Instructional Coach, Biliteracy - NYC;

Position: Instructional Coach, Biliteracy - NYC (Fixed-Term)
Location: New York

About Amplify

Amplify helps teachers bring delight and rigor to students every day. We have become a leader in K-12 literacy, biliteracy, math, and science by building inspiring teaching and learning experiences based on research. The Amplify Classroom platform combines curriculum, assessment, and supplemental learning into one coherent high-quality instructional system. A pioneer in education since 2000, Amplify has developed deep relationships in states and districts by partnering with educators to drive implementation quality and improved outcomes.

Today, Amplify serves more than 18 million students and teachers across all 50 states and on six continents. For more information, visit .

Job Description:

Amplify Caminos is an authentic Spanish language arts program designed for Spanish literacy development. Flexible across transitional, dual-language, and immersion programs, it pairs with Amplify CKLA to deliver a complete, research-based K-2 biliteracy solution.

Amplify is seeking an Instructional Coach for Literacy with a background in teaching, coaching and/or school leadership to join our Professional Development (PD) team as a Fixed-Term employee for New York City Public Schools for the  school year.

The Instructional Coach will design and lead professional development for school district teachers, administrators and/or instructional leaders across the district utilizing Amplify's Spanish Literacy products. The Instructional Coach's primary responsibilities will be supporting educator learning related to instruction, assessment, data use, and early literacy skills in order to increase student achievement. The Instructional Coach's time will be structured based on NYCPS's goals and priorities, and will include initial training in program structure and implementation, data analysis after assessment, and ongoing instructional planning.

The Instructional Coach will be responsible for supporting a seamless implementation and may provide training district-wide or to individual schools after initial implementation. Coaching supports after initial implementation will be determined in partnership with the district stakeholders by implementation data, demonstrated need and district and school requests.

Essential Responsibilities:

The Instructional Coach will support educators on-site up to four days a week with the fifth day dedicated to planning and preparing to meet the needs of educators. This position will follow NYCPS's district calendar. Most weeks will be 40 hour work weeks, though the Instructional Coach will support the Amplify PD team on department-wide initiatives on days that NYCPS teachers have off (holidays, winter break, summer break, school cancellations, etc.).

Support will vary, but may include designing and/or delivering PD throughout the summer and during breaks to NYCPS and other districts.

In this role, you will collaborate with district/school leadership and the Amplify Associate Director of Professional Development assigned to NYCPS to determine the strategy, focus, and coaching approach for different times of the year. You will also partner with regional/school leadership to adjust course, as needed, with an eye toward improving student outcomes. An outcomes-centered orientation and the ability to pivot on short notice are necessary for this role.

The Instructional Coach's daily responsibilities will be determined along with their manager, based on the district's goals and priorities throughout the year. Specific areas of focus may include, but are not limited to:

• Lead professional learning around Amplify Caminos and mCLASS Lectura.
• Work with groups of educators in schools and districts to enhance implementation, set goals, and plan literacy instruction, based on assessment and implementation data
• Facilitate trainings for groups of up to 150 teachers and/or leaders
• Support school leaders in interpreting implementation health, identified areas of need, and planning for school and classroom supports accordingly
• Observe teacher practice and provide feedback to individual teachers
• Collaborate with the Amplify team working in the district
• Communicate thoughtfully and proactively with…