Full-Time Instructional Coach Greater DC Metro

Design and Implement High-Impact Coaching Cycles

• Manage a caseload of up to 24 fellows across the coaching cycle, providing consistent coaching, feedback, and support
• Plan coaching in alignment with CTA’s scope and sequence, Accountable Teaching Practices (ATPs), and Teacher Practice Rubric (TPR)
• Ensure coherence between coaching, coursework, and partner-site priorities so fellows experience a connected and reinforced learning arc
• Manage the scheduling and logistics of coaching activities
• Examine instructional standards, school-based curriculum, and instructional materials prior to coaching sessions
• Use prior data, goals, and feedback to inform planning for coaching sessions
• Facilitate structured coaching cycles including goal-setting, co-planning, observation, feedback, and reflection
• Differentiate coaching based on fellows’ developmental stage, data, and individual needs
• Select and implement high-leverage coaching strategies
• Use feedback to build reflective practice, shift thinking, strengthen decision-making, and develop independence

• Collect and analyze multiple sources of evidence to identify instructional priorities (i.e., observations, student data, fellow reflections, partner input)
• Document all coaching activities in accordance with CTA timelines and requirements
• Utilize the Urban Assembly technology platform to review and analyze teacher practice
• Utilize School Mint Grow to provide timely, specific, evidence-based written feedback aligned to instructional goals
• Identify instructional priorities based on patterns and trends

• Establish psychologically safe, identity-affirming coaching environments
• Communicate consistently, clearly, and professionally with fellows and partners
• Follow through on commitments and maintain reliable coaching structures
• Collaborate with mentor teachers and school leaders to support fellow success
• Apply asset-based, culturally responsive, and anti-racist coaching practices
• Interrupt deficit-based narratives and maintain high expectations for all fellows
• Reflect on personal identity and bias to inform coaching decisions

• Incorporate research, data, and best practices to design professional learning aligned to CTA priorities and fellow needs
• Facilitate professional development for fellows, including regional professional learning days
• Collaborate with colleagues to strengthen program coherence and fellow experience

• Serve as a professional representative of CTA’s mission, coaching model, and values in all interactions
• Contribute to consulting or partnership work when applicable
• Support the design and/or facilitation of professional learning for external partners
• Contribute to CTA’s visibility, credibility, and impact as a coaching organization

• Participate in regional hiring processes for instructional coaches
• Contribute to the regional onboarding and development of new coaches
• Contribute to CTA work groups, committees, and organizational initiatives
• Contribute to coaching calibration, team learning, and program improvement

• Engage in ongoing professional learning to strengthen coaching and instructional expertise
• Reflect regularly on coaching impact and seek feedback to improve effectiveness
• Demonstrate adaptability, humility, and a commitment to growth
• Contribute to innovation and continuous improvement of the coaching model
• Engage actively in CTA professional learning spaces and organizational initiatives

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