Instructional Coach

About the Role

Excel Academy Charter Schools is seeking a strong Instructional Coach who will work as a member of the Administrative Team, responsible for implementing and overseeing our rigorous and inclusive academic or culture programming.

• Teach Core Content Classes (all of our leaders will teach)
• Advance school wide priorities and support teachers in a flexible and responsive way, including through coverage, crisis response, adjusting in key moments of the year, and before- and after-school duties
• Manage teachers in alignment with our commitment to anti-racism and anti-bias; this includes both proactive and reactive measures to explicitly support positive and equitable outcomes for traditionally marginalized populations, including and especially BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and immigrant teachers and students
• Manage 4-8 teachers, paraprofessionals, teaching fellows, and/or other staff members, including being responsible for their support, development, and evaluation
  • Observations and meetings
  • Weekly lesson plan feedback
  • Review of data
  • Completing preliminary (for new) and mid-year evaluations
• Serve as a member of the Instructional Leadership Team, responsible for tracking data and organizing school wide teacher support programs such as professional development
• Prepare and plan for duties and intervention classes as needed
• Support with extended staff leaves, as needed
• Serve as interim manager, as needed
• Support with administering academic programming such as: summer school, RICAS exams, Admin-on-duty field trips
• Support with administering staff-facing programming such as:
  New Staff Orientation, Summit, All-staff meetings, PD days
• Do whatever it takes to ensure the mission of the school is upheld

• A minimum of 5 years teaching experience, with demonstrated academic results and positive student culture;
• Experience formally coaching and/or leading teachers required;
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through on task completion;
• A high level of discretion and the ability to manage sensitive information confidentially;
• An openness to change, a willingness to problem-solve, and an interest in receiving feedback for continuous improvement.

Preference will be given to applicants who share points of intersection with our students, such as speaking Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, or a language commonly spoken by our students and families at an advanced level, being first generation college graduates, or having grown up low-income.

• You share a commitment to and belief in all students and the mission of Excel Academy Charter Schools, including Excel’s values and educational model;
• You are committed to addressing racial and economic inequity in education;
• You work effectively in a team environment and have a willingness and desire to support others in doing their best work; and
• You are open to change, are willing to problem-solve, and seek feedback for your own professional growth and improvement.