Baton Rouge 9th Grade Success Coach

THE ROLE

Your role stands at the center of the fight to change the odds for historically underserved students. As a key member of the Center for High School Success team at a moment of tremendous need and opportunity, you will work in partnership with school-based leaders to develop and implement effective 9th Grade Success practices through the CHSS Roadmap for 9th Grade Success. You are responsible for supporting your assigned partner schools and districts in Louisiana in the implementation of the CHSS Roadmap through coaching. As someone motivated by results and impact, you get the opportunity to work with colleagues who not only care deeply about justice and equity but who are bold and strategic and take responsibility for achieving substantial progress toward greater justice and equity every year, everywhere we work.

This position reports to the Southeast/Midwest Regional CHSS director.

THE ORGANIZATION

The Center for High School Success supports high schools in raising 9th Grade On-Track Rates in service of raising graduation rates and increasing readiness for post-secondary success. Research from the University of Chicago found that students who finished 9th grade On-Track were 4 times more likely to graduate high school. We used this research and developed a Roadmap that includes best practices, tools, and coaching to support high schools and districts across the country in implementing successful 9th Grade Success Programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with high schools in Louisiana to develop processes, structures, and tools for maximizing 9th Grade On-Track Rates
• Build partnerships with district leaders, principals, and 9th Grade Success Teams to improve 9th Grade On-Track rates through analyzing data, developing an implementation plan, and following the CHSS Roadmap.
• Coach 9th Grade Success Team Leads, school leaders, and district leaders to build their capacity to successfully perform their role in 9th Grade Success Work in their schools through leading change; effectively facilitating meetings, analyzing data, problem-solving; and creating conditions that support student belonging and success
• Maintain ongoing communication with school leaders and school staff, record, and document contacts and progress
• Support school-based 9th Grade Success Team Leads by establishing team roles, norms, and protocols that organize the team for success and allow for the routinization of best practices
• Use the CHSS Roadmap to guide school-based coaching and the implementation of systems for monitoring and addressing progress
• Support schools with implementing tools and systems for documenting process and outcome measures, including but not limited to notes, objectives, and outcomes of 9th Grade Success Meetings
• Support schools by developing a tiered system of supports and interventions for students at risk of missing their 9th Grade On-Track benchmarks
• Ensure that team meetings are set up with clear connections to team goals and objectives; ensure meeting agendas have clear accountability structures identifying responsible parties and timelines – for what, to whom, and by when
• Establish regular in-person meeting schedules with partner school principals
• In collaboration with partner principals, establish 9th Grade Success Team goals and benchmarks, and determine the specific data, data sources, and inquiry/intervention cycles that will be employed to support progress monitoring and evaluation
• Participate in regularly scheduled 9th Grade Success Coach trainings and supervision with CHSS team and national director
• Provide regular and as-needed reports on implementation and progress toward 9th Grade Success goals and benchmarks
• Conduct ongoing needs assessment to help identify structural or resource gaps, and to inform resource allocation and or funding strategy
• Identify and co-facilitate cross-functional collaboration with other school teams whose work intersects
• Co-facilitate professional learning around 9th Grade Success for partner schools and more broadly as part of CHSS’ professional development offerings
• Support partner schools by organizing 9th Grade Success events in recognition of students’, teachers’, and families’ efforts toward improving student outcomes; and
• Organize quarterly network collaboratives of partner schools for learning, practice sharing, and engagement
  
  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in Education or related field; or a minimum of 8 years’ experience in school improvement, preferably at the high school level and preferably as a principal
• A relentless commitment to public education, social justice, and equitable outcomes for all students
• A commitment to self-reflection, examination of identity, and role in systems of oppression and challenging inequities
• Proven ability to build relationships with and communicate effectively with people at different levels of an organizational hierarchy
• Proven ability to manage for results
• Proven ability to analyze and synthesize data to help define challenges, set goals, measure progress, and solve problems
• Innovative and entrepreneurial with a record of generating innovative ideas to solve sticky challenges
• Strong facilitation skills and demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles
• Eagerness to participate in ongoing professional development and team and self-evaluation
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to respond with flexibility to demands and requirements and adjust to ambiguous circumstances and change
• The ability to be in multiple locations in the course of a given day, the ability to transport items, and the ability to set up and take down meeting equipment (chairs, tables, projectors, screens, etc.); may require the ability to climb stairs
  
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Principal or assistant principal experience, preferably at the high school level
• Experience coaching, evaluating, and supervising teams
  
  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• The position is contingent upon contract renewal
• Candidates will be identified in alignment with Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics
  
  

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $88,898-$111,123 commensurate with experience. Generous benefits.

Statement of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or marital status. We are committed to a diverse and culturally inclusive workplace in which our differences broaden our awareness, enrich our daily experiences and contribute to our collective strength. We predominantly partner with low-income communities of color. Therefore, though race and other legally protected characteristics are never used to make final hiring decisions, we focus on recruiting staff members who share the backgrounds of the communities we serve.

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