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About the Role

The Instructional Coach will support students in grades 6 to 12 in navigating the curriculum, designing and leading programming in partnership with faculty and families, with an emphasis on students requiring scaffolding, differentiated learning, and individualized learning goals.

Responsibilities

• Codify special education practices for grades 6-12, ensuring cohesion.
• Develop and oversee special education initiatives, including MTSS programming and differentiated supports, using performance data.
• Ensure teachers adhere to the curriculum scope and sequence, supporting differentiation and intellectual preparation.
• Collaborate with school teams to standardize best practices for special education instruction.
• Analyze student data from various assessments to determine instructional action plans for targeted students.
• Create and manage a system for sharing assessment data results and analyses with the teacher and leader community, focusing on special education students.
• Design and implement support for computer-based testing to maximize special education students’ performance.
• Create and implement a communication system with teachers, families, and outside professionals regarding student performance and needs.
• Create a clear and consistent progress monitoring system for student progress on goals.
• Model, live-coach, and observe instructional practices with a lens towards curriculum fidelity.
• Provide training and support to teachers in differentiation and inclusive practices.
• Support the evaluation of the special education program's effectiveness based on data.
• Work with special education teachers to ensure high-quality planning and preparation aligned to the curriculum.
• Ensure compliance with teacher reports for students with IEPs.
• Collaborate with teachers to implement systems, routines, and expectations for accommodations and supports.
• Teach classes as needed to ensure high-quality instruction.
• Provide targeted coaching and professional development for teachers.
• Meet regularly with Principals to identify areas for school improvement and teacher support.
• Provide parent workshops on special populations rights and services.
• Complete all duties as assigned by Principals and other school leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 4 years of special education teaching experience with strong student achievement results.
• Deep knowledge of special education best practices, current educational trends, blended learning practices, methods, research, technology, and program planning and implementation.
• Commitment to DEI practices and willingness to evolve curricula to be more culturally responsive and sustaining.
• Experience planning and leading engaging and effective professional development for adults.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop productive working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience leading others through influence rather than formal managerial relationships.
• Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to produce high-quality work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Skills

• Special education best practices
• Current educational trends
• Blended learning practices
• Program planning and implementation
• DEI practices
• Culturally responsive and sustaining curricula development
• Professional development facilitation
• Interpersonal skills
• Stakeholder relationship management
• Influential leadership
• Attention to detail
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

Location

• Onsite

Work Type

• Full-time
• 12-Month Employee

Experience Level

• Minimum 4 years of exemplary special education teaching experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree in special education preferred
• A valid NYS teaching certificate in special education at the middle/high school level preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $85,000-$110,000 annually (Based on Experience)

Benefits

• None explicitly mentioned

About the Company

• Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Equal Opportunity

• Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.