Math Instructional Coach (2 Openings)

Paul Cuffee School, a K-12 public charter school of choice, educates a diverse community of students from the City of Providence, Rhode Island. We respect each individual and the world we share. This quality of our community is central to our mission. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee’s life, we teach students to value and practice personal initiative, perseverance, and social responsibility. Our School accomplishes these goals through a rigorous academic program which, enriched with maritime experiences, fosters discovery and critical thinking. We prepare students for higher education, lifelong learning, and active citizenship. To learn more about our school, please visit us at www.paulcuffee.org

Reports to: School Principal, Director of Learning & Teaching

Hours: Part-time, 20 hours/week

The Student-Centered 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 our Instructional Practices & HQ Curriculum Materials, Common Core standards, and Data Driven Instruction. 

An instructional coach is a learner who models continuous improvement and lifelong learning and goes above and beyond to ensure student success. All instructional coaches work collaboratively as a team with members of the Teaching & Learning team. 

Instructional coaches will 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. The instructional coach will demonstrate and model a passion for urban education reform and leadership. 

This is NOT a supervisory position and DOES NOT include evaluation of colleagues.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

Instructional Support:

• Maintains a caseload of 5-7 coachees, tailoring coaching model to the needs of each coachee.
• Leads student centered cycles of coaching using the Student Centered Coaching model.
• Provide expert knowledge about effective instructional strategies and intervention practices to raise student achievement and close achievement gaps.
• Serve as a coach/resource to teachers on lesson design and reflection, with specific expertise in content area and curriculum.
• Model instructional strategies, use of small learning groups, and individualized coaching cycles.
• Assist teachers in grounding instruction in relevant research, district standards, and assessment data.
• Provide content-focused coaching  to promote effective instruction and student learning.
• Observes & provides feedback on instructional practice to teachers weekly.
• Models instructional strategies, effective use of small learning groups, and individualized coach/teacher cycles.

Collaborative Practices:

• Collaborates with the principal, Teaching & Learning Team, and other coaches to improve practice and outcomes
• Builds strong, trusting relationships with coachees
• Participate in collaborative PLC team meetings to establish essential skills, administer common assessments, analyze data, and implement intervention plans.
• Promote and model peer collaboration to enhance instructional practices.
• Plans coaching & other meetings, including scripting key questions, based on individual teacher needs and goals. 
• Keeps records, logs, and notes of coaching sessions, coaching cycles, data related to the goals of coachees and coachee progress.
• Perform other appropriate duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Rhode Island State Teaching Certification in Elementary Education, ELA and/or math (depending on coaching role)
2. Minimum of 5 years of successful classroom teaching experience
3. Evidence of successful experience with implementing culturally-relevant teaching practices  
4. Demonstrated expert knowledge of Eureka Math, Illustrative Math, and/or enVision Math
5. Evidence of understanding of characteristics of adult learners
6. Evidence of expert level of collaboration skills

 DESIRED QUALITIES:

• Successful experience coaching adult learners in math
• Knowledge of Pedagogy:
• Proven track record of effective instructional practices and supporting teacher development.
• Strong understanding of pedagogical methods that transfer across subjects and grade levels.
• Disposition of Curiosity and Openness:
• A lifelong learner who enters conversations with an open mind and a learning stance.
• Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with teachers, encouraging a culture of continuous improvement.
• Comfortable navigating the unknown and demonstrating confidence in co-creating solutions with teachers.
• Growth mindset and strengths oriented
• Organized and strong self-management skills