Description
Position at IDEA Public Schools

About Austin

Austin is a vibrant city filled with a rich cultural heritage and is ranked as the #1 Best Place to Live for the second year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. The city of Austin is the state capital and holds the ranking as the 11 th largest city in the United States. Currently, Austin is home to 10 of IDEA's schools and serves nearly 5,000 students at campuses in Austin, Kyle, and Pflugerville.

In a city that is a hub for knowledge, IDEA is working to support the community through education, which is the single most effective anti-poverty strategy we possess as a nation. This is why we focus on AP courses for all students, college acceptance, and matriculation. Only 1 in 8 Austin students graduate college ready. Changing this statistic is part of the promise IDEA makes to current and incoming students. Our goal is to add 16 more schools over the next 4 years, including IDEA's first health professions school, in support of our mission of college for all, positioning us to serve approximately 13,000 students by 2022.

Role Mission: The Regional Direct Instruction Coach's primary role is to support school lead teams in implementing instruction at IDEA Public Schools, so that campuses meet district goals for student achievement in Reading, Language and Math for grades Pre-K-2. Working as a member of the regional team with varying numbers of schools depending on the region, the Regional Direct Instruction Coach (RDIC) will become an integral part of the regional strategy for increasing student achievement. As a national team member, the RDIC team will collaborate across regions and with NIFDI (National Institute for Direct Instruction) to implement comprehensive, user friendly and aligned processes that empower school leaders to lead instruction, increase teacher effectiveness and maximize student results.

Accountabilities

1. Facilitate business partnership between NIFDI Project Directors, Implementation Managers and campus leaders who manage primary grades so that 90% of students in Pre-K-2 are on or above grade level by the end of the school year.

• Co-facilitate quarterly trend meetings with Chief Program Officer, Director of Academics PK-2 and NIFDI Project Directors to facilitate data analysis and next steps so that school leaders develop continuously toward autonomy and student achievement increases quarterly toward goals
• Create and maintain operating mechanisms with school lead teams, IMs and Project Directors so that the business partnership with NIFDI serves the needs of campuses and maximizes leader growth
• Engage resources such as Teachboost , Problem Solving Summaries, DI Online and DI reports to identify patterns and trends, prioritize school visits and communicate with NIFDI Implementation Managers and NIFDI Project Directors to provide communication to schools about strategies and next steps for improvement
• Collaborate with NIFDI PDs and campus leaders to identify teacher leaders to attend Peer Coaches Training and/or NIFDI Coaching Academies to build a strong pipeline for campus lead team positions

2. Support schools in assigned region in implementing instruction so that campuses meet district goals for student achievement in Reading, Language and Math in grades Pre-K-2.

• Coach and support campus leaders who are off track to achieve goals for the year
• Communicate priorities so that campuses meet district student achievement goals
• Support effective DI Instruction through data analysis, feedback, observations and coaching
• Assist school leaders in preparing for NIFDI Problem Solving calls and understanding data reports
• Manage and communicate processes related to DI implementation so that leaders in the region are tightly aligned around priorities in PK-2 classrooms. Such as:
  • Participate in operating mechanisms for region to facilitate communication: daily huddles, tacticals , quarterlies
  • Adapt national version of Lowdown and other administrative templates and publish for region
  • Troubleshoot in person or remotely, formally or informally with school leaders as needed

3. Prioritize and support campus lead team members who manage DI teachers so that 90% of lead team members and teachers meet capacity-building targets defined for each school.

• Track and monitor leader training so that appropriate staff complete all required training and successfully complete follow up activities for skill building
• Provide in-field coaching to leaders in collaboration with other teams such as schools team and human assets
• Track and monitor teacher training so that appropriate staff complete A, B, C Coach Training as well as Trainer of Trainers
• Leverage teacher leader capacity, such as using Trainer- of Trainers to deliver mid-year hire training as needed

4. Manage district wide systems at a regional level such as DI Testing, ETA, BoY (beginning of year) Roster creation, BoY / EoY (end of year) Roster Verification, DI Online, Mid-Year Hire and NIFDI Trainings so that 90% of students are on or above grade level in Reading, Language, and Math by the end of the school year.

• Collaborate with appropriate teams to determine the process for ETA registration, attendance and logistics Strategy 2 to achieve accountability metric
• Define process and checkpoints for leaders and teachers for registration so that campuses enroll in appropriate sessions of ETA, ETA make-up, and all related NIFDI trainings Strategy 4 to achieve accountability metric
• Provide training and accountability for school leaders in key processes throughout the year such as roster creation and verification and student testing
• Collaborate with the Director of Academics-PK-2 and participate in the design and roll out of Pre-K Institute

5. We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

Competencies:

• Mission Focus - focuses on IDEA's core purpose of getting all students into college
• Record of Results - holds high expectations for self and others to achieve and surpass intended goals
• Managing Others to Deliver Results -- leads team to achieve measurable and ambitious results
• Instructional Leadership - leads instructional staff to improve their teaching quickly and measurably through observations, coaching, data conversations, and effective evaluations
• Problem Solving and Strategic Leadership - able to synthesize, analyze, and prioritize data and opportunities to develop strategies for achieving quantifiable goals
• Coaching & Developing - develops team through formal and informal methods; makes professional development a top priority
• Communication - effectively conveys information using a variety of channels and techniques
• Continuous Improvement - proactively identifies opportunities to improve and consistently reflects on past actions to guide future decisions
• Building Relationships of Trust and Collaboration - drive towards results because of strong business partnerships of credibility, trust, and effectiveness

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience:
• Minimum of 2 years teaching Direct Instruction programs:
• Reading Mastery, Signatures Language
• Minimum of 2 years managing Direct Instruction programs preferred

Knowledge and Skills:

• Direct Instruction Program Knowledge
• Reading Mastery
• Data Analysis

IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.