YES Prep Public Schools

YES Prep needs a dynamic Instructional Coach with a diverse set of experiences, to make our mission a reality.. Delivering on campus professional learning opportunities in alignment with Teaching Excellence ACP programming opportunities.. Meeting consistently with campus admin to align on campus priorities and support for teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP.. Collaborating with campus leadership consistently to develop coaching packages and determining appropriate supports for teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP.. Demonstrated knowledge of Pre-K through Fifth Grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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Job Description

POSITION: Bilingual Instructional Coach

REPORTS TO: Manager of Coaching & Learning

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: Immediate
COMPENSATION: $60,818 - $72,981, Home Office Grade 5

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of an equity driven, team-oriented culture.
Our campuses are advancing educational equity. Some quick stats about us:
19,500 Students
2,100+ Team Members
15 Secondary Campuses
9 Elementary Campuses
92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
96% Hispanic & African-American Students
90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
88% First-Generation College Students
Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report
We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.
THE OPPORTUNITY
YES Prep needs a dynamic Instructional Coach with a diverse set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, build transformative relationships, and eliminate educational inequities to advance social justice.
To put it simply, you will play a critical role in improving student outcomes across YES Prep & Partnership campuses. You will work collaboratively with novice elementary, bilingual teachers and campus leadership to build capacity and understanding of research-based instructional practices and classroom culture and management strategies. Additionally, you will provide individual and group professional learning experiences that will expand and refine the understanding about best practices for novice teachers.
THE ROLE
When you join the YES Prep team, you will play an integral role in guiding beginning teachers toward success with their students and student achievement through classroom culture and management, instructional planning, and delivery. Some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:


Committing, aligning, and positively promoting the vision and mission of YES Prep and the Teaching Excellence program to Team Members, teachers, and other stakeholders.
Serving as an exemplary Instructional Leader by building content knowledge and expertise in the following: YP Instructional Strategy, YP Curricular Resources and Curriculum.
Exhibiting professional behaviors that model expectations for Team and teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence.
Traveling daily to YP Campuses assigned to support.
Working in the field (on campuses) 75% of the work week.
Teacher Development
Coaching and developing a cohort of novice, elementary monolingual and bilingual teachers (Pre-K-5th Grade) by executing effective Instructional Leader coaching practices of a specific school level.
Conducting in person observations of novice teachers and provide developmentally appropriate feedback.
Conducting a variety of coaching opportunities that accelerate teacher growth and positively impact student achievement.
Aligning coaching practices to the YES Prep Instructional strategy coaching practices.
Building elementary monolingual and bilingual expertise and content knowledge related to corresponding school level curricular resources.
Developing teacher content knowledge and expertise of elementary monolingual and bilingual YP Curricular Resources that accelerate the teacher’s development as a content expert of his/her designated course(s).
Creating and tailoring teacher coaching packages that support the development and accelerated growth of each teacher within IC assigned cohorts.

Teacher Certification Compliance
Supporting teachers through meeting certification deadlines and course work through meetings, reminders, and action plans that yield teacher completion of certification tasks.
Collaborating with Certification Coordinators consistently to identify teacher specific certification updates for teacher within assigned cohort.
Articulating accurate information, deadlines, timelines, program logistics, and program coursework to teachers, campus leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure teachers are meeting certification benchmarks and timelines.
Reviewing and providing feedback to teachers about pre-service requirements and programming coursework.
Tracking and monitoring teacher progress of completion of certification required coursework.
Supporting teachers with task and time management of certification requirements.
Supporting teachers directly with Content Exam Test Prep and strategies to increase successful pass rates for all required tests.

Professional Learning
Writing and facilitating professional learning sessions to build novice teacher foundational skills and areas of development.
Collaborating with Team Members, working groups, and external district partners to align Teaching Excellence ACP Professional Learning opportunities with those of district initiatives, priorities, and focus areas.
Facilitating professional learning opportunities led by district external partners.
Participating in district professional learning opportunities that accelerate skill and content knowledge of Instructional Leaders.
Developing personal expertise and content knowledge around district professional learning focus areas and priorities.
Delivering on campus professional learning opportunities in alignment with Teaching Excellence ACP programming opportunities.
Facilitating professional learning experiences during the summer (Induction) and throughout the school year (Teacher Development Saturdays).

District Cross Collaboration
Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Meeting consistently with campus admin to align on campus priorities and support for teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP.
Collaborating with campus leadership consistently to develop coaching packages and determining appropriate supports for teachers enrolled in Teaching Excellence ACP.
Supporting campuses with additional requests or areas of support in ways that yield accelerated teacher growth and improved student achievement.
Additional duties as assigned.

THE PERSON
We seek staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility. Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

MUST HAVES
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
Minimum 3 years of exemplary elementary, bilingual teaching experience, with a record of successfully impacting student achievement and working successfully with diverse students
A valid Bilingual Texas Teaching Certificate
Ability to work outside normal hours and weekends (minimum 1 Saturday a month)
Ability to work elementary school hours
Demonstrated knowledge of Pre-K through Fifth Grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Deep knowledge and experience in elementary specific:
Instructional planning and delivery strategies
Classroom management strategies
Assessment driven instruction
Effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills for building strong relationships.
Demonstrated strength in time and task management.
Demonstrated teacher leadership.
Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools
Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
Demonstrated ability to work on a team
Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once
Ability to maintain emotional control under stress

THE MUST HAVE BELIEFS
Belief in and commitment to the mission and core values of YES Prep Public Schools
Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education
Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos
Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results
Conviction that high expectations + high accountability = high performance and high growth

NICE TO HAVES
Experience with teacher supervision (as a department head, mentor, or coach)
Strong knowledge of contributing factors that lead to an effective novice teacher development
Experience teaching or implementing YP Elementary Curricular Resources (Wit and Wisdom, Fundations, Eureka Math, SLA Curricular Resources)
Strong content knowledge in elementary Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies state assessed courses
Experience designing and facilitating professional learning experiences for adult learners.
Experience supporting diverse learners in a variety of settings.
Master’s Degree

THE PERKS
Compensation – This position is an exempt, salaried position; offers commensurate with experience.


Health and Supplemental Insurance – A $0 monthly medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. Employees must work 20+ hours a week to be eligible for a full spectrum of benefits, and 10 hours a week minimum for medical benefits.

Retirement Plans – Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan.


Paid Time Off – Employees working 20+ hours a week receive 15 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar.

Paid Leave Programming – In the event you need to be out due to medical needs (including maternity and paternity leave), YES Prep offers paid leave, paid out at 100%, based on eligibility and tenure.


Professional Development - YES Prep values longevity and performance over time. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development.


Award Winning Culture – The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houston’s Best Place to Work in 2018, 2019, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.


WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO EQUITY & DIVERSITY
YES Prep strives to recruit a diverse team of leaders. We believe there is a transformative academic and social benefit for students when their teachers and leaders reflect a diversity of backgrounds. Ninety-seven percent (97%) of staff members agree that the organization provides a welcoming environment given their background and identity according to our latest system survey.

YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.

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