Specifications include, but are not limited to: Coaching Support for School Administrators • Build leadership and change management skills of school leaders; • Focus on building cultural competence of administrators/district leaders; • Focus on addressing disempowering teacher mindsets; Coaching Support for Central Office Executive Team Members and Mid-Level Managers JPSD is seeking several vendors that can provide support to leadership coaching to executive and mid-level team members. • Provide site-based, job-embedded coaching support to administrators/district leaders in the areas of classroom culture and classroom management. Classroom management methods must be able to be implemented by all administrators/district leaders in all subjects and grade levels; • The program must be research- and evidence-based with demonstrated results; • Provide access to coaching support by other means, including workshops and/or online access; • Focus on select instructional strategies that research shows to be effective in improving academic achievement; • Train and coach administrators/district leaders in the implementation of instructional strategies that increase the rigor to support teacher capacity and student achievement and reach all students; • Implement strategies that will improve academic and behavior outcomes; • Assess current levels of performance and design a comprehensive plan with the principal to lead the school toward a culture of feedback and growth of teacher capacity with instructional pedagogical strategies; • A clear description of the coaching cycles proposed following the JPSD Instructional Coaching Framework, including a demonstration of continuous improvement. • Results and data from coaching cycles must be available real-time for Jackson Public School District staff, school administrators, and district administrators. • Have a plan for the gradual release of support from vendor to district to ensure sustainability. • Implement systems of feedback following the JPSD Instructional Coaching Framework aligned to teacher needs, with an emphasis on the sustainability of newly learned classroom management and instructional strategies; • Support school leaders in creating a common language that communicates consistency, high academic expectations, and equitable school culture for all students; • Be well versed in the areas of K-12 leadership development and coaching; • Be proficient with best teaching, leadership, and appraisal practices; Promote selfreflection focused on increasing teacher capacity to align instruction to state standards, district curricula, assessments, and improve student achievement. • Participate in Data Team meetings with administrators/district leaders and leaders to reflect on instructional practices, measure the effect instruction has had on student learning, and implement insights gained from the meetings to improve administrators/district leaders’ performance. • Develop administrators and administrators/district leaders’ pedagogical knowledge in the area of classroom culture and management.
