Instructional Coach - Van Hise - FTE - SY
Job in
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 53774, USA
Listed on 2026-06-07
Listing for:
The Madison Metropolitan School District
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-07
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Elementary School
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Van Hise Elementary
Annual Salary
Minimum Annual Compensation: $52,154 (25-26 TE Salary Schedule)
Length of
Contract:
192 days
Employment Type:
Exempt
MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants! Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.
Why You Should Work with MMSD!
The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is the second-largest school district in Wisconsin. We have a simple but bold vision - to ensure that every school is a thriving school, that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career, and community. We welcome applicants who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.
In addition, we have a great compensation package. Visit our benefits page and compensation page for more information.
Becoming a Model School District
The Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision - to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.
Our strategy is captured in our strategic framework, and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.
We firmly believe in and are here to create a work environment that is challenging and rewarding, while supporting employees in their career path. We strive to provide, encourage, grow, and develop a talented workforce that better supports and represents the diversity of our student population. We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders and support staff in every school.
About Our District
The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 25,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.
Purpose of Position
Highly effective teachers are critical to the success of our students. Our Instructional Coaches focus on teaching and coaching our staff on best instructional strategies. They support the implementation of the district priority of LETRS and the science of reading. This is inclusive of reading foundational skills, language development, and language comprehension so that all students, including our most vulnerable, are proficient in reading when they graduate from MMSD.
The Instructional Coach implements research-based coaching and they do this based on real-time student-level data. Instructional Coaches are charged with increasing the reading proficiency of students by helping teachers grow in their practice and implementation of reading. Our Instructional Coaches report to the building principal.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coaches will follow the district LETRS training plan
- Creates short and long term goals and schedules that prioritizes the teaching of reading and English. Meets regularly with building leadership to maintain a priority on the teaching of reading and adjusts as necessary based on student learning data and staff training needs
- Majority of tasks are directly related to the instruction of reading. This includes reviewing appropriate reading English, ELA and Humanities lesson plans, observing and coaching appropriate teachers, providing specific PD related to reading data and the teaching of reading
- Facilitate teachers' understanding and implementation of the Great Teaching Matters Framework, the school's improvement plan and the district's strategic framework
- Plan, facilitate and organize equity-focused professional learning for school-wide, department, team, and individual professional learning and support
- Create and implement detailed coaching plans, which include focused goals and measures of success, to drive learning and coaching cycles
- Support teachers' achievement of goals by using coaching strategies that gradually release responsibility for implementing culturally & linguistically responsive, anti-racist instructional practices to the teacher
- Consistently support teacher practice through ongoing classroom observations, data analysis, and examination of student work. Collaborate effectively with school and district staff to provide…
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