STEM Coach - School Year 2026-2027

About The SEED School of Washington, D.C.

The SEED Foundation (www.seedfoundation.com) was created in 1997 to establish college-preparatory urban boarding schools that prepare secondary students, both academically and socially, for success in college and beyond.  In 1998, the Foundation opened The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C. – the nation’s first public college preparatory boarding school.  The school currently serves 250 students in grades 9-12.  In 2015, 100% of SEED’s seniors were accepted to a four-year college or university.  

All SEED students live on campus from Sunday evening through Friday afternoon when they return home for the weekend.  The dormitories are organized into small “houses” of an average of 15-18 students per resident advisor for afternoon and evening routines such as academic study hall, house meetings, SPARKS, and other structured activities.  We provide a safe and caring 24-hour boarding experience.  Our relationship with parents/guardians is essential to the success of their scholar while at SEED.

About The SEED Network:

SEED is the pioneering national network of public, college-preparatory boarding schools, offering a unique 24-hour, 5-day per week learning environment. Our tuition-free schools, the first of their kind in the U.S., are intentionally designed to serve traditionally underserved students. Supported by The SEED Foundation, we operate in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Miami, and Los Angeles. 

The Foundation's College Transition & Success (CTS) team provides comprehensive support to SEED graduates from junior year through college graduation. SEED's success has gained recognition from media outlets like 60 Minutes and The New York Times, and former President Obama has lauded it as "a true success story." Learn more at www.seedfoundation.com.

Position Overview 

Collaborate with all the teachers who are members of the core academic departments: English Language Arts; Math; Science; and Social Studies. Coach core content teachers in implementing the Common Core State Standards. Collaborate and Coach core content teacher in providing high-yield instructional strategies and activities to all students daily.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Consult- provide modeled teaching and direct instruction for teachers and students where needed and/or requested.
• Provide direct instruction for teachers in the Professional Performance Process Standards of: Professional Knowledge (I); Instructional Planning (II); Instructional Delivery (III); Assessment of and for Student Learning (IV); Learning Environment (V); Professionalism (VI); Student Academic Progress (VII).
• Collaborate with core content teachers in understanding the functions of TeachBoost and the evaluative observation and feedback tools.
• Coach core content teachers in knowing how to articulate student learning and academic progress.
• Coach core content teachers in knowing how to articulate student learning and academic progress.
• Collaborate in creating an observation schedule (learning circles; walk- throughs; informal pre-observation conferences; informal observations; and- observation conferences.
• Maintain observations and feedback in TeachBoost and with the respective Principal.
• Conduct daily observations of student learning in the core content classes, spanning the 9th through 12th grades weekly.
• Collaborate with teachers to ensure teachers follow prescribed curriculum. Coach teachers toward providing excellent instruction in every learning experience.
• Collaborate with teachers in creating quality instructional, standard-based assessments.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• DC Teaching Credential
• Minimum of five years of teaching experience
• Experience coaching teachers and delivering professional development. Familiarity with DC’s content standards.
• Experience and knowledge of curriculum design and planning.
• Objective and evidence that you have helped students and/or teachers achieve learning goals.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.