Exceptional Education Instructional Manager

3 weeks ago


Nashville, United States LEAD Public Schools Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

JOB TITLE: Exceptional Education Instructional Manager (IM)

REPORTS TO: Assistant Principal of Instruction

JOB OVERVIEW: The school-based Instructional Manager at LEAD Public Schools desires to grow in the network and have a broader impact for the good of students and families. The Instructional Manager ensures our teachers receive research-based, individualized support so they can create learning environments where 100% of students are successful. The manager will supervise and oversee the overall performance of our teachers by executing coaching cycles which include observations, feedback-driven debrief conversations, targeted coaching plans, and evidence-based impact conversations on how coaching has affected instruction. Additionally, the Instructional Manager will plan and facilitate teacher learning by working with the Assistant Principal of Instruction to ensure teachers are equipped to execute LEAD’s academic model for the benefit of students.

Major Performance Responsibilities and Duties:

Manage and Develop Talent:

  • Responsible for meeting instructional objectives by selecting, recruiting, onboarding, training, evaluating, and managing the overall performance of LEAD teachers
  • In addition to ongoing instructional coaching, conducts formal performance reviews and compensation discussions in alignment with LEAD human resource practices and policies (i.e. time off, attendance, dress code)
  • Engage teachers in reflective thinking while looking critically at their instructional practices.
  • Build rapport with teachers and direct reports
  • Motivate and inspire teachers to prioritize student outcomes as the ultimate goal for all professional efforts

Curriculum and Content Specialist:

  • Promote the implementation of state standards through LPS agreed-upon academic curricula.
  • Increase teacher content knowledge by acting as a content area expert.
  • Dissect standards to guide the identification of essential knowledge, skills, and learning targets.
  • Engage in outside professional learning opportunities and professional readings.
  • Participate in the network Coaching Cohort/Professional Learning Communities.

Instructional Leadership:

  • Collaborate with Assistant Principal of Instruction and LPS Academic Team to facilitate teachers’ understanding and implementation of the Tennessee Academic Standards and LPS Academic Model therefore developing and executing integrated and individual learning cycles for teacher professional growth as well as best practices in coaching
  • Create detailed coaching plans, which include focused goals and measures of success, to drive professional learning cycles
  • Support teachers’ achievement of goals by tracking teacher progress and using coaching strategies that gradually release responsibility for implementing instructional practices to the teacher (e.g., co-planning, modeling, co-teaching, side-by-side coaching, and observing)
  • Develop teacher capacity to consistently analyze instructional practice through ongoing classroom observations, examination of student work, and other sources of data to improve student learning

Professional Learning Facilitator:

  • Collaborate with the Assistant Principal of Instruction, Principal, and Network Academic Team, and teacher leaders to create, revise and/or facilitate professional learning aligned to teacher needs and student outcomes
  • Support the design and adjustments of a quarterly to an annual professional learning plan
  • Analyze feedback to guide future professional learning priorities
  • Identify teachers in need of an individual professional learning plan (for acceleration or improvement)

Other responsibilities: Lead and/or collaborate in projects or initiatives as assigned

EXPERIENCE

  • Valid teaching license and eligible for TN licensure preferred
  • At least three years of exemplary teaching experience including strong pedagogical background
  • Coaching experience preferred with knowledge of, and experience with, instructional moves
  • At least some experience leading a group of adults in an educational K-12 setting (Grade Level Chair, Content Lead, etc.), adult management experience preferred specifically experience facilitating teams and supporting results-oriented goals

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution. A Master’s degree is preferred, but experience leading in a school and managing teams successfully is paramount.

ROLE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES IN ACTION-Instructional Manager

Leadership Foundational Competencies

  • Self-awareness
  • Learning agility
  • Influence
  • Communication/leadership presence
  • Mission-driven

Develop Talent

  • Coach for development
  • Provide constructive feedback
  • Motivate and engage others

Build Relationships

  • Builds trust
  • Manages conflict
  • Challenges appropriately
  • Collaborates and partners

Achieve Desired Outcomes

  • Priority setting
  • Adapt to the situation
  • Direct others
  • Decisiveness

APPLICATION

To learn more about the work of LEAD Public Schools and to apply, please go to www.leadpublicschools.org.



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