About This Role
This role aims to strengthen instructional practice and improve student outcomes through job-embedded coaching, professional learning, and collaborative planning. The Instructional Coach partners with teachers and school leaders to build instructional excellence across all content areas by supporting curriculum implementation, instructional planning, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based teaching practices aligned with the school's instructional vision.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized, job-embedded coaching through classroom observations, modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and actionable feedback
- Build trusting coaching relationships that promote reflective practice and continuous professional growth
- Support teachers in internalizing curriculum and designing rigorous, standards-aligned instruction across all subject areas
- Model effective instructional strategies that promote student engagement, academic discourse, differentiation, and high expectations for all learners
- Coach teachers in planning and delivering instruction that meets the diverse learning needs of students, including students with language-based learning differences
- Analyze student achievement data, classroom assessments, and instructional evidence to identify trends and priorities
- Partner with teachers to use data to inform instructional planning, intervention, and acceleration
- Monitor progress toward instructional goals and support teachers in adjusting practice based on student outcomes
- Collaborate with school leadership to identify school-wide instructional strengths and opportunities for improvement
- Design and facilitate professional development aligned to school priorities and instructional initiatives
- Lead or support grade-level meetings, data meetings, and collaborative planning sessions
- Develop coaching resources, protocols, and instructional tools that promote consistency and excellence across classrooms
- Partner with school leadership to implement and sustain the school's instructional vision and priorities
- Support high-quality implementation of curriculum across content areas
- Promote research-based instructional practices, including the Science of Reading where appropriate, while supporting strong teaching and learning in mathematics, science, social studies, and specials
- Stay current on instructional research and best practices and translate that learning into teacher support and professional development
Requirements
- Master's degree in Education or a related field
- Valid New York State teaching certification; certifications from other states are acceptable provided that the minimum of five years of successful elementary classroom teaching experience with demonstrated student achievement
- Minimum of two years of instructional coaching, teacher leadership, curriculum leadership, or comparable experience supporting adult learners
- Demonstrated success coaching teachers to improve instructional practice and student outcomes across multiple content areas
- Deep understanding of effective instructional practices, curriculum implementation, assessment, and differentiated instruction
- Experience using student data to drive instructional improvement
- Deep knowledge of the Science of Reading
- Strong facilitation, coaching, communication, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to influence adult practice through collaboration, credibility, and instructional expertise
- Demonstrated passion for Bridge Prep’s mission, vision and core values
- Commitment to developing a strong track record of building positive relationships across various stakeholder groups, demonstrating a value towards diversity and inclusivity
- Steadfast belief that all students can achieve at the highest academic levels
- Cultural competencies to work in a diverse school community and a willingness to examine own biases across lines of sameness and difference
- Professionalism through excellent organizational skills, timeliness, regular communication, and meeting deadlines
- Self-reflective and open to feedback, with the ambition and desire to grow one's practice
- Entrepreneurial spirit, embracing the opportunity for creativity and hard work
- Positive, solutions-oriented attitude and drive for excellence and show eagerness to work collaboratively as part of a team
Nice to have:
- Familiarity with Wit and Wisdom
Benefits
- Professional learning environment that is focused, innovative, and creative
- Knowledge sharing practices, frequent training, and targeted Professional Learning opportunities to support professional growth
- Supports designed to provide teachers with an extensive and balanced approach to professional learning and strategies and skills rooted in the Science of Reading, structured to increase their knowledge and skills in teaching literacy acquisition
- Competitive, affordable, and flexible benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and an optional 403b retirement plan
- Opportunity to alter the educational trajectory of students
- Commitment to support each staff member and provide individualized attention to students
Important Details
About the Company
Bridge Prep is a mission-driven public charter elementary school on Staten Island. At Bridge Prep, students gain the skills and confidence to meet their full academic potential. Its innovative and rigorous student-centered environment develops students into confident, creative, life-long learners. Academic offerings are rooted in a commitment to the Science of Reading and multisensory instruction approaches which provide all students with an experience focused on academic and personal growth through targeted support.
