Lower School Math Coach

Mary McDowell Friends School•Brooklyn, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lower School Math Coach is a full-time, ten-month position responsible for overseeing the math curriculum in the lower school division. This role involves collaborating with and coaching faculty to design challenging, creative, and developmentally appropriate math curricula, and to teach students with learning disabilities. The coach will organize, integrate, streamline, and strengthen the lower school math program, establishing a foundation for the middle and upper school divisions. A key aspect of this role is examining current math teaching practices through an anti-racist lens and integrating Quaker beliefs, testimonies, and practices into all interactions.

Requirements

MA in Special Education and/or a math specialization required
Minimum of 3 years of head teaching experience
Experience with Math Programs
Experience with Special Education
Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external agencies to maximize performance, problem-solving, and achieve results
Commitment to equity and justice, including knowledge and skills related to cultural competencies
Familiarity with new technologies

Nice To Haves

GSuite and Veracross a plus
A sense of fun, adventure, and humor is a plus.

Responsibilities

Oversee the math curriculum in the lower school division.
Collaborate with and coach faculty as they design a challenging, creative, and developmentally appropriate math curriculum and teach students with learning disabilities.
Organize, integrate, streamline, and strengthen the lower school math program and establish the foundation for the work of the middle and upper school divisions.
Examine current math teaching practice with an anti-racist lens.
Integrate the Quaker beliefs, testimonies, and practices in all your work with students, colleagues, families, and professionals.
Orient and train new faculty in teaching mathematics.
Develop in-house professional development for lower school faculty.
Prioritize coaching/observe and provide feedback for math groups.
Co-teach and/or model lessons.
Meet with teachers individually, in small groups, and in grade-level groups to support the development of math teaching practice.
Support teachers with development of lesson plans and the execution of specific math group curricula.
Provide teachers with support during the math assessment process.
Model and support the writing of math reports.
Participate in editing math reports.
Support group management.
Assess students as needed.
Provide as-needed remedial support.
Review and create a math curriculum that meets the needs of lower school students.
Identify and recommend math curriculum, materials, methodology, and training for faculty at the lower school.
Develop a specific curriculum unit each year.
Set goals for program extension and implementation.
Collaborate with division directors, speech and language professionals, and OTs to examine how to integrate these areas into math learning.
Examine current assessment models, review, and make recommendations about best practices.
Establish division math groups in conjunction with division directors and teachers.
Engage and promote in building an anti-bias school community.
Collaborate with the lower school educational technology coordinator to identify and integrate technology and STEM learning in the math program.
Meet weekly with the division director(s).
Attend weekly division meetings.
Attend silent meetings and faculty meetings.
Participate in school-wide, division-specific, and ad hoc committees where necessary.
Oversee student clubs when and if the schedule allows.
Take part in the rotation for door duty, lunch duty, and dismissal duty.
Participate in school-wide programs.
Communicate with parents and guardians to discuss the student's needs and progress.
Participate in parent-teacher conferences when necessary.
Communicate with all members of our community in a polite, thoughtful, and honest manner.
Act with integrity and address all conflicts in a professional manner.
Familiarize with the employment policy manuals and meet the expectations outlined within each.
Understand and participate in all school-wide diversity and equity initiatives.
Examine administrative practice through the lens of race, identity, equity, and privilege.
Provide an equitable framework for leadership decisions.
Support a school culture that allows for social identities to feel welcome.