Job Title: STEMbyTAF Integration Transformation Coach

Reports to: Director of STEMbyTAF at TAF@SGH

Location: TAF@Saghalie

Position Closes: Open until filled

Status: Full Time, Exempt

Salary Range: $65,000-$75,000

Every student can achieve academic success, yet the public education system was not designed to meet students of color where they are, instead they marginalized and underestimated their abilities. TAF partners with school districts, educators, and organizations to challenge the current public education system. We address the entire public education system, from top-to-bottom, providing STEM skills and equitable, anti-racist education environments where all students can succeed and by working with emerging and established education leaders of color to improve representation at every level. We:

• Co-manage two public STEM schools where we provide industry-relevant, equitable curriculum and experiences
• Partner with existing schools and coach staff and students to use our successful STEMbyTAF learning model
• Empower early-career educators and establish school leaders of color through educational equity and liberation pedagogy

TAF had been co-managing TAF Academy and TAF@Saghalie since 2008. There are no other organizations in Washington that co-manage public schools, so we’re always on the “bleeding” edge of education reform. Our ability to continue successful co-management depends greatly on the skills, experience and character of the Director.

We’re looking for a dynamic teacher leader/ instructional coach who has a passion for equitable public education and can inspire and bring to life project-based learning for students and teachers while integrating STEM. A successful candidate will be relational and strategic in their approach, understands the importance of collaboration and familial and community partnerships, and is on their own personal journey towards racial equity.

This is an opportunity of a lifetime – a chance to play a significant role in changing how the public education system educates students.

The STEMbyTAF Transformation/STEM Integration Coach at TAF@Saghalie supports teachers and leaders with the development and implementation of PBL projects and students’ presentations of learning. At schools that are co-managed by TAF, they also organize and oversee the implementation of STEM EXPO. The STEMbyTAF Transformation/STEM Integration Coach will work primarily at TAF@Saghalie and will report to the Director of TAF@Saghalie.

Position Overview

The STEMbyTAF Integration/Transformation Coach at TAF@Saghalie provides a broad range of instructional support to teachers at our partner schools. Assistance can be delivered in small, whole group, and/or online mediums and focused primarily on building the capacities of teachers’ understanding of STEMbyTAF Model which centers equity in its four pillars: interdisciplinary project-based learning, STEM integration, education technology, and college and career readiness. A variety of coaching methods are used to promote adult learning and support professional growth.

Primary Responsibilities

Communication and building relationships

• Builds trusting relationships with teachers to enable discussion, reflection, and inquiry around teaching practices
• Encourages reflective dialogue by asking open-ended questions, and using problem and paraphrasing techniques
• Understands that listening and learning are the keys to developing a successful coaching relationship
• Creates structures and processes for collaborative work that promotes collegiality and shared responsibility
• Engages all adults in change efforts that leverage assets and considers challenges in schools and communities. (Looks like: Optimizing Potential, Situational Awareness, Asset-based Approach
• Creates structures and processes that promote trust, collegiality and builds on shared expertise
• Fosters a professional learning culture grounded in adult learning theory and research-based Transformation strategies
• Partners with building leaders to support teacher learning and improves student achievement

Professional Development

• Offers instructional support to teachers to cultivate a culture of inquiry and problem-solving for students and self
• Speaks with authority and accuracy about STEMbyTAF’s vision for PBL, according to the STEMbyTAF PBL Practitioners Rubric
• Instruct and Support teachers in their implementation of STEMbyTAF project-based learning in schools with teachers
• Advocates for equitable academic, civic, and social-emotional outcomes to eliminate race-based disparity
• Skillfully facilitates ongoing, job embedded professional development for teachers: 1:1, small and whole group
• Builds teachers capacity to integrate technology into PBL for collaboration, research and domain specific software to support project implementation
• Differentiates professional development opportunities based on student data and adult learning priorities

Stem Expo and Data Analysis

STEM EXPO

• Drive the planning, organization and implementation of STEM EXPO
• Demonstrates deep reflection both verbally and in written form
• Connect teacher and students to mentors from industry to enhance instruction and student projects
• Source volunteers from STEM industry for ongoing support instruction and student experiences
• Bases all coaching and professional development decisions on teacher and student data
• Assists teachers in analyzing student data and designing differentiated Transformation
• Collaboratively monitors student progress to sustain continuous improvement
• Consistently seeks new experiences and opportunities for learning
• Demonstrates deep reflection both verbally and in written form

Data Analysis and Student Achievement

• Bases all coaching and professional development decisions on teacher and student data
• Assists teachers in analyzing student data and designing differentiated Transformation
• Collaboratively monitors student progress to sustain continuous improvement

Documentation and Codification

• Complete all reporting requirements for the position
• Documents transformative practices developed and utilized at TAF Transformation Partner sites
• Complete and update annual work plan
• Generate and codify practices developed

Lifelong Learner

• Consistently seeks new experiences and opportunities for learning
• Demonstrates deep reflection both verbally and in written form