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Anticipated Requisition SY 25-26 Instructional Coach

Chicago Public Schools
$60,181 - $94,162 a year
Chicago, Illinois
1 week ago
Anticipated Requisition SY 25-26 Instructional Coach
Job Number: 2500017C
Posting Date: Jun 9, 2025, 3:11:10 PM
Primary Location: Southwest Side-5450 South Talman Avenue (Talman School)

JOB DESCRIPTION -

Description

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third largest school district in the United States, serving over 330,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability and integrity. Five core principles are embedded within these commitments – high-quality, rigorous instruction, talented and empowered educators, safety and support, financial stability and collective impact. Recently, CPS announced a record-high graduation rate of 77.5% and boasts some of the fastest learning growth in the nation among large cities.

A Lead Coach position is now available at a subset of CPS schools. While the detailed responsibilities of a Lead Coach will vary from school to school, these are teacher roles with 80%-100% release time to provide coaching and support to teachers within that school community in support of the local instructional areas of need.


Position Summary

The primary objective of the Lead Coach role is to build the capacity of peers to improve practice and improve student outcomes. Lead Coaches serve as critical members of the school’s Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) meeting regularly with the principal to discuss progress, strategize next steps, align support, and grow as a leader. As an instructional leader, the Lead Coach shares responsibility for the learning and development of all students taught by teachers on her/his team.


Responsibilities:

  • Lead an assigned portfolio of teachers to build their skills in pursuit of goals for improved practice and improved student outcomes.

  • Facilitate regular meetings and conduct classroom observations for portfolio teachers

  • Meet weekly with the principal and/or AP to keep them updated on work with teachers and students.

  • Participate in bi-weekly professional development sessions led by the CPS Office of Teaching and Learning

  • Model or co-teach lessons to aid teacher development, provide small group instruction as needed to help students progress

  • Solicit feedback from supervisor and team members to improve professional skills

  • Support/Design instructional process elements (lesson planning, large-group instruction, small-group instruction, individual interventions, data analysis, grading, etc.) among team of teachers based on teacher strengths, content knowledge, and professional development goal

  • Performing other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:


  • Deep knowledge of pedagogical best practices

  • Exceptional organizational skills

  • Motivates others to improve practice and impact student learning

  • Skilled in objectively understanding and interpreting others’ concerns, motives, feelings, and behaviors

  • Actively builds and sustains positive, productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders

  • Experience leading adults preferred

  • Experience mentoring or coaching educators preferred

  • Advanced certification and endorsements preferred

  • Commitment to CPS Instructional Core Vision


Education and Professional Experience:


  • Valid Illinois Teaching License


  • 4 years of service or commensurate experience

  • If CPS Candidate: Most recent REACH Professional Practice rating of 3.4 or above or most recent REACH Summative score as Proficient

  • Expertise in the school community's stated areas of instructional need


Conditions of Employment
As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

  • Establish or Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district.

Be Fully Vaccinated or Submit to Weekly COVID-19 Testing - Employees are required to be fully vaccinated within 30 days of their hire date. Full vaccination is defined as at least two weeks after your second shot of a two-shot vaccination course, or at least two weeks after a one-shot vaccination course. Unvaccinated staff must submit to weekly testing.

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