Instructional Leadership Coach- Math 6-8 Grade

What We Do

At Leading Educators (LE), we know that excellent teaching is the most important driver of student success. The moment a student steps foot in the classroom, their opportunity to learn depends on how prepared their teacher is to translate complex content knowledge, standards, and their knowledge of that student into lessons that help them learn deeply and apply their thinking to the real world.

That’s a big lift, and it often happens alone. As a national nonprofit, we partner with school systems to overcome persistent instructional challenges, foster intentional collaboration and adult learning by design, and ignite new possibilities through systemic solutions at the intersection of teaching, talent, and technology.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators at every level of the education system to strengthen their instructional and leadership practices, bring a vision for excellent instruction to life with consistency, and ensure every student reaches their full potential.

Through direct support, strategic advising, innovation pilots, and best-in-class research, we help educators work toward a future where every student is ready to thrive. Learn more about our work at leadingeducators.org.

POSITION

The Instructional Leadership Coach (ILC) ensures that our programming makes a measurable impact on how instructional leaders influence teacher practice. The ILC will serve as the main point of contact to school-based instructional leaders (school leaders, teacher leaders and teachers), who are responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring school-based professional learning plans that drive toward equitable math instruction as part of the NYC Solves initiative to implement the high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) curriculum in grades 6th-8th. The ILC is our project’s expert in instructional coaching, leading learning for adults, and observing classrooms to assess both standards-aligned instruction. This position reports to the Senior Director of Networks. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Instructional Leadership Coaching

• Provide in-person coaching and support to teachers. Coaching includes recurring sessions to:
• Provide side-by-side coaching in real time for teachers, including lesson planning and execution through a variety of delivery models including model teaching.
• Provide actionable, in-the-moment feedback on instruction aligned to the HQIM curriculum and also integrating fundamental mathematical practices to improve pedagogy and effective curriculum implementation
• Plan modifications and consistent language enhancements to be supportive of Multilingual and English Language Learners as well as Students Receiving Specialized Services
• Support Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Sustaining Education (CLRSE)
• Provide in-person coaching and support to school leaders. Coaching includes recurring sessions to:
• Provide modeling and feedback for school leaders planning and implementing school improvement strategies
• Deepen understanding of equitable, rigorous instruction for math 
• Monitor progress and next steps for school-based professional learning plans, co-plan professional learning, and co-analyze teacher artifacts. Facilitate regular data reviews with school teams to support collaboration around shared goals
• Develop leadership skills needed to support College and Career Ready Standards-aligned professional learning
• Co-observe classrooms alongside school leaders and school instructional leadership teams
• Co-design instructional leadership team coaching agendas and accompanying materials
• Build trusting relationships with math teachers, school leaders, school instructional leadership teams, and other leaders in the district/schools

Program Design and Delivery

• Establishing and facilitating school-based improvement cycles.
• Co-design high-quality professional learning experiences for instructional leaders focused on systems to support equitable instruction in mathematics.
• Collect data from schools and participants. Contribute to data synthesis to inform ongoing improvement of program design and delivery.
• Contribute to the ongoing design of school improvement guidance and best practices.
• Complete coaching visit logs in a timely and accurate manner to ensure compliance with the NYC Solves initiative expectations.

Leading Educators Leadership

• Act as an ambassador for Leading Educators nationally and in NYC Public School.
• Model and foster the Leading Educators values of disrupt racial inequity, build on strengths, prioritize people, continuously learn and ensures partnership work embodies Leading Educators’ mission and values
• Commit to deepening one’s own knowledge and skills by regularly seeking and applying feedback and providing effective feedback to others.

REQUIREMENTS TO BE HIRED FOR THE ROLE: 

Candidates must be able to travel, unless an accommodation has been approved. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Candidates must:

• Be able to walk the walk. You’ve led significant and measurable student academic achievement results in high-needs schools. You have coached or led teachers implementing a high quality Tier 1 curriculum, preferably Illustrative Math, iReady Math and/or Amplify DESMOS. Demonstrate deep mathematical content knowledge, mathematical pedagogical knowledge, standards for mathematical practice.
• Have multiple years of teaching experience in high school and Algebra 
• Love content. You have a nuanced understanding of the research behind and pedagogy that supports the College and Career Ready shifts and standards for Math.
• Lead adult learning. You can see the through-line of development needs for teacher leaders and how their development will impact teachers and students. You facilitate learning around equity, content, and leadership that will allow leaders to impact teachers and students.
• Have at least 3 years of instructional coaching or teacher leader experience
• Demonstrate the ability to positively impact teacher practice and student outcomes through their coaching
• Build strong relationships that drive the work. You are able to quickly synthesize and internalize local context in a way that leads to building trusting relationships with colleagues and clients
• Be an influencer. You hold extremely high expectations of yourself, your colleagues, and your partners. You communicate those expectations in a direct, caring, and motivating way.
• Be a learner. You have a deep hunger for professional growth and continuous feedback.

LOCATION 

• The person in the role must live in or within 1 hour from New York City, NY. 
• National travel for org retreats, programming, job related travel, donor meetings or professional development 
• This person will work remotely from their home office, when they are not conducting school visits. 

LEARN ABOUT OUR MISSION & VALUES:

Mission: Leading Educators partners with school systems to sustain the teaching, leadership, and conditions for every student to succeed in school and in life.

Values:

• Build on strengths: We affirm and begin with the unique and collective talents, experiences, and wisdom of ourselves and others.
• Continuously learn: We develop ourselves and others. We apply new learning and deepened self-awareness to our relationships and practices.
• Prioritize people: We build trust and reflect on the impact of different perspectives and experiences.
• Champion success for all: We re-imagine structures, habits, and mindsets to ensure every learner has access to evidence-based learning opportunities.

COMPENSATION 

If hired for this position, the compensation range for this position starts at $96,304, with a midpoint of $120,380, and a maximum of $142,743.96 annually. Compensation is competitive, commensurate with experience and in alignment with internal alignment . Candidates, either newly hired or new to the role, can typically expect a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint depending on qualifications, internal alignment , and the budgeted amount for the role. In addition, Leading Educators offers a very generous benefits package including 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees. Eligible dependents receive 60% medical premium cost coverage and 100% coverage for dental, and vision plans. We also offer a 4% matching 401k plan, Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Benefits are valued at or above $9,000 for employees.

Additionally, Leading Educators offer generous time off with pay in order to support a sustainable high performance work culture. During the first three years of employment, full time staff accrue 22 days a year. Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment. Leading Educators also offer 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT 

Leading Educators is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.