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Codman Academy is seeking an experienced educator/coach who is interested in serving in the role of a New Teacher Development Coach. The below job description outlines the purpose, roles and responsibilities of the New Teacher Development Coach.   

What is the role of a New Teacher Development Coach? 

Codman Academy has many early career educators (educators in years 1-3 of teaching). In addition to mentorship, we believe that all early career educators benefit from targeted and consistent coaching and support. The New Teacher Development Coach will provide instructional, social-emotional and logistical support to help build the knowledge, skill and efficacy of early career educators. 

What are the responsibilities of the New Teacher Development Coach ? 

The Coach will provide weekly coaching to support a case-load of educators within their first 3 years of teaching, and/or who have not yet secured professional status. This will include activities including, but not limited to:

• Support with cultivating and sustaining well structured and empowering classroom environments through the establishment of clear expectations, structures and routines and clear systems for reinforcement and accountability. 

• Support with lesson planning using High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) aligned to Mass Frameworks/CCSS. 

• Support planning for and implementing high leverage instructional practices outlined in alignment with Codman’s vision and expectations of Excellent Teaching and Learning, with a focus on those practices directly related to tier 1

• Modeling best teaching and planning practices including collaboratively planning, co-teaching, regularly observing the educators’ practice and providing actionable feedback and/or supporting the mentee to observe the mentor’s practice or visit other model classrooms. 

• Supporting educators in self reflection, goal setting and professional growth, aligned with district and school licensure and evaluation expectations

• Supporting educators with the steps necessary to secure licensure (if relevant) 

New Teacher Development Coach Eligibility Requirements: 

To be eligible to serve as a mentor, educators must meet the following requirements::

• At least 5 years of teaching experience under an initial or professional license, with a track record of success

• Experience with instructional coaching at either a part time or full time basis

New Teacher Development Coach Support:

The NTDC will report to the Chief of Academics and/or School Principals and work in collaboration with other school-based instructional coaches to ensure coherence and alignment with school goals and priorities, expectations and coaching practices. This will include:

• Weekly participation in instructional coaching and planning meetings

• Weekly meetings with direct report to review instructional coaching goals, priorities and action steps and inform adjustments to practice.