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Springboard Schools is a grant-funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to establish the Bay Area as a vital, innovative and effective place to learn and to teach. Springboard Schools is an employer that seeks an excellent, committed staff with diverse perspectives and backgrounds and strongly encourages persons of color to apply.
Coach/Consultant
DESCRIPTION:
Springboard Schools Coach/Consultants work in teams under the supervision of the Deputy Director to support client schools and district to create and implement a plan to increase student achievement and narrow the achievement gap and that reflects Springboard Schools’s model as well as research on best practices. The coaching team meets regularly with district administrators, principals and teacher leaders with the goal of building their capacity to improve teaching and learning.
Although one coach/consultant will be designated the “lead” coach in each district for purposes of managing the work, coach/consultants work as partners and as members of a regional team of coaches who meet regularly to reflect on their work and support each other.
Coaches are also members of a professional learning community in which they collaborate with their fellow coaches to build their knowledge and skills. Coaches contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of the Springboard Schools district reform model by participating in meetings, developing and reviewing materials and furnishing Springboard Schools with information on the impact of the model within specific school districts..
These jobs are contract, not employee based. Springboard Schools has possible coaching assignments in the following regions:
- Northern California: Below Sacramento and includes the Greater Bay Area
- Central California
- Southern California: Below Fresno and excluding Los Angeles County
For a complete description of the scope of work for a coach, please click here to view a more complete description.
Qualifications
Required experience and skills
- Experience with school reform at the school or district level
- Experience facilitating groups and/or coaching
- Facility with data analysis and data collection strategies
- Ability to identify and prioritize school needs to focus on areas of high leverage
- Strong communication and project management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable experience:
- Familiarity with Springboard Schools’s Cycle of Inquiry approach to continuous improvement
- Advanced degree strongly preferred
- Experience working as an external change agent
CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS
These are contract (1099) positions. Depending upon the experience of the individual, Springboard Schools pays between $500 and $750 a day for a coaching assignment. Average amount of coaching days is expected to be between 40 and 50 days a year, for an annual contract total between $22,500 and $37,500.
HOW TO APPLY:
Qualified applicants should send a resume and cover letter to (resumes sent without a letter will not be responded to):
Mr. Chris Safford
CFO
Email: resume@springboardschools.org (please send resume and cover letter in a Word format if possible)
NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE!
[Springboard Schools] has driven home that we need to close to the achievement gap. We were aware of that before, but [Springboard Schools] takes it to a higher level with the amount of research 
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