Specialized Instructional Coach

Job Summary

The Specialized Instructional Coach role is an integral part of the Student Support Academics team, ensuring teachers have the necessary support to implement Specially designed instruction]. The starting salary range for this role is $94,082-$103,984. This is a full time, onsite role based across KIPP DC Schools with an anticipated immediate start date.

Job Summary

The Specialized Instructional Coach role is an integral part of the Student Support Academics team, ensuring teachers have the necessary support to implement Specially designed instruction]. The starting salary range for this role is $94,082-$103,984. This is a full time, onsite role based across KIPP DC Schools with an anticipated immediate start date.

About KIPP DC

For 25 years, KIPP DC has partnered with students, families, and the community to create joyful, academically excellent schools across the nation’s capital. Today, our network of 22 schools educate more than 7,500 students in grades PreK3-12, supported by 1,500 dedicated teachers, leaders, and staff.

Our work is grounded in five pillars–Academic Excellence, Joy & Sense of Belonging, Highly Effective Teachers and Leaders, Safe, Structured, and Nurturing Learning Environments, and Commitment to College Readiness–which ensure every student is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to pursue success in college, careers, and beyond. Our schools combine high expectations with joyful, affirming environments that nurture academic success and personal growth for students and staff alike.

As part of the national KIPP network, we share best practices and innovations while maintaining deep roots in Washington, D.C. Together, we strive toward a future without limits for our students, alumni, and community.

About

The Role

At KIPP DC, we believe the quality of instruction defines the rate and quality of student achievement. Teaching and learning is at the core of everything we do. The role of an instructional coach is a position of leadership; the work is to support leaders and teachers in ensuring all students learn and achieve within classrooms that are intentional, rigorous, and joyful.

The person in this position will demonstrate a relentless drive toward excellence and a commitment to ensuring that our instruction puts children on a successful path to and through college or career. This role will support and be located at KIPP DC’s elementary, middle, or high schools.

Location and Type of Work

This is an exempt position and will report to the Director of Student Support. As a headquarters team that is focused on being responsive to our schools and meeting the needs of our students and families, we approach our work in a way that reflects these priorities. Schools operate in person and our students and families rely on us for in-person support which requires this position to be fully on-site.

This role is currently required to be on-site or in schools during regular work hours.

Responsibilities

The percentages for each key responsibility are estimates, and other duties may be assigned. Flexibility and responsiveness are encouraged to accommodate organizational needs.

• Coaching and Professional Development (60%)
• Analyze teacher and student performance data to design, coordinate and facilitate professional development to increase teacher and leader expertise in all components of specialized instruction:
  Content, Methodology and Delivery of Instruction
• Review student performance data to ensure students are meeting proficiency standards and guideposts
• Support teachers with:
• coaching, modeling, and serving as a resource to refine teaching practices and identifying appropriate instructional strategies to improve student achievement for students with disabilities
• cond…