K-8 Math Extensions Coach

Position: K-8 Math Extensions Coach

Position Status: Active

FTE: 100%

Agreement Dates: August 16 - August 15, annually (First-year employees required to attend orientation on campus up to 2 business days prior)

Report to: Associate Head of School

Department: Faculty

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

EEO Category: 2. Professionals

Pay Category: Exempt

Pay Range: $77,292-$89,053

Pay Rate: Annual

Pay Schedule: Semi-monthly

Summary:

K-8 Math Extensions Coach serves as a partner with classroom teachers in assessing students, designing and implementing engaging curriculum to extend the knowledge and application of mathematical literacy for students who have mastered core content in a particular mathematical area for their grade level. The K-8 Math Extensions Coach will work with students in small groups or one-on-one to provide challenge and enrich the grade-level mathematics curriculum.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate with all math teachers to determine student needs for extensions in each particular mathematical concept, and to design curriculum materials that extend and enrich learning for students who need this challenge
• Meet regularly with all teachers who teach math
• Teach small groups or lead students in mathematical inquiry weekly in grades K-5
• Pull out or push in to support extension or challenge, flex groups in middle school.
• Maintain external math communications including but not limited to: math bulletin boards, math handbook website and math newsletters highlighting math in the school and the real world.
• Attend and participate actively in all meetings and faculty work days called by the Division Head, and/or Head of School.
• Attend additional school functions, including but not limited to Back to School Nights, Curricular Nights, Admission events, and Grandparents and Special Friends Day.
• Participate fully in the school's substitute/coverage program.
• Respond to parent calls or emails within 24 business hours.
• Perform all required administrative tasks in an accurate and timely manner.
• Report and sign in to work no later than 15 minutes before the students are scheduled to arrive, and be available on campus until 4:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 5:00 p.m. on Monday or another day designated as the regular weekly all-community meeting time.
• Remain on campus during the school day or leave and sign out only with prior permission from the teacher's supervisor, and do not pre-plan off-campus appointments when the employee is on-call for substitute/coverage duty.
• Provide ample advance notice for planned and approved days-off and record such leave in the appropriate HR platform. Do not schedule such absences immediately before and after a school vacation or on parent conference days.

Requirements

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong desire to continue learning in the arenas of pedagogical practice and DEI
• Prior experience working with children in the target age-group
• Experience with Google Suite (Google Calendar, Google Docs, uploading and downloading digital ?les)
• Strong work ethic, collaborative skills, flexibility, sense of humor, high emotional intelligence

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 year or more of relevant experience working in education
• Experience working with a wide range of people of diverse backgrounds
• Independent school experience
• Experience with differentiation techniques such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Experience with Responsive Classroom and Restorative Justice practices

Working Conditions:

• 90% Indoors, 10% outdoors (PE Teachers 60/40)
• Ability to move around the classroom and playground to attend to individual or small groups of students
• Occasional requirement to lift more than 30 lbs
• Stand for an extended amount of time

SF Day Community Expectations

In following these community expectations, we strive to create:

• A working environment for employees to feel grounded in purpose, seen, and respected at school.
• A learning environment for students to gain the skills and knowledge to grow into global citizens who care for themselves, each other, and our world.

Employees:

Are compassionate and kind to ourselves and others . We work together as active contributors in a connected community and focus on balance and wellness so we can show up fully for students.

Are prepared . We have the appropriate training, knowledge, and skills regarding this age group's developmental characteristics and needs. We complete our responsibilities with professionalism and fidelity.

Are reflective and accountable . We take time to consider the intent and impact of our actions and repair the harm done for the betterment of the community.

Are lifelong learners. We are committed to continuous professional growth and lifelong learning.

Put the children first . We are child-centered, both in and out of the classroom. We treat each child as an individual with respect and dignity. We create a safe environment where students grow in autonomy and the ability to work and play together.

Partner with families. We believe in the importance of the home-school partnership and partner with families proactively and positively.

Communicate with professionalism and care. We communicate with professionalism and care to each other and our students.

Uphold high expectations for ourselves and our students . It is all of our work to create an environment that fosters personal integrity and social responsibility.

Teachers:

Are skilled at teaching their subject area and grade level(s) . We are constantly deepening and evolving our craft to ensure best practices. We know how we teach is as important as what we teach, and growth requires feedback, reflection, and change.

Understand the arc of child development. We align our pedagogy and content to this developmental arc.

Create an engaging, culturally responsive classroom . We recognize and value the importance of actively engaging students' learning. We honor students' cultural displays of learning and respond positively and constructively.

Plan for predictable variability in the learning profiles of students . We provide multiple means of representation and engagement, as well as support and extension in what we teach and assess.

Provide clear, consistent classroom norms and logical consequences. We provide feedback to students with clarity and care and guide them through the reflective and restorative process. Students know what routines to expect and what's expected of them to support them in becoming empowered learners and responsible school community members.

Provide clear learning goals and objectives. We align to content area scope and sequence. We ensure that students know what they are learning when they are learning it, and why they are learning it.

• Per CA statutes, all School employees should be able to pass a Federal and State background check, provide a negative TB test, and maintain professional behavior during the period of employment. The employment offer is contingent upon these requirements.

Salary Description

$77,292-$89,053