JOB TITLE: Instructional Coach 5th-8th
FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt (Professional), salaried employee
WORK DAYS: 190 days (does not include holidays)
STANDARD HOURS PER DAY: 8 hours per day
WORK YEAR: The work year for the Instructional Coach 5th-8th begins approximately 3 workdays before the first scheduled attendance day for students, and ends approximately 3 workdays after the last scheduled day for students.
SALARY SCHEDULE & BENEFITS: The Instructional Coach is paid on the "Teacher" salary schedule, and is eligible for benefits on the "Teacher" benefits schedule.
REPORTS TO: Instructional Coach reports to the Building Principals and Director of Curriculum and Professional Learning
SUPERVISES: N/A
GENERAL SUMMARY: The role of Instructional Coach, 5 - 8, continues to have an impact on Teaching & Learning in MSD Warren Township Elementary schools.
Essential Functions
- Support teachers with the implementation of effective reading/math strategies and interventions that increase student achievement through collaboration and coaching.
- Coaches teachers in Science of Reading practices and ELA instructional best practices
- Coaches teachers in Reveal Math practices and instructional best practices
- Coaches teachers on student achievement and academic outcomes
- Collaborates with teachers (planning and resources)
- Supports Principal with the implementation of the Literacy Framework
- Analyzes student data for coaching conversations (IREAD/ILEARN and ILEARN Checkpoints)
- Meets weekly with Principal for "Principal Partnership" meetings
- Reports on weekly coaching calendar
- Shares teacher goals and progress
- Updates Principal on instructional trends
- Leads district aligned, building-based professional development and supports teachers through implementation of those best practices
- Leads professional development at the building level and district level
- Coaches teachers on the implementation of professional development practices, based on School Pathway
- Develops teachers, new to Warren, in the area of instruction and classroom management
- Collaborates with Grant Coordinator & New Teacher Instructional Specialist, 5 - 8.
- Supports New Teachers with classroom management and instructional routines
- Coaches New Teachers through ELA and Math Curriculum Resources
- Collaborates with Instructional Specialist, 5 - 8 Literacy to effectively communicate the districts instructional vision:
- Meets regularly with Teaching & Learning Teams
- Evaluated by Director of Curriculum & Professional Learning
- Exhibits an understanding of current scientifically-based research in instructional practices and continuous improvement
- Attends professional developments aligned with Teacher Pathway
- Attends professional developments aligned with School Pathway
- Models professional growth practices in classrooms on a regular basis
- Actively participates in building level data meetings, data collection, and analysis of school-wide data based on district calendars
- Attends data meetings
- Participates in data protocols
- Analyzes school based data with Principal
- Assists teachers in the use of district common assessments and benchmarking data to guide instruction and track academic performance:
- Meets with teachers to analyze data from benchmark assessments and checkpoints
- Coaches teachers on formative assessment use
- Collaborates with teachers to design efficient data-tracking practices
- Develops teachers in their use of digital content to support instructional practices and tracks monthly data:
- Supports teachers with the use of IXL and ALEKS/Redbird
- Contributes to the development and revision of curriculum; serves on curriculum mapping team:
- Attends all curriculum mapping sessions
- Participates in a deep level of mapping for at least one grade level to promote coherence
- Supports projects based on grant writings and supervision of Title I Grant
- Supports textbook adoption process for reading materials and math materials (6 year rotation)
- Promotes adoption processes to teachers and can answer questions about all options
- Supports Journey of a Graduate implementation:
- Supports teachers in implementing JoG strategies within the classroom
- Supports the development of capstone projects
- Develops and maintains such records and reports as are necessary to the successful execution of the job:
- Maintains a calendar accessible by T & L Team and Building Leader
- Maintains current, up-to-date coaching documentation
- Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisors.