International Academy - Improvement Coordinator

International Academy - Improvement Coordinator

Alexandria City Public School District, ACHS King Street Campus – Alexandria, Virginia.

Job : 5656030

Final date to receive applications: Jul 20, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Apr 20, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

International Academy (IA) Improvement Coordinator leads the International Academy staff to create an outstanding learning environment for English language learners based on the core principles of the Internationals Network for Public Schools (INPS) model. The IA Improvement Coordinator works with all members of the community to support the program’s mission and vision. This 10‑month, 195‑day licensed position reports to the International Academy Principal.

The International Academy is located within Alexandria City High School and is committed to the following pedagogical approach to educating English language learners:

• Heterogeneity and collaboration: schools and classrooms are heterogeneous and collaborative structures that build on the strengths of each member of the school community to optimize learning.
• Experiential learning: expansion of the 21st‑century schools beyond the four walls of the building motivates adolescents and enhances their capacity to successfully participate in modern society.
• Language and content integration: strong language skills develop most effectively in context and emerge most naturally in a purposeful, language‑rich, interdisciplinary, and experiential program.
• Localized autonomy and responsibility: linking autonomy and responsibility at every level within a learning community allows all members to contribute to their fullest potential.
• One learning model for all: every member of our school community experiences the same learning model, maximizing an environment of mutual academic support. Thus all members of our school community work in diverse, collaborative groups on hands‑on projects; put another way, the model for adult learning and student learning mirror each other.

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree; a Master’s Degree is required.
• Certificates & Licenses: Valid Virginia Department of Education teaching post‑graduate license with an appropriate subject‑based endorsement; endorsement of administration and supervision preferred.
• Experience: Student centered; equity & cultural competency; goal oriented; student achievement & performance management; student support team; behavior management; professional learning communities & data analysis; curriculum alignment; instructional leadership; differentiated instruction; relationship building; collaboration with central office; performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Instructional Leadership

• Supports the Academy Leader’s vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; contributes to school‑wide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goals; provides input into the strategic planning of the school and identifies areas of ownership for self and direct reports.
• Provides high‑quality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite‑size feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice; promotes academic excellence in a nurturing environment.
• Informs teachers of professional development opportunities that develop teacher’s knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and coaches teachers on how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery.
• Participates in the school improvement planning (SIP) process and ensures the implementation of actions related to SIP goals (such as monitoring on‑time graduation rate, special populations, etc.).
• With guidance from the Academy Leader, leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments he/she coaches and ensures alignment with school‑wide goals.
• Supports the Academy Leader in identifying and developing emerging leaders (department heads and/or grade‑level chairs) through goal setting, coaching and feedback.
• Studies curriculum and assessment in order to…