STEM Instructional Coach

Instructional Coach Job Description 

Southbridge Public Schools serve approximately 2,200 students across six schools—and we’re in the midst of an exciting and measurable transformation. In particular, our secondary schools are on a trajectory of rapid improvement. This brief video, Southbridge Middle School Celebrates Recent Improvement, highlights the results of a process of improving culture, climate, and instruction that empowered Southbridge Middle School to take dramatic steps forward even in the challenging aftermath of the COVID pandemic. Over the past couple of school years, SMS has continued to thrive and has been recognized for outstanding student achievement gains in Math, and by the University of Connecticut as a PBIS success story. We are now also seeing the same kind of transformative change at Southbridge High School, with culture & climate among both staff and students improving dramatically in the current school year, and we are confident that significant academic gains will soon follow.  

This success is no accident—it’s the result of passionate educators, high-quality curriculum, targeted professional development, and a deep commitment to providing a better education to children in a community that has long been under-served. We are a district with many high-needs students, but they prove to us on a daily basis that when we provide them with high expectations and consistent support, they can excel. Most of all, our students thrive when the adults in our schools unite as a team to provide a safe and positive climate, when we uphold high expectations for both behavior and academics, and when we show our kids that we believe in them, we care about them, and we will never give up on them.  

If you’re an educator who wants your work to matter—who wants to be part of a team that believes deeply in growing people and improving student outcomes—Southbridge is a place where you can see the impact of your efforts every day.

Job Description:

The Instructional Coach position is an excellent opportunity for an experienced coach or classroom teacher who possesses special expertise in curriculum implementation and review, high quality instructional practices, assessment development, and data analysis. A primary goal of the Instructional Coordinator position is to build capacity for expert and accessible instruction in every classroom through coaching cycles. Above all, we are looking for an individual who is passionate about supporting the improvement of Southbridge High School and helping all of our students to reach their full potential.

Responsibilities:

• Work with teachers on a weekly basis one-on-one and in small groups to plan and unpack lessons from curriculum materials, and implement research-based instructional strategies to support implementation of high-quality instruction
• Facilitate curriculum planning, development, and revision for courses within assigned department 
• Model best practices through demonstration lessons, peer observation, and professional development sessions 
• Build teacher capacity to interpret and use a range of assessment tools to plan lessons and address individual student needs in the respective subject area 
• Meet weekly with the building Principal and senior leadership team to analyze data and student work, and discuss next steps for school-based professional development that supports growth in student achievement and engagement 
• Monitor progress towards meeting school-wide student achievement goals set within improvement plan 
• Collaborate to prioritize supports for new teachers 
• Other duties as assigned by the High School Principal or designee

Salary : $53,500 - $75,000