Action Team Coach

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

4d•$68,891 - $93,003•Onsite

About The Position

The Pre-K-12 Action Team Coach is a pivotal role. The ATC will be school-based, and will working closely with the Principal and School Leadership Team at each CMSD school in his or her portfolio. The ATC is ultimately accountable for successfully executing a program of job-embedded, ongoing and customized professional development for overall school improvement, working with Principals, Academic Superintendents, Deputy Chiefs, the Chief Academic Officer and others as needed to monitor progress and adjust Academic Achievement Plans as necessary to meet goals for student achievement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, Masters preferred
The successful candidate should be willing to do whatever it takes to advance CMSDs transformation work
Prior experience working in a high-stakes academic (K-12) context with state-of-the-art professional development programs
Respect for, and command of, national and state assessment tools and a knowledge of how to work with existing curricula and shape them to meet exacting standards
Demonstrated success at achieving measurable success in a results-oriented environment with shifting priorities and deadlines
Successful classroom teaching experience strongly preferred
Practical data management skills; the ability to interpret student assessment data accurately, convert it into concrete action plans and explain it persuasively to teachers and others
Demonstrated willingness go above and beyond for CMSD students and a sense of urgency about meeting student learning needs to measurably increase their performance
Optimism about instituting a change agenda, and a defined sense of how to contribute to the overall success of the transformation process
Strong computer skills, preferably with PowerPoint and Excel

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with Principals and School Leadership Teams and the Academic Superintendent and CAO Deputy Chiefs to evaluate and frame the work to be done at each CMSD school in the portfolio
Lead conversations and processes that engage principals, teachers, subject area specialists, department chairs, Literacy and Math coaches, and others to use all available data, including student achievement data, curriculum, lesson plans, teaching strategies, and other benchmark data that affect student achievement in order to define the joint work of the school and its Action Team
Identify specific principal, teacher and student needs and develop customized curriculum, teacher professional development, and school leadership strategies to build capacity and a culture of collaborative support
Facilitate meetings between Action Team Barrier Breakers, Flexible Content Experts and Solution Specialists to ensure necessary services and resources are provided to schools in a timely manner
Mentor and serve as general resource person for principals and teachers by providing model lessons, coaching and ongoing professional assistance
Work with new teachers to incorporate best practices in their curriculum and classroom management techniques
Manage targeted curriculum development projects on behalf of the Deputy Chiefs and Academic Superintendents
Participate in periodic meetings, conferences and workshops organized to address urgent issues and to share strategies for achieving greater levels of student success
Collaborate and coordinate work across reporting and departmental lines to ensure that all key stakeholders get fully and timely information regarding student academic progress
Research current academic issues, providing principals and teachers with up-to-date data, relevant and timely application of assessment tools, and concrete instructional strategies for boosting student achievement
Monitor, document and evaluate the academic progress of each school within the portfolio