Instructional Coach - Mathematics Focus (2025-26 School Year)

Instructional Coach — Mathematics Focus

The Intellectus Preparatory Charter School Instructional Coach will strengthen instruction across content areas, with a primary focus on mathematics. This individual will adopt and implement the school’s established mathematics strategy, support teachers through observation and actionable feedback, and use evidence of scholar learning to guide instructional improvement.

The Instructional Coach will also teach two courses each day, maintaining strong classroom practice and modeling the instructional expectations they support throughout the school.

Instructional Coaching and Teacher Development

• Implement the school’s established mathematics strategy in partnership with instructional leadership, supporting consistent execution and recommending refinements based on evidence.
• Conduct regular coaching cycles that include goal setting, classroom observation, feedback, instructional planning, and follow-up.
• Coach teachers across content areas to improve lesson preparation, scholar engagement, differentiation, assessment, and classroom management.
• Provide timely, specific, and actionable feedback, with clear next steps and opportunities to practice and reflect.
• Model effective instruction through demonstration lessons, co-teaching, and collaborative planning.
• Support teachers in planning purposeful lessons that clearly identify what scholars will learn, how they will engage, and how understanding will be assessed.
• Facilitate professional development aligned with school priorities and needs identified through observations and scholar performance.
• Maintain coaching records and monitor whether changes in teacher practice improve scholar learning.
• Build trusting professional relationships that support reflection, accountability, and continuous growth.

Mathematics Leadership and Data

• Support mathematics teachers in implementing the school’s approach to closing skill gaps while advancing scholars toward grade-level standards and course expectations.
• Strengthen instruction in conceptual understanding, mathematical reasoning, problem-solving, and procedural fluency.
• Help teachers connect mathematics to scholars’ lives and other courses of study.
• Guide teachers in using assessments and scholar work to identify misconceptions, plan reteaching, and organize targeted interventions.
• Support individual, small-group, and whole-class instruction based on demonstrated learning needs.
• Facilitate data meetings that lead to clear instructional adjustments, measurable goals, and follow-up.
• Collaborate with instructional leadership to monitor curriculum implementation, pacing, and scholar progress.

Teaching, Curriculum, and Planning

• Teach two assigned courses each day, including responsibility for planning, instruction, assessment, grading, and family communication.
• Deliver engaging, scholar-centered lessons aligned with standards, curriculum expectations, and the school’s instructional strategy.
• Maintain thorough preparation, with clear learning objectives, purposeful tasks, appropriate pacing, and checks for understanding.
• Provide differentiation, accommodations, and instructional supports that promote access and growth for all scholars.
• Use assessment data to inform instruction and help scholars set academic goals and monitor progress.
• Create a culture of feedback and revision that develops confidence, persistence, and ownership of learning.
• Incorporate the school’s LIGHT values and opportunities for reflection into classroom practice.

Classroom Culture and Scholar Support

• Maintain a safe, organized, and collaborative learning environment with consistent expectations and routines.
• Build positive relationships with scholars that support engagement, belonging, and academic growth.
• Model effective classroom management, restorative practices, and social-emotional learning strategies.
• Coach teachers in establishing routines, responding to behavior, and maintaining productive learning environments.
• Reinforce scholars’ responsibility to contribute positively to their classroom and school community.

Communication and Collaboration

• Fully embrace Intellectus Prep’s mission and values and communicate them through daily practice.
• Collaborate with school leaders to align coaching, professional development, and instructional priorities.
• Work with teachers and scholar support staff to address academic needs and implement appropriate supports.
• Keep families informed of the performance and progress of scholars enrolled in assigned courses.
• Give and receive feedback with clarity, respect, and professionalism.
• Communicate coaching progress, instructional needs, and recommended next steps to school leadership.
• Model strong written and verbal communication.

Professionalism and Personal Attributes

• Demonstrate an unwavering belief that all scholars can learn at a high level.
• Bring a genuine commitment to serving the communities represented at Intellectus Prep.
• Maintain a positive, solution-oriented approach and the ability to work independently while responding to direction.
• Demonstrate strong organization, follow-through, and effective management of teaching and coaching responsibilities.
• Participate fully in required meetings, school functions, and professional development.
• Meet deadlines and communicate consistently about progress toward goals.
• Reflect on professional practice and respond constructively to feedback.
• Exercise sound judgment, discretion, and tact when working with scholars, families, and colleagues.
• Demonstrate a commitment to culturally responsive instruction, equity, and community service.

Educational Background and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required; master’s degree in education or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated success teaching mathematics and improving scholar outcomes required.
• Experience coaching teachers, mentoring colleagues, or leading instructional improvement preferred.
• Ability to provide effective instructional feedback across content areas required.
• Experience serving middle school and/or high school scholars, including scholars with significant academic gaps, preferred.
• New York State teaching certification in mathematics or a related area preferred.
• Strong knowledge of standards-aligned instruction, assessment, differentiation, and data-informed planning.
• Experience with Understanding by Design, Universal Design for Learning, and social-emotional learning preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in professional conversations about anti-racism and culturally responsive practices.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and able to provide a vaccination card?
• Do you live in or near Mount Vernon, NY?

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• NYS Teaching Certification Grades 5-9 or 7-12 Mathematics (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $95,000 - $120,000