6-12 Science Instructional Coach, 2025-26 SY

Job Description

As the Science Instructional Coach, this person is responsible for the development and support of all science teachers, the ongoing improvement of the Science Department, and ultimately student outcomes. The Science Coach is responsible for ensuring that the vision for science instruction is aligned to the school’s mission of preparing students for college and life success in an academically rigorous environment. This person also participates as an important member of the whole-school Academics Team.

Key Result Areas

1. Instructional Coach
2. Science Department Head
3. Academics Team Member

Primary Responsibilities

Instructional Coach

1. Support the development and growth of teachers
2. Plan and lead coaching meetings based on teachers’ needs, including co-planning meetings and post-observation debrief meetings
3. Provide teachers with feedback on instructional plans, assessments, and data
4. Observe lessons regularly and provide teachers with written and in-person feedback and coaching
5. As needed, model and or co-teach lessons
6. Ensure adaptations to curriculum support students while maintaining the intended rigor and goals of lessons with fidelity
7. Provide accountability for teachers to meet school expectations

Science Department Head 

1. Research and develop vision, goals, and priorities for Science Department
2. Plan and lead department meetings
3. Ensure vertical alignment of courses with a special focus on college readiness and ACT-alignment
4. Promote a collaborative spirit in the Science Department
5. Uphold the pillars of 7 instructional practices in the Science Department
6. Implement effective internal assessment systems to monitor academic progress, including interim assessments, TNReady, NWEA, weekly/ daily assessments
7. Implement effective data analysis of all internal and external assessments
8. Maintain science material inventory

Academics Team Members

1. Participate in Academics Team Meetings
2. Collaborate with Academics Team to make budgetary decisions
3. Support ongoing professional growth of all Academics Team members by sharing best practices and personal practices with one another for the purposes of norming, learning, and improving
4. Develop strong external relationships with partner organizations
5. Advocate for the instructional health of the school at-large

Tagged as: Dean of Instruction, High, Middle, Science