Academic Coach

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This position exists to assist and support district/school personnel in the design, development, and align standards-based curricula, instructional methodologies, and assessments. Seeking one academic coach for each K-8 for school.

• Current North Carolina Teacher Licensure
• Bachelor's degree; Master's Degree in Education preferred
• Minimum of 5 Years Teaching Experience
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Willingness to attend training (In-District and Out-of-District)
• Excellent leadership skills ? Willingness to plan and conduct staff development

• Teach, model, and facilitate research-based best practices within the school's instructional program.
• Assist teachers with the collection and analysis of data results.
• Demonstrate effective knowledge of intervention programs and research-based best practices for teachers.
• Evaluate student achievement and assist with the determination and placement of students in the appropriate intervention and support service(s).
• Identify needs and make recommendations for appropriate instructional materials and assessments that directly support and align to the North Carolina Standards.
• Meet regularly with Professional Learning Community (PLC) teams and the building principal to report on instructional practices and progress while also planning for "next steps" of student and school improvement.
• Collaborate with teachers to identify the instructional needs of students, to set learning goals and targets, and to problem-solve with teachers to develop best practices for continuous academic growth of students.
• Provide professional development on best practices across the curriculum.
• Provide specific integration and differentiation strategies that enable teachers to meet the needs of all learners.
• Develop and provide materials for teachers.
• Collect, analyze and interpret data to inform and to focus efforts on increased student achievement.
• Knowledgeable of the best practices for School Improvement
• Willingness to attend local, regional, state staff development meetings
• Willingness to work collaboratively with assigned principal, school improvement team, and the central office in planning and conducting needed staff development
• Knowledgeable of State and Every Student Succeeds Act academic requirements
• Knowledgeable of the process of analyzing local, state, and national academic performance data
• Willingness to plan and model lessons
• Willingness to lead the planning, implementation and monitoring of school improvement initiatives
• Willingness to work at least 75% of time in classrooms and 25% developing lessons, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned