time off program, including 18 Days of paid time off and holidays
• Health benefits (medical, dental and vision)
• 401K with employer match of 5.9%
• Voluntary Benefits (Supplemental Life, Accident, Short Term Disability, etc.)
• Children automatically admitted to Senior Preschool
• 25% of tuition for first child enrolled in One City’s Junior Preschool (ages 1 to 3) and 10% for 2nd child
• Life Insurance and Long-term Disability
• Investment in Professional Growth and Development
• Employee Assistant Plan

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

One City is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all team members and applicants, and to maintaining a work environment in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity.