Instructional Coach - Secondary Special Education (SPED Coach) - General Interest

Frisco ISD • Frisco, TX

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About The Position

Frisco ISD Secondary Instructional Coaches are teacher leaders who increase the professional capacity of teachers through job-embedded professional development on high school and middle school campuses. Instructional Coaches are expert teachers who instruct classes of students while also acting as professional learning facilitators to grow teacher capacity at the campus level.

Requirements

• Secondary teaching certificate
• Special Education Certification required
• Extensive training in the curriculum and instructional strategies
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others
• Minimum of three years of classroom experience in the content area and level preferred

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree preferred
• ESL Certification preferred
• Campus leadership experience preferred
• Experience facilitating professional learning preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with campus/district leaders and colleagues in order to promote continuous improvement at the classroom level, ensuring high levels of learning for all students.
• Support the implementation of state standards by developing teacher understanding of TEKS, power standards, FISD curriculum, and instructional practices.
• Support department teacher teams in planning processes and instruction aligned to the four critical questions of a professional learning community.
• Support, communicate, and model district priorities. Assist district and campus administration in identifying areas for growth.
• Collaborate regularly with central office content coordinator and campus supervising administrator to ensure coaching impacts student performance.
• Collaborate with Curriculum and Instruction staff to plan and facilitate professional learning sessions.
• Facilitate formal and informal professional learning on content and strategies to content area campus teachers.
• Increase the quality and effectiveness of classroom instruction through collaborating, co-planning and completing coaching cycle protocols.
• Foster trusting relationships with staff.
• Assist in implementation of evidence-based teaching strategies in classrooms.
• Assist teacher teams in interpreting formative and summative assessment data and using assessment information to adjust instruction.
• Exhibit non-evaluative growth mindset and utilize coaching skills to help teachers and teams evaluate progress and set action steps for continuous improvement.
• Exhibit a high level of ethics and confidentiality in regards to student and teacher records and classroom performance.
• Attend professional learning sessions to increase coaching skills; these may occur during the school year or summer.
• Attend monthly instructional coach meetings.
• Serve as department head by effectively organizing materials, sharing information, and other departmental logistics.

What This Job Offers

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