<p>Job Description:</p> <p>Position: Instructional Coach/MTSS Lead</p> <p>The Full-Time Instructional Coach serves as a catalyst for systemic improvement in instruction across the building, with a shared focus on leading, facilitating, and monitoring the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. This role is responsible for building staff capacity through high-quality, job-embedded coaching and modeling effective instructional practices. Additionally, the Coach is responsible for ensuring that the MTSS process is consistently implemented with fidelity.</p> <p>The Coach will analyze school-wide and disaggregated student data to guide the MTSS team, support the development of tiered interventions, and ensure alignment with the overall MTSS strategy.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities:</p> <p>MTSS Leadership & Facilitation</p> <ul> <li>Lead and facilitate the building's MTSS process, including regular meetings for universal screening, progress monitoring, team consultation, and intervention planning across academic and behavioral domains. </li><li>Ensure fidelity of MTSS implementation by monitoring the effective use of universal screening tools, progress monitoring systems, and evidence-based practices at Tiers 1, 2, and 3. </li><li>Collaborate with building leadership and designated data teams to analyze comprehensive student data (academic, social-emotional, behavioral) to identify areas of need and inform tiered support allocation. </li><li>Support the selection, adoption, and implementation of high-quality, research-based interventions and instructional programs aligned with the science of learning and the MTSS framework. </li><li>Develop and maintain a clear system for documentation, communication, and referral pathways within the building's MTSS structure. </li></ul> <p>Instructional Coaching</p> <ul> <li>Serve as a thought partner and resource for all teaching staff across core content areas with a strong emphasis on ELA/Literacy and Mathematics regarding evidence-based instruction, curriculum alignment, and assessment. </li><li>Facilitate job-embedded coaching cycles with teachers focused on improving instructional effectiveness and data-driven practice, including goal setting, observation, feedback, and reflection. </li><li>Model effective instructional strategies in classrooms (e.g., gradual release, differentiated instruction, effective small-group facilitation) and support teachers in adapting these practices for their diverse learners. </li><li>Plan and deliver high-leverage professional learning opportunities (e.g., workshops, book studies, PLC agendas) aligned with building goals, MTSS needs, and current research. </li></ul> <p>Tiered Intervention Support (As Needed)</p> <ul> <li>Provide direct, targeted intervention support to small groups or individual students who require Tier 2 or Tier 3 support, as determined by the MTSS team process. </li><li>Utilize diagnostic tools and progress monitoring to precisely track the growth of students receiving intensive support and report findings back to the MTSS team. </li><li>Collaborate with interventionists, special education staff, and classroom teachers to ensure seamless alignment between core instruction and intensive intervention. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications Required:</p> <ul> <li>Valid Teaching Certificate in a relevant K-8 area. </li><li>Minimum of five years of successful classroom teaching experience. </li><li>Demonstrated expertise and strong understanding of Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) or Response to Intervention (RTI) models, including screening, progress monitoring, and team facilitation. </li><li>Proven experience delivering professional development, instructional coaching, or adult learning initiatives. </li><li>Demonstrated expertise in analyzing student data to drive instructional decisions at both the classroom and system level. </li><li>Exceptional ability to collaborate, communicate effectively, and promote a positive, data-informed professional culture. </li></ul> <p>Preferred:</p> <ul> <li>Master's degree in Reading Education, Literacy, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Leadership, or a related field. </li><li>Proven experience with MTSS Facilitation or specific intervention models. </li><li>Experience coaching teachers in content areas beyond ELA/Literacy (e.g., Math, Science). </li></ul> <p>Contact Principal Carol Tomkalski at (860) 364-5153 or email at ctomkalski@sharoncenterschool.org</p>