Secondary Instructional Coach – 1.0 FTE

WORK CALENDAR:  Click link to view calendar with work days.
2024-2025 REA Calendar

SALARY: Based on level of education and full years of licensed teaching experience.
Click link below to review the 2021-2023 REA Contract containing salary schedule.
REA Contract 2021-2023

QUALIFICATION:  Current appropriate Minnesota teaching license required.

BENEFITS:  Benefits available for teaching positions .5 HTE (Half Time Employment) and higher.
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Job Summary – Instructional Coach:

• Adapt teaching methods to meet the needs of students during direct instruction.
• Work with staff to implement a coherent curriculum aligned with district, state and national standards.
• Promote use of consistent instructional framework and research-based instructional strategies, including developing/monitoring grade level Essential Outcomes.
• Help build assessment systems that are aligned with curriculum and instruction priorities.
• Model instructional strategies with teachers and staff in classrooms.
• Make regular classroom visits to support instructional improvement.
• Provide feedback to teachers and staff regarding instruction and implementation issues.
• Work collaboratively with teachers and administrator(s) to focus on reflective dialog that drives instructional decisions and improves student achievement.
• Assist staff in securing, analyzing and interpreting data for promoting instructional improvement and student learning.
• Perform other related work as required

Additional Qualifications:

• Prior successful experience in urban, multicultural education desirable.
• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration, and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.
• Experience, at the secondary level with evidence of exemplary student achievement results.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching, including a thorough understanding of research-based instructional practices related to student success.
• Demonstrated skill in use of data to inform instructional decisions.
• Demonstrated sensitivity and human relations skills.
• Demonstrated willingness to be an open and active listener.
• Strong technology skills.
• Evidence of effective listening, written and oral communication skills, along with strong interpersonal skills when working with staff, students.

Commitment to Equity:
Rochester Public Schools is committed to diversifying its workforce to better reflect the community we serve.  We believe the practices used in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, supporting, and promoting staff must include and honor, at every level, those who represent the diverse identities of our schools and community.
https://www.rochesterschools.org/equity-statement

Common and Shared Accountabilities for All Positions 
Employees of the Rochester Public School District #535 are expected to support the goals, model and promote an environment that is respectful for all, and work collaboratively with other staff to focus on the needs of the learner. A quality, customer focus that conveys a welcome attitude, an adaptability to change, and a desire for continuous improvement is also expected of all employees. In addition, staff are to respect confidential matters, encourage a safe and secure environment throughout the schools, and be dependable and accountable employees.

District Information:  To learn more about Rochester Public Schools, visit www.rochesterschools.org.