2023-2024 Special Education Instructional Coach

Company Description

About KIPP DC:

By 2025, KIPP DC will build upon two decades of proven results to develop into a more impactful, innovative, and inclusive school system, that provides joyful, identity-affirming learning experiences so that all students and alumni achieve extraordinary outcomes. We are a network of eighteen schools educating nearly 7,000 students and employing 1,200 teachers, leaders, and staff members dedicated to our mission. As part of the KIPP network’s 255 schools, we share best practices and innovations with our peers across the city and country.

Our work is grounded in a commitment to excellence, equity, and justice. We believe all students have the right to rigorous, relevant, and joyful learning experiences led by exceptionally talented and diverse educators who promote student achievement and a sense of belonging. We pride ourselves on providing unparalleled professional development and leadership opportunities. We acknowledge the demands of the teaching profession and continually seek to improve sustainability, benefits, and support for teachers. We are seeking staff who are passionate about educational equity, driven by student and family relationships, and constantly seeking to grow.

Vision for Instructional Coaching at KIPP DC:

At KIPP DC, we believe the quality of instruction defines the rate and quality of student achievement. Teaching and learning is at the core of everything we do. The role of an instructional coach is a position of leadership; the work is to support leaders and teachers in ensuring all students learn and achieve within classrooms that are intentional, rigorous, and joyful. The person in this position will demonstrate a relentless drive toward excellence and a commitment to ensuring that our instruction puts children on a successful path to and through college or career. This role will support and be located at KIPP DC’s elementary, middle, or high schools. This is an exempt position and reports to a Director of Student Support.

Key Responsibilities:

Coaching and Professional Development (60%):

• Applies a variety of strategies to facilitate team effectiveness, collaboration, problem solving, leadership, meeting management, and conflict resolution
• Review student performance data to ensure students are meeting proficiency standards and guideposts
• Support onboarding and development of Special Education teachers case management skills
• Serve as a resource in identifying appropriate instructional strategies to improve student achievement for students with disabilities
• Remain current with best practices and current research on teaching, learning, and disabilities
• Support teachers in implementing continuous progress monitoring toward IEP goal mastery and reporting out student performance (i.e. IEP progress reports)
• Work with schools teams, teachers, and special education department leaders in using data to analyze special education performance trends
• Provide teachers and leaders with coaching and modeling to improve and refine teaching practice
• Conduct co-observations and instructional walkthroughs with school teams and Director of Student Support
• Analyze teacher and student performance data to design, coordinate and facilitate professional development to increase teacher and leader expertise in all components of specialized instruction: Content, Methodology and Delivery of Instruction

Content and Curriculum Support (25%):

• Support teachers in creating and providing necessary resources for adapting and modifying curriculum
• Assist instructional staff in developing, selecting, and modifying instructional plans and materials to meet the needs of all students
• Support suite of special education learning program
• Collaborate with school leaders, school teams and teachers in the areas of curriculum, instruction and teacher development
• Support implementation of adapted and modified a standards aligned curriculum, scope and sequence, units, and lessons for students with disabilities across a continuum of educational settings
• Participate and collaborate in network content team meetings
• Drive an instructional vision focused on academic rigor, “work worth doing,” and building student autonomy

School and Network Support (15%):

• Collaborate with school leaders, Director of Student Support, and network support staff on special education priorities
• Promote the sharing of effective teaching practices among staff throughout the district
• Attend and participate in bi-weekly Student Support network meetings
• Perform other duties as necessary to support the mission and vision of KIPPDC
• Train and support special education team members on selection and implementation of classroom/assessment accommodations
• Participate in Tier 3 meetings (as needed)
• Support all assessment implementation for students with an individualized education program

Qualifications

• A strong track record of data collection and implementation of modifications for high-incidence disability categories (required)
• Well-read and current on best practices in specialized instruction (required)
• A strong track record of facilitating teachers and/or leaders toward instructional improvement (strongly preferred)
• Passion for education reform and the belief that every child can succeed; experience in K12 education (required)
• Experience using multiple assessment measures and observational data to determine coaching and professional development necessary to improvement in teaching and student performance (strongly preferred)
• Experience designing leading compelling and useful professional development (strongly preferred)
• Experience adapting rigorous unit and lesson plans (required)
• At least five years of successful school based special education experience preferably (strongly preferred)
• Ability to build relationships, impact & influence, and motivate action
• Experience with comprehensive progress monitoring towards IEP goals (required)
• A strong track record of positive student performance results either in literacy/math or across multiple content areas (required)
• At least two years of successful coaching or leadership experience (preferred)
• Experience unpacking grade-level standards, mapped to IEP goals (required)
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to KIPP DC’s mission and to advancing its anti-racist ambition through their work with staff, students, alumni, and families
• Bachelor’s degree (required)

Additional Information

Compensation and Benefits:

KIPP DC offers an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package:

• Currently, individuals in this role have up to 15 paid time off days, up to 10 paid sick days, and 12 paid holidays. This is subject to change and your exact schedule will be shared in your offer letter.
• KIPP DC offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurances; various voluntary benefits; and employer paid benefits such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and a membership to One Medical.
• KIPP DC also offers a 403(b) retirement account with a 3% employer contribution and a 3% match with vesting after three years.
• The anticipated starting salary range for this position is $84,179-$103,984. When it comes to compensation, at KIPP DC we strive for clarity, equity, and to be highly competitive. We look at compensation benchmarks in the education and non-profit sector to determine our starting salaries.

As a headquarters team that is focused on being responsive to our schools and meeting the needs of our students and families, we approach our work in a way that reflects these priorities. Schools operate in person and our students and families rely on us for in-person support which requires this position to be fully on-site. This role is currently required to be on-site or in schools during regular work hours.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

KIPP DC Public Schools does not discriminate against, or tolerate discrimination against, employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis or protected class including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race, color, national origin, immigration status (except as necessary to comply with federal, DC, state, or local law), religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression), marital status (including domestic partnership status), genetic information, political affiliation, pregnancy, family responsibilities, personal appearance, veteran status, uniform service member status, status of being unemployed, status of victim a survivor of domestic violence, sexual offense or stalking, matriculation or any other protected class under federal, state, DC, or local law.

Click here or here to review KIPP DC’s non-discrimination policy and KIPP DC’s Title IX Coordinator’s contact information.

KIPP DC requires all staff to provide proof that they have had all doses of a primary COVID vaccine or obtain approval for exemption for medical or religious reasons before beginning employment. New hires who have not received all doses of a primary vaccine or who are waiting approval for exemption will not be able to begin employment.