Coach.District Lead Math

Metro Nashville Public Schools • Nashville, TN

3h • Onsite

About The Position

Metro Schools is one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States. Our teachers and staff educate more than 80,000 students in Metro Nashville-Davidson County, preparing them to excel in higher education, work, and life. Our district implements some of the most innovative reform strategies in the nation. We seek to partner with highly effective, engaging teachers, teacher leaders and support staff with a passion for urban education and a go-getter spirit as we strive to become the highest-performing urban district in the nation. Whether you are a teacher, an administrator, or a potential support staff employee, if you want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. At the direction of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, the District Lead Math Coach builds teacher and school personnel capacity in content specific knowledge facilitating and leading district initiatives. In collaboration with the Curriculum and Instruction Department, the District Lead Math Coach supports the goals and mission of the Curriculum Department to increase student learning in the area of mathematics. Approximately 80% of time will be spent in schools.

Requirements

• Evidence of instructional leadership (e.g., team leader, resource teacher, department chair, system-wide committees, etc.)
• Strong background in content-specific knowledge.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of tools, especially instructional technology, to enhance and extend instruction; maintains proficiency in instructional technologies.
• Submission of three letters of reference from current principal, colleague, and teacher the candidate supported that speak to the candidate’s skills, knowledge and expertise as well as human relations and interpersonal skills.
• Mandatory attendance required at summer MNPS training.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree From an accredited institution in education or content related field

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of scope and sequence documents and high quality instructional units; previews benchmark and/or common assessment for alignment to standards and scope and sequence documents and suggests revisions as needed; oversees textbook adoption committees and reviews and provides feedback on supplemental resources; develop procedures for teachers to implement curriculum, train teachers, numeracy coaches, and other instructional staff in new content or programs.
• Provides leadership to develop a culture that fosters professional learning communities by recognizing all teachers and administrators as learners capable of acquiring a repertoire of skills to meet the needs of every student; creates professional learning opportunities related to generating evidence of student learning; promotes data driven instruction, instructional planning, differentiated instruction, and acquisition of instructional best practices; conducts school visits and participates in school walkthroughs, collaborative team planning, and reflective practices; demonstrates high expectations and models effective instructional strategies for continuous student improvement; assists administrators, teachers, and coaches with analysis of formal and informal assessments; collaborates with and supports building administrators for the purpose of improving instructional practices; communicates and supports implementation of system-wide initiatives; supports school-based professional development, and assists in providing monitoring, support, and feedback to ensures successful implementation and delivery of curricula; observes the work of school-based numeracy coaches or other instructional coaching staff to strengthen practice and to recommend improvements that could strengthen skills.
• Analyze district and school level student assessment data to look for trends, then formulate instructional strategies to meet student needs; obtain and use student achievement data to examine and evaluate curriculum and instructional program; develop protocols and procedures for school level and teacher level data analysis and data chats.
• Articulates district initiatives and instructional programming for all teachers, building and district administrators, and community stakeholders; engages in vertical articulation of K-12 curriculum with administrators and department leaders; all communication and feedback to stakeholders will be timely and constructive.
• Continues professional growth and strengthens professional knowledge, skills, and strategies; participates in professional development opportunities and coordinates and facilitates district level professional development offerings; attends and participates in all required meetings; maintains a collection of professional materials related to effective instruction and reflect current research.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees