Lead Coach (SPED Focus)
Job Number: P134819
Posting Date: Jun 9, 2025, 1:54:19 PM
Primary Location: West Side-3000 South Lawndale Avenue (Josefa Ortiz De Dominguez Sch)
Position:
This is a 43.6-week position; the Lead Coach is expected to report from July 28, 2025, through June 22, 2026, for the 2025-2026 school year (these dates could be subject to change per the Talent Office).
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.
Role:
Through the special education lens, the Lead Coach will support schools in enhancing the instructional core through instructional development, change management, and school-level continuous improvement, driving success for all students. The Lead Coach will plan and take the steps necessary to continually improve and expand the instructional core within their assigned school, thereby enriching the lives of more students in CPS.
Responsibilities:
See below for a general idea of responsibilities. The below is not exhaustive.
Improve IEP quality and implementation in collaboration with the Case Manager
Plan PD for teachers and SECAs in collaboration with the Case Manager
Manage learning partners in collaboration with the Case Manager
Instructional improvement (specifically cluster, blended, and resource)
Develop and lead the implementation of co-teaching systems and structures
Lead learning cycles
Cultivate a Distributed & Supportive Instructional Leadership (DSL) model,
Develop the leadership capacity of other Teacher Leaders, Lead team(s) of teachers
Provide connective coaching for the teachers on the team(s) they lead
Others as assigned by the Principal and the Assistant Principal
Required Qualifications:
Must have evidence of successful experience teaching in cluster, blended, and/or resource program(s)
Must have evidence of successful experience providing professional development
Must have evidence of successful experience coaching teachers and teams of teachers
Must have evidence of successful experience in developing and implementing an instructional improvement plan
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 - SPED
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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