Instructional Coach

About SEED:
The mission of SEED schools is to prepare scholars academically, socially, and emotionally, for success in and beyond college in a public, college-prep, boarding school setting.
The SEED Public Charter School of Washington D.C. (SEED DC) opened in 1998 as the nation’s first urban public college preparatory boarding school. SEED DC empowers over 250 scholars in grades 8-12 to achieve their full potential within our 24-hour learning environment and exposure opportunities. In the year 2023-2024, SEED will serve grades 9-12 only as we transition to providing more high- quality, high school seats to families in the District. All SEED scholars live on campus between Sunday evenings and Friday afternoons.
Our innovative model integrates a rigorous academic program with a nurturing boarding program that teaches life skills and provides a safe and secure environment. This boarding school model provides a comprehensive solution to the challenges facing urban youth and serves as a prototype for expansion nationwide. Our model has proven successful: over 90 percent of SEED graduates have been accepted to four-year colleges and universities throughout the country and over 60 percent remain enrolled in college or already have earned college degrees.
* More information can be found on the school’s website: www.seedschooldc.org
Position Overview
Collaborate with all the teachers who are members of the core academic departments: English Language Arts; Math; Science; and Social Studies. Coach core content teachers in implementing the Common Core State Standards. Collaborate and Coach core content teacher in providing high-yield instructional strategies and activities to all students daily.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Consult- provide modeled teaching and direct instruction for teachers and students where needed and/or requested.
• Provide direct instruction for teachers in the Professional Performance Process Standards of: Professional Knowledge (I); Instructional Planning (II); Instructional Delivery (III); Assessment of and for Student Learning (IV); Learning Environment (V); Professionalism (VI); Student Academic Progress (VII).
• Collaborate with core content teachers in understanding the functions of TeachBoost and the evaluative observation and feedback tools.
• Coach core content teachers in knowing how to articulate student learning and academic progress.
• Coach core content teachers in knowing how to articulate student learning and academic progress.
• Collaborate in creating an observation schedule (learning circles; walk- throughs; informal pre-observation conferences; informal observations; and- observation conferences.
• Maintain observations and feedback in TeachBoost and with the respective Principal.
• Conduct daily observations of student learning in the core content classes, spanning the 9th through 12th grades weekly.
• Collaborate with teachers to ensure teachers follow prescribed curriculum. Coach teachers toward providing excellent instruction in every learning experience.
• Collaborate with teachers in creating quality instructional, standard-based assessments.

Essential Competencies and Personal Qualities

• Master’s Degree
• DC Teaching Credential
• Minimum of five years of teaching experience
• Experience coaching teachers and delivering professional development. Familiarity with DC’s content standards.
• Experience and knowledge of curriculum design and planning.
• Objective and evidence that you have helped students and/or teachers achieve learning goals.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.

A SEED Employee:

• Is committed to The SEED Foundation’s mission and its beliefs.
• Thinks strategically in aligning one’s own work streams to the larger organizational mission.
• Possesses exceptional interpersonal skills, with creative and positive energy for working with youth.
• Behaves professionally in a fast-paced environment and with a variety of constituents.
• Works independently as well as collaboratively with a team while managing multiple tasks.

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