About Jackson Public School District

Jackson Public Schools is the second largest school district in Mississippi, serving nearly 24,000 students, representing more than 80 percent of school-aged children in the state’s capital. Jackson Public Schools is an innovative, urban district committed to excellence that will provide every student a quality education in partnership with parents and the community.

About the Instructional Coach Position

Reporting directly to the school Principal and working collaboratively with members of the Office of Teaching and Learning, Instructional Coaches provide teachers with ongoing, job-embedded professional development that addresses their needs and is aligned to state standards, curricula, and assessments. The overall goal is to improve student achievement by building teacher capacity and bringing evidence-based practices into the classroom.

The Instructional Coach is responsible for:

• Instructional Leadership (approximately 85%)
  • Working with school leaders to design and provide professional development focused on improving alignment and delivery of the written, taught, and assessed curriculum to increase student success and close performance gaps
  • Working with teachers and leaders to collect and analyze student data, diagnose instructional, management, and/or culture needs, and identify evidence-based strategies to improve student achievement
  • Providing job-embedded professional development for teachers that includes: modeling lessons, co-teaching, collaborative planning, individual and group coaching, and observations and/or walk-throughs
  • Providing feedback around instruction, classroom management, and/or classroom culture that facilitates teacher reflection and growth
  • Assisting teachers with resources, materials, tools, and information to support planning, as well as classroom instruction, management, and culture
  • Providing campus-level professional development for district initiatives
• Administrative functions (approximately 15%)
  • Developing and maintaining a coaching and support schedule that maximizes teacher availability
  • Assisting in the collection and analysis of campus data
  • Developing and monitoring coaching plans for teachers
  • Responding in a timely fashion to any pertinent data requests and submitting coaching logs in a timely manner
  • Serving as a member of the school’s Leadership Team
  • Attending district level training and meetings
  • Participating in district committees, as appropriate
  • Performing other related duties as requested or assigned

 Key Competencies

The ideal candidate will:

• Have thorough knowledge of and experience with effective management, instruction and assessment strategies for all learners
• Have successfully impacted student achievement and worked successfully with students who have the greatest needs
• Have a proven ability to work cooperatively and effectively with colleagues, including the ability to create and nurture a professional community of adult learners and give and receive feedback
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and diagnose root causes
• Model continuous improvement, a commitment to lifelong learning, and the application of new learning to help all students achieve

Required Training & Experience

• Minimum five years successful teaching experience
• Minimum one year school/teacher leadership experience
• Experience in the development, preparation, and presentation of professional development; familiarity with the tenets of adult learning

Required Licensure/Certification

• Master’s degree
• Current state certifications with appropriate licenses

Salary Information

Jackson Public Schools does not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, ancestry or national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age. For inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, please contact the General Counsel’s Office at 601-960-8916.