Regional Director of Instructional Coaching - Southern Louisiana (24-25)

Description

Regional Director of Instructional Coaching

Role Mission : With the mission of an exceptional teacher for every IDEA student every day, the Regional Director of Instructional Coaching is a regional coaching role focused on improving teacher quality and teacher retention at IDEA Public Schools. The Regional Director of Instructional Coaching serves as a regional expert in IDEA's coaching methods, focusing primarily on building capacity in instructional lead team members to effectively execute IDEA's coaching model. This role serves as a liaison for all Teacher Advancement Team initiatives at the regional level, including Teacher Career Pathway placements and benefits and Teachboost use.

Location: This is a full-time on-site position located in Baton Rouge. Preference will be given to candidates who live in the region, or who are willing to relocate.

What You'll Do - Accountabilities:

Essential Duties:

• Partner with staffing team and Schools Team to design and execute regional teacher retention strategy
• Support year-long onboarding for Welcome-to IDEA teachers starting with planning and executing best in class New Teacher Institute
• Monitor campus culture and partner with lead teams to coach and retain teachers, with a particular emphasis on new to IDEA teachers and Level 4/5 teachers
• Build relationships with teachers and communicate Teacher Career Pathway initiatives
• Share feedback with regional staffing partners on hiring model, applicants, new teachers
• Be an ambassador of IDEA's Human Assets Teachable point of view and leading with a culture of joy to ensure IDEA's schools and teams are great places to work
• Coach Assistant Principals of Instruction (APIs) to master instructional coaching School Leadership Levers (SLLs) and to deliver effective Guideposts to Excellent Teaching (GET)-aligned professional development sessions
• Partner with National Teacher Advancement Team to develop GET-aligned professional development packages to support teacher improvement of skills in key areas
• Manage campus-wide usage of Teachboost , IDEA's platform for providing feedback and documenting observations
• Partner with Academic Services team to make sure teachers are delivering effective, strategic curriculum-driven lessons
• Assure that all teachers and APIs understand the student achievement rubrics associated with their course on Teacher Career Pathway
• Serve as campus' Teachboost representative to answer questions, track progress, and problem-solve hurdles to Teachboost usage
• Facilitate GET ratings/norming conversation during campus instructional rounds
• Cascade progress towards goals updates on ratings progress throughout the year
• Share best practices across campuses for Teachboost usage.
• Manage execution of Coaching Academy (logistics and facilitation)
• Use See It. Name It. Do It. Framework to coach APIs in weekly and biweekly coaching follow-up from Coaching Academy
• Coordinate coaching and feedback with managers and Vice Presidents of Schools
• Facilitate/Support GET Certification at Coaching Academy
• Provide additional GET-norming support to campuses and instructional leaders who do not demonstrate strong GET-normed practices during instructional rounds
• Assure high-quality facilitators and facilitation at every professional development session
• Oversee and manage logistics team for smooth execution of meals, materials, and space requirements that facilitate learning
• Manage communication with participants and managers (as appropriate) as well as in-field follow-up to guarantee mastery of session material

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Coach portfolio of Asst. Principals of Instruction

What You Bring - Competencies

Experience:

• Education: Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred
• Experience: 3-5 years of teaching experience, 1 experience managing teachers, experience as an Assistant Principal (or similar role) required

Knowledge and Skills:

• Mastery of Guideposts for Excellent Teaching (or similar teaching rubric)
• Ability to coach and influence leaders and teachers
• Familiarity with Relay Graduate School of Education/Leverage Leadership Coaching model

• Experience with project planning and executing large-scale professional development sessions (>50 attendees)

What We Offer:

Compensation & Benefits :

Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $62,800 and $76,000, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for performance pay based on organizational performance and goal attainment.

Additionally, we offer medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. You can find more information about our benefits at https://ideapublicschools.org/careers/benefits/ .

* IDEA may offer a relocation stipend to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

Application process:

Submit your application online through Jobvite. Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Learn more about IDEA

At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members. Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here: https://ideapublicschools.org/our-story/#core-values

Salary : $62,800 - $76,000