Instructional Coach

Instructional Coach

Instructional Coaches serve as school leaders focused on supporting teachers and instructional leaders to deliver rigorous and engaging academic experiences for our scholars, which leads to exceptional academic gains. Instructional Coaches play a central role in the success of their school and work closely with the building principal as well as fellow Instructional Coaches across OKCPS to drive curriculum and assessment, data‑driven instruction, and feedback for teacher development.

• Collaborate with general, ELL, and special education teachers, MTSS Specialists, and other student support staff to leverage the ability of OKCPS teachers to maximize students’ academic development when integrating the district’s instructional resources.
• Collaborate with teachers using district resources to design lessons and units that are developmentally appropriate and aligned with state standards and district curriculum maps.
• Conduct deep analysis of disaggregated data for each student subgroup or special population and support teachers in facilitating this analysis during PLCs.
• Support the administrator and instructional leadership team in identifying the strengths and areas of growth needed for students, teachers, and the school community.
• Guide teachers to analyze student background knowledge, preferred learning modalities, and developmental readiness to differentiate instruction and revise plans according to multiple data sources.
• Focus differentiated coaching with teachers through district priorities, ensuring all coaching is aimed at student achievement targets in the OKCPS Goals and Guardrails.
• Execute a fully defined coaching cycle, aligned with OKCPS Goals and Guardrails, with targeted feedback and coaching action plans.
• Model and monitor research‑based instructional strategies and observe classroom teachers to better support them in the implementation of the TLE Evaluation Rubric, use of Oklahoma Academic Standards, and use of curriculum resources provided by the district.
• In addition to observation and modeling, conduct planning conferences and debriefing sessions as necessary.
• Utilize multiple coaching strategies, including Bambrick, Sweeney, and Knight.
• Coordinate with the district and colleagues to facilitate opportunities for teachers to observe their peers.
• Support certified teaching staff in implementing, monitoring, reflecting on, and adjusting research‑based instructional strategies to ensure the needs of students are being met.

• Design PD based on school data, the Site 90 Day Plan, and District initiatives that provide teachers with resources and skills needed for immediate implementation.
• Offer PD at various times using various modes (face‑to‑face and digital) with a clear plan for follow‑through with teachers.
• Conduct meetings at least monthly in support of the needs of new teachers on campus.
• Participate in at least one peer coaching cycle per semester to update content knowledge and reflect on personal coaching strengths and weaknesses.
• Attend professional development as required for all instructional coaches and all site and district‑level professional development and PLC meetings as assigned by the principal.
• Seek out district training sessions, specialists, conferences, and professional organizations to bring new strategies back to the school site and model them in practice.

• Interact with staff in a timely, positive, and professional manner, using clear communication to promote a sense of teacher ownership in professional learning.
• Sustain trusting relationships based on honesty and respect, creating a safe environment where teachers can openly reflect on their practice.
• Volunteer for district events and projects and assume leadership roles in organization‑wide events.
• Contribute to the profession by mentoring new teachers, making district‑level presentations, or writing professional articles.

• Data Tracking & Documentation:
  Maintain and completely document every teacher interaction daily in the IC Tracker and IC…