Academic Success Coach - PTECH

The P-TECH Academic Success Coach is an educator who champions student potential and drives equitable academic growth across the P-TECH program. Grounded in the belief that every learner can excel, the Coach strengthens college‑ and career‑readiness through targeted instruction, coaching, and coordinated support systems. The P-TECH Academic Success Coach is a teacher who works to strengthen student success across the P-TECH program and fill in gaps students need for college readiness.

This role supports both students and staff through a combination of teaching, coaching, and coordination of academic support systems. The Academic Success Coach helps lead the school’s MTSS structures and skills‑based programming while partnering with teachers to improve classroom practices. Using student data and progress‑monitoring tools, the Coach helps identify needs, track growth, and guide supports. The Coach collaborates closely with counselors, special education staff, administrators, and college partners to ensure students are supported throughout their high school and college experience.

• Facilitates the school’s MTSS system with a strong emphasis on instruction, intervention, and skill‑building, across Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3.
• Leads and teaches the “P-TECH Skills Academy” which provides direct instruction to students in executive functioning, study skills, time management, note‑taking, self‑advocacy, and college success skills.
• Partners with teachers in classrooms to model strategies, co‑plan supports, and strengthen Tier 1 practices that improve student organization, engagement, independence, and academic success.
• Builds and maintains a shared toolbox of strategies and interventions so teachers and students are using consistent language, routines, and supports across classes and grade levels.
• Works directly with students and teachers to design and deliver academic and college‑readiness supports, while managing and/or supporting 504 casework in collaboration with counselors and administrators.
• Uses data platforms and progress‑monitoring tools to benchmark student growth, track intervention impact, and help teachers adjust instruction and supports.
• Monitors student data across attendance, grades, and high school and college coursework to identify needs early and design timely academic interventions.
• Provides and coordinates small‑group and targeted interventions, and case‑manages Tier 2 and Tier 3 supports in collaboration with teachers, counselors, administrators, special education staff, and OCC partners.
• Works closely with the college liaison to support seniors, 5th‑year, and 6th‑year students, including weekly time on the college campus or targeted Friday support.

• NYS teacher certification required. Students with Disabilities or Literacy preferred; other relevant certifications will be considered based upon experience with MTSS, academic intervention, or college readiness coaching.
• Experience helping students build the skills they need to succeed in college and career, including organization, time management, task initiation, planning and prioritizing, self‑monitoring and emotional regulation. Demonstrated experience supporting students with academic skill‑building, including executive functioning, organization, study skills, and college‑readiness skills.
• Experience working within an MTSS or RTI framework, including Tier 1 instruction, Tier 2 interventions, and/or Tier 3 supports.