Job Description

2024-2025 Curriculum & Instruction Coach, Social Studies (ED Time)

Mission Statement: The Growing Up Green Charter School (GUGCS) supports children to be conscious, contributing members of their community through a rigorous, anti-racist, anti-bias, curriculum and engaging green culture. Graduates of GUGCS will be prepared to attend high-performing schools where their interdisciplinary academic foundation, knowledge of sustainability, and a strong sense of self set them apart as leaders and social justice advocates of the future.

School Culture:  GUGCS teaches students our school culture through our core values: Social Justice, Collaboration, Courage, and Kindness. Students are taught the core values through assemblies, class meetings, and various lessons.

General Responsibilities: 

• Learning Environment

• Guide and support the Growing Up Green school community in fulfilling its mission and charter goals.

• Establish and maintain ongoing positive relationships with students, families, colleagues, and leaders in and across campus and the network. 

• Regularly collaborate with all other CIT Members and School Leaders through meetings, co-observations, and school visits.

• Support teachers in creating a rich learning environment with access to diverse literature, content-specific manipulatives, and anchor charts.

• Demonstrate commitment to working with diverse populations of families and students and model behavior which depicts the respect, dignity and worth of all students, staff, and families.

• Curriculum and Instruction

• Develop and adapt curricular materials in alignment with the school’s Green mission, state standards, and culturally responsive, anti-racist pedagogy.

• Design and lead professional development to ensure the highest quality implementation of curricula and increase teacher content knowledge. 

• Regularly coach teachers on instructional strategies and classroom practices in alignment with GUGCS’s inquiry based approach.

• Work closely with the School Leaders and the Support Services team to provide guidance to teachers on differentiating content and monitoring student progress.

• Facilitate the integration of technology into classrooms.

• Keep abreast of current research in teaching and learning and maintain a collection of professional learning materials.

• Coordinate the management of instructional materials to support the curriculum.

• Plan, chaperone, and manage experiential learning opportunities through trips, residencies, and other mediums.

• Assessment

• Monitor students’ academic performance relative to goals noted in the GUGCS charter.

• Design and monitor assessments to evaluate student performance and progress.

• Use assessment data to discuss student progress, modify unit plans, inform groupings, target specific instructional practices, identify students in need of intervention, and support student learning.

• Facilitate and support faculty in the evaluation of student learning based on assessment data.

• Staff Development

• Model lessons for faculty to demonstrate effective instructional practices.

• Utilize academic data to adjust and focus on curricula, instruction, assessment, and professional development.

• Guide and support faculty through observation, coaching, and actionable feedback.

• Organize and facilitate collaborative opportunities for faculty to reflect on and analyze instruction.

• Conduct meaningful and well-planned staff development such as workshops, book studies, weekly team meetings, and professional learning communities.

• Reinforce key instructional practices promoting interdisciplinary connections and strategies for diverse learning needs.

• Parent and Community Engagement

• Develop and lead family workshops on instructional strategies and student learning.

• Provide teachers with communication materials, such as family letters, to accompany each unit.

• Meet with families as needed to discuss student progress, behavior, and academic or social-emotional needs.

• Collaborate with families to support student success and address behavior concerns proactively.

• Seek community partnerships within to support the growth and development of GUGCS.

• Related Professional Responsibilities

• Build positive and efficient working relations with the Growing Up Green CIT Members, leadership teams, and teachers.

• Actively help establish and participate in the school community through weekly staff meetings, PD opportunities, staff committees, select evening and weekend school events, etc.

• Attend workshops and conferences to support the growth of GUGCS and remain current about issues related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

• Fulfill duties, responsibilities, and commitments as outlined in the GUGCS faculty handbook.

• Recommend annual refinements to the academic program based on network trends, feedback from school-based leadership, and research of best practices.

• In collaboration with other members of the CIT and school-based leadership, participate in classroom walkthroughs and implementation visits to monitor the implementation of academic programming.

• Collect and analyze videos of exemplary teaching practices around the strong implementation of instruction and curate an initial body of annotated student work.

• In collaboration with other members of the CIT, proactively communicate important curriculum and assessment information to relevant stakeholders.

• Give and receive feedback with radical candor.

Qualification and Experience: 

• Strong commitment to Growing Up Green Charter School's mission and sustainability

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with administrators and teachers

• Proven track record for achieving results using an inquiry-based approach

• Demonstrated ability and/or desire to coach teachers (e.g., mentor teacher, lead teacher, etc.)

• Knowledge of Responsive Classroom and/or Developmental Designs

• Strong knowledge of Culturally Responsive Practices

• Experience in environmental education a plus

• Experience in implementing the Science of Reading a plus

• Ability in integrating technology into teaching

• Excellent organizational skills

• Starting salary is $90,000. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale taht accounts for years of experience in a K-12 setting and levels of education attained.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Master's Degree in specific content preferred

• 5+ years of classroom teaching experience

Required Certificater & Licenses: 

• Teaching certificate, NYC DOE/Fingerprinting & Background Clearance

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