Instructional Coach, K-

JOB TITLE: INSTRUCTIONAL COACH
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB
Performs a variety of tasks as a school-based professional development leader specifically for increasing student achievement. Assists teachers and administrators in the curriculum,
instruction, assessment, and organizational goals of the school and district by providing
collaboration, consulting, and coaching services in an assigned school. Acts as a key member of the school's instructional leadership team and working directly with the principal provides overall professional development to teachers through demonstration lessons, model lessons, workshops, and during planning time for instruction with the direct goal/outcome being increasing student achievement. Position reports to assigned school principal.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Develops and delivers professional development specific to increasing student achievement.
This includes implementing the balanced literacy plan and reading/writing across the curriculum, writing standards and benchmark assessments, the prioritized curriculum, school-based extra help for students, exemplary practice instructional strategies, use of classroom assessment to increase learning, organizational structures that assist teachers and schools in increasing achievement, and variety of other topics.
Attends and participates in regularly scheduled meetings throughout the school year for literacy facilitators from across the school district.
Is a member of the school's instructional leadership team and collaborates with other members of that team to provide a comprehensive approach to implementing curriculum, instruction, assessment and organizational goals of the school and district.
Assists in the implementation and continuous improvement revisions of the balanced literacy
plan and the prioritized curriculum.
Assists teachers in efficient, exemplary instructional decision-making through reflective
planning.
Provides consultation on long-term teacher planning.
Provides presentations and workshops to small and large groups of teachers to accelerate the use of exemplary instructional practices to improve student achievement.
Assists schools in clarifying achievement goals and focus.
Promotes teamwork and the use of data for planning.
Accelerates positive change in the school through collaborative relationships.
INSTRUCTIONAL COACH
Provides individual and team conferencing with individual teachers, grade level teams,
departments, and small groups across grade levels.
Provides demonstration lessons for teachers, especially focusing on literacy and increasing
achievement.
Assists in collecting and analyzing data for increasing student achievement.
Provides assistance with implementing and scoring writing assignments and quarterly benchmark writing assessments.
Reviews, recommends and/or develops support materials to enhance learning and achievement.
Provides requested classroom observation and offers feedback for improvement.
Provides information (documents, meeting, and responses to phone calls) for parents and
community members about increasing student achievement.
Participates in all required staff meetings and curricular meetings.
Completes all reports, memos, documentation and other necessary paperwork in a timely and professional manner.
ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Performs other work related to school-based professional development as requested.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelors Degree and certification in education with extensive and successful work in literacy and/or certified area.
At least 5-7 years of experience in classroom instruction with evidence of
exemplary practice in curriculum, instruction, and organization and/or any equivalent
combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and
abilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED
TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Physical Requirements:
Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including
computers, copiers, typewriters, calculators, etc.
Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.
Data Conception:
Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communication:
Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments or directions to assistants or subordinates.
Language Ability:
Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms,
requisitions, publications, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, records, surveys, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak to people with poise, voice control and confidence.
Intelligence:
Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define
problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Verbal Aptitude:
Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including counseling terminology.
Numerical Aptitude:
Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract;
multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the theories of algebra,
descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
Form/Spatial Aptitude:
Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
Motor Coordination:
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
Manual Dexterity:
Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination:
Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament:
Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
Physical Communication:
Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or
exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: Perceiving nature of sounds by ear.)
Must be able to communicate via telephone.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Considerable knowledge of federal and state statutes and regulations regarding provision of services to students with disabilities.
Considerable knowledge of the County and School Board policies, procedures and standards
regarding exceptional children education.
Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of testing and interpretation of test data.
General knowledge of the ethical guidelines applicable to the position as outlined by professional organizations and/or federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
General knowledge of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
Skill in oral and written communication.
Skill in providing consultative services to school staff.
Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs and make recommendations for
improvement.
Ability to work and communicate with diverse groups and organizations.
Ability to exercise independent judgment in determining eligibility, type of services to be provided, and placement of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
Ability to develop and conduct presentations.
Ability to use common office machines and popular computer-driven word processing, spreadsheet and file maintenance programs.
Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from the information.
Ability to effectively express ideas orally and in writing.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by work
assignments.
DISCLAIMER
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work
performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted
as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of
employees to this job.