Multi-Classroom Leader; MCL - English

26-27 Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL) - English I

Job : 5524083

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 04, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position: Multi-Classroom Leader (MCL) – Exempt

Department: Talent Development

Reports To: Principal

Supervises: Master Team Reach Teacher, Team Reach Teacher, Reach Associate, Teacher Resident, and Team teachers in assigned group

Number of Days: According to district approved calendar

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid teaching certificate
• A minimum of 3 years of successful classroom experience

Experience:

• Experience successfully leading and managing a team of adults to accomplish goals.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working with people who have differing cultural backgrounds and/or personal characteristics, including race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or economic differences.
• Preference is given for experience working successfully with those of similar demographics to the desired school placement.

The MCL leads a small team of teachers, paraprofessionals, and teacher residents in the same grade or subject to meet the MCL’s standards of excellence. The MCL establishes each team member’s roles and goals annually, determines how students spend time, and organizes teaching roles to fit each teacher’s strengths, content knowledge, and professional development goals. The team uses the MCL’s methods and tools.

The MCL co-plans, co-teaches, models, coaches, and gives feedback. The MCL also teaches students part of the time, in most cases. The MCL organizes the team to analyze student learning data and change instruction to ensure high‑growth learning for every child. The MCL collaborates with the team, using the team’s ideas and innovations that the MCL agrees may improve learning.

The MCL is fully accountable for learning and development of all students taught by the team members. Each MCL helps choose team members and leads their development, and monitors, assesses, and shares their progress with the principal.

• MCL I: Leads a team of 2-3 teachers. Continues to teach part of the day in a traditional teacher of record role, then has release time to support team teachers and their students. Typically supported by either a Reach Associate or Teacher Resident.
• MCL II: Leads a team of 4-5 teachers. Continues to teach part of the day in a traditional teacher of record role, then has release time to support team teachers and their students. Typically supported by either a Reach Associate or Teacher Resident.

MCLs will apply all of these responsibilities to their own classroom(s) as well as those of their team members.

• Set high expectations of achievement that are ambitious and measurable for all students taught by team.
• Establish methods and create instructional tools and materials that team teachers use in all classrooms.
• Set direction, verbally and with tools and materials, that clarify content and teaching process.
• Lead team to plan backward to align all lessons, activities, and assessments.
• Design instruction that is enriched and personalized, reflecting learning levels and interests of individual students.
• Design and utilize assessments that accurately assess student progress.

• Hold students accountable for high expectations of behavior and engagement that are ambitious and measurable.
• Create physical classroom environments conducive to collaborative and individual learning.
• Establish a culture of respect, enthusiasm, and rapport.

• Hold students accountable for ambitious, measurable standards of academic achievement.
• Identify and address individual students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers.
• Identify and address individual students’ development of organizational and time‑management skills.
• Invest students in their learning using a variety of influence techniques.
• Incorporate questioning and discussion in teaching.
• Incorporate small‑group and individual instruction to personalize and tailor instruction to individual needs.
• Monitor and analyze student assessment data to inform enriched instruction…