Instructional Coach - Math

Instructional Coach - Math (3214)

Location:

Brown Elementary School, Natick, Massachusetts

Reports to:

Principal

Work days/FTE: 183 days / 1.0 FTE

Salary and benefits per contract with the Education Association of Natick. Eligible for benefits.

The Instructional Coach will support teaching and learning by providing personalized, cyclical coaching, professional development, and instructional resources. This role prioritizes educator growth and equitable student outcomes, with a focus on instructional excellence, culturally responsive practices, and data‑informed teaching. The coach will assist building leadership in implementing tiered academic interventions and support systems, particularly for multilingual learners and students with IEPs.

Instructional Observation and Coaching Cycles

• Implement structured coaching cycles that may include and are not limited to:
  • Pre‑observation conferences
  • Classroom coaching visits
  • Data analysis
  • Collaborative goal setting
  • Modeling of strategies
  • Co‑teaching
  • Actionable feedback
  • Reflective debrief meetings
• Support individual teachers in implementing new instructional strategies and measuring their impact.
• Keep track of strategies and action steps that teachers are implementing in their classrooms.

Instructional Leadership and Collaboration

• Serve as an active member of the School Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) including ILT meetings, learning walks, and planning PD.
• Collaborate with the ILT, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and PLCs to align coaching initiatives with school‑wide goals.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the school’s instructional vision.
• Work with school leadership to identify and recommend staff support and learning priorities through learning walks and classroom observations.
• Facilitate and engage in Math PLC meetings.

Build Capacity for Data‑Driven Instruction

• Support the analysis and development of a deep understanding of school‑wide student learning data (assessment results, progress monitoring, MCAS).
• Identify trends, achievement gaps, and areas of instructional need at school and grade levels.
• Help teachers interpret data and apply insights to instructional planning and delivery.

Continuously Develop Instructional Expertise and Key Resources

• Maintain deep knowledge of core instructional practices, including lesson design, differentiation, student engagement, grade‑level standards, formative assessment, and classroom management.
• Serve as a content expert in literacy or math and provide research‑based instructional resources.
• Design and deliver targeted professional learning sessions as determined by need.
• Support integration of UDL and SEI principles into lesson planning and instruction.

Strive for Equity and Tiered Support

• Collaborate with the ILT on the development and implementation of Tier 2 and 3 academic interventions in literacy and/or math.
• Ensure coaching and instructional support meet the needs of diverse learners, including multilingual students.
• Promote culturally responsive and inclusive practices across instructional settings.

• Experience with Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Classroom, etc.) and Power School preferred, but training will be provided.

• Demonstrate expertise in effective instructional practices and curriculum implementation.
• Content expertise in literacy instruction.
• Experience in adult learning, coaching, or leading professional development.
• Knowledge of Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with colleagues and across lines of difference.
• Experience with data‑driven instruction and assessment practices.
• Holds a deep belief in the value of continuous learning and growth for all.
• Self‑driven and able to operate flexibly.
• Self‑directed and goal‑oriented with a strong desire to always improve.

Alternative degrees/experience may be substituted for the above at the discretion of the Superintendent, if such a substitution brings a strong candidate forward.

• Phone, intercom, personal computer and software applications as outlined above, scanner, copy…