General Education Instructional Coach

MyPath • Oconomowoc, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Genesee Lake School is seeking a General Education Instructional Coach to join its Education Leadership team. The coach provides leadership in curriculum, instruction, and effective learning environments, with the goal of increasing student learning and fostering instructional excellence throughout the school. The role includes professional development through teacher observation, coaching, modeling instructional and assessment strategies, and providing feedback to support effective instruction and student learning.

The Instructional Coach mentors new and provisional teachers, coaches teachers in planning and preparation, and identifies professional growth opportunities based on observations and evaluations. The coach supports individualized education through co-planning and co-teaching, promotes active learning, assists staff with research-based and differentiated instructional strategies, and helps maintain classroom environments that foster student independence, competence, and self-worth. The role also supports positive behavior interventions, incident debriefs, collaborative problem-solving, IEP compliance, and coordination with education, case coordination, and therapeutic staff.

At the Genesee Lake School campus, the coach collaborates with Instructional Coaches across MyPath, supports classroom structures and moves, oversees the Pioneer Creation Station, participates in the MyPath Teach Committee, and contributes to educator effectiveness, coaching meetings, curriculum workgroups, and the Power Standards Workgroup. The schedule is Monday through Friday, year-round, and non-contract. The position is based at Genesee Lake School in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education.
• Regular Education Licensure from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
• Three years of teaching experience.
• Completion of Instructional Coaching Professional Development.
• Ability and willingness to implement approved de-escalation and intervention techniques as trained by GLS.

Nice To Haves

• Special Education licensure; candidates with capability for dual licensure will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Mentor new and provisional teachers through scheduled meetings, curriculum-development support, observations, and progress reviews.
• Communicate new and provisional teacher development progress to the educational leadership team.
• Coach teachers toward effective practice in planning and preparation, and maintain and communicate records of progress.
• Conduct observations and provide tailored coaching, modeling, constructive feedback, and goal setting.
• Identify and provide professional growth opportunities based on observations and evaluations.
• Ensure equitable, multilevel positive behavior intervention supports and plans are implemented in alignment with MyPath therapeutic models.
• Coordinate and facilitate incident debriefs with education staff.
• Coordinate and facilitate collaborative problem-solving meetings with education staff, case coordinators, and therapeutic support specialists.
• Provide individualized education, as assigned, through co-planning and/or co-teaching, and engage students in active learning.
• Help ensure classroom environments and lessons promote students’ independence, competence, and sense of self-worth.
• Assist teachers and support staff with research-based instructional and learning strategies, differentiated instruction, and planning, delivering, and assessing instruction.
• Build a trusting, respectful, collaborative, student-centered coaching environment that supports continuous professional growth.
• Review incoming students’ educational histories, academic goals, and safety plans, and adapt to changing student needs.
• Read student reports, records, and memos to remain informed about treatment and organizational information.
• Monitor IEP compliance under applicable federal and state special education laws and ensure each student has an updated IEP in the Student Information System.
• Collaborate with Instructional Coaches across MyPath.
• Support the Student Services Coordinator with classroom structures and moves.
• Oversee the Pioneer Creation Station and ensure students and staff can access tools and technology.
• Participate in the leadership of the MyPath Teach Committee.
• Support Educator Effectiveness through Danielson’s Formative Assessments.
• With support from the learning coordinator, implement coaching meetings, including recurring Care Connect Support meetings with teachers to address student-related issues, plan interventions, and discuss instructional strategies.
• Engage in the Curriculum workgroup and Power Standards Workgroup.
• Implement approved de-escalation and intervention techniques as trained by GLS.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance packages.
• Life insurance.
• Generous paid time off package.
• Tuition assistance for further professional development.
• Student Loan Paydown Program.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Retirement package, including automatic enrollment in the company stock program after one year of employment.
• Employee 401(k) program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level