Instructional Coach

Job Summary

The School Based Instructional Coach is an important position in improving student achievement through building educators' capacity and understanding of instructional practices. The Instructional Coach provides support for implementation of Chickasaw City School's instructional vision and strategic plan. Through articulation; implementation and understanding instructional and professional learning frameworks, the Instructional Coach supports teachers across their assigned content. This position if funded through the School Improvement Funds, therfore earning tenure is not an option.

DUTIES:
• Using social emotional learning and MTSS informed practices, design and provide support for educators in:

1. Developing their instruction aligned with district and state standards.
2. Designing assessment tasks that allow students to demonstrate understanding in a variety of ways.
3. Using data to give meaningful feedback and scaffold instruction.

• Collaborate with educators, support personnel, administrators, and colleagues including participation in building-based meetings and discussions to enhance instruction and coordinate student supports to improve student outcomes.
• Attend and support school in-services, summer institutes and professional learning days throughout the year.
• Model and provide coaching, professional development, and training to educators to support implementation of the strategies and approaches described in the instructional framework, social emotional learning, and MTSS to improve student outcomes.
• Support educators directly using a coaching model that focuses on co-planning, modeling, co-teaching, and feedback. Implement strategies that include multiple methods of assessment.
• Consistently coordinate improvement efforts with other instructional coaches, administrators, and specialists at the school and district level, ensuring effective use of grade level standards based instruction.
• Provide expertise, assistance, and leadership in staff development, curriculum implementation, program implementation; motivate participants to develop skills and attitudes that foster student success.
• Review, interpret and report on a variety of assessment tools and measurements; apply data to assist professional educators to build capacity for instructional improvement related to content-specific goals for equity and excellence; provide leadership in data-driven decision making through the implementation of Professional Learning Communities.
• Monitor progress and effectiveness of professional learning and instructional coaching; recommend and implement strategies to maximize effectiveness.
• Promote a culture of high expectations, providing program support directed at every student receiving high quality and culturally relevant instruction.
• Update and maintain accurate and complete records of assigned programs and activities progress and development as required by school, district, state and federal policies, regulations and laws.

• Any other duties assigned by the Superintendent or their designee

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Alabama teaching certificate.
• Minimum of successful 3-5 years of classroom teaching experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on communication and collaboration with a wide variety of people and groups, for the purpose of maximizing student achievement.
• Ability to develop and implement curriculum and programming specific to the needs of students at the designated grade level(s) and in the designated content area(s)/subject(s).
• Ability to identify and solve problems as a productive team member.
• Ability to use technology to communicate, to plan and provide instruction, to facilitate student learning, to manage data, and to produce/submit required reports, correspondence, and/or financial information.
• Physical strength, mobility, dexterity, stamina, and acuity to perform job responsibilities.
• Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance. S
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.

Salary is according to the 10 month teacher matrix.