Action Team Coach

About the role

Location: Administration or As Assigned Reports to: Network Support Leader FLSA Status: Exempt Salary Band: 7 Compensation: $ 68,891.00 - $ 93,003.00 Number of Positions: 2 **Internal applicants are required to upload a resume to their application** The Pre-K-12 Action Team Coach is a pivotal role. The ATC will be school-based, and will working closely with the Principal and School Leadership Team at each CMSD school in his or her portfolio. The ATC is ultimately accountable for successfully executing a program of job-embedded, ongoing and customized professional development for overall school improvement, working with Principals, Academic Superintendents, Deputy Chiefs, the Chief Academic Officer and others as needed to monitor progress and adjust Academic Achievement Plans as necessary to meet goals for student achievement.

Responsibilities

• The Action Team Coach should have a sophisticated sense of how to use information to diagnose and intervene to improve educational outcomes, and be able to manage and motivate multiple teams
• Work collaboratively with Principals and School Leadership Teams and the Academic Superintendent and CAO Deputy Chiefs to evaluate and frame the work to be done at each CMSD school in the portfolio
• Identify specific principal, teacher and student needs and develop customized curriculum, teacher professional development, and school leadership strategies to build capacity and a culture of collaborative support
• Facilitate meetings between Action Team Barrier Breakers, Flexible Content Experts and Solution Specialists to ensure necessary services and resources are provided to schools in a timely manner
• Mentor and serve as general resource person for principals and teachers by providing model lessons, coaching and ongoing professional assistance
• Work with new teachers to incorporate best practices in their curriculum and classroom management techniques
• Manage targeted curriculum development projects on behalf of the Deputy Chiefs and Academic Superintendents
• Participate in periodic meetings, conferences and workshops organized to address urgent issues and to share strategies for achieving greater levels of student success
• Collaborate and coordinate work across reporting and departmental lines to ensure that all key stakeholders get fully and timely information regarding

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Additional Information

Position Type: Administration and Professionals Date Posted: 2026-06-03 Location: Administration or As Assigned ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work. BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

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