Elementary Instructional Coach

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Serve as a mentor to teachers through co-planning, team teaching, sharing effective instructional
strategies, and modeling lessons to support their professional growth.

● Conduct non-evaluative observations and provide feedback/coaching teachers' planning and
delivery of instruction.
● Analyze state and district assessment data to identify professional development needs and design
and implement targeted opportunities.
● Support the development of systems, tools, and processes to enhance coaching practices.
● Collaborate with the Concept Academic Department (CSAD) Directors, the Director of Teaching
and Learning, Assistant Principals of Academics (APAs), school-level Department Heads and
Instructional Coaches to ensure alignment in standards-based instruction.
● Participate in periodic meetings with the applicable CSAD Director. Meet regularly to ensure
consistent communication regarding department initiatives is taking place.
● Create and maintain data trackers and visualizations to inform teachers and administrators of
progress (standards mastery, school visits, improvements to instruction).
● Support teachers in understanding and implementing the curriculum, Danielson's Framework for
Teaching, and data analysis.
● Facilitates guidance and helps to develop new and existing teachers who need growth according
to the Danielson Framework.
● Assist implementation of Schoology in accessing curriculum and resources and supporting
educators with instructional strategies and content.
● Make recommendations for improvement and assist with the implementation of goals related to
the Personal Improvement Plan.
● Develop, lead, and participate in ongoing and job-embedded professional learning to improve
student achievement. Partner with applicable CSAD Director to co-present/facilitate at Regional
PDs/Institutes
● Assist in ensuring the implementation of the Concept Academic Framework with fidelity by
connecting resources and guidelines from CSAD and teachers.
● Collaborate with the CSAD Director to get familiarized with recommended curricular resources
for their subject/grade levels.
● Creates detailed coaching plans, which include focused goals and measures of success, to drive
learning cycles.
● Supports teachers' achievement of goals by using coaching strategies that gradually release
responsibility for implementing instructional practices to the teacher (for example, co-planning,
modeling, co-teaching, side-by-side coaching, and observing).
● Consistently analyzes teacher practice through ongoing classroom observations, data analysis,
and examination of student work.
● Provides clear and direct feedback to teachers based on analysis of practice.
● Tracks student and teacher progress to assess the effectiveness of coaching.
● Develops teachers' capacity to collect and analyze multiple sources of data to improve student
learning.
● Collaborate with teachers in designing instructional decisions informed by assessment data and
culturally and linguistically responsive practices within the Tier I environment.
● Communicate and demonstrate evidence-based instructional practices that result in increased
student performance and improved classroom environment through collaborative co-planning,
modeling, and co-teaching.

● Serve as a mentor to teachers through co-planning, team teaching, sharing effective instructional
strategies, and modeling lessons to support their professional growth.
● Conduct non-evaluative observations and provide feedback/coaching on teachers' planning and
delivery of instruction.
● Analyze state and district assessment data to identify professional development needs and design
and implement targeted opportunities.
● Collaborate with Concept Academic Department (CSAD) Directors, Director of Teaching and
Learning, Assistant Principals of Academics (APAs), school-level Department Heads, and
Instructional Coaches to ensure alignment in standards-based instruction.
● Create and maintain data trackers and visualizations to inform teachers and administrators of
progress (standards mastery, school visits, improvements to instruction).
● Support teachers in understanding and implementing the curriculum, Danielson's Framework for
Teaching, and data analysis.
● Assist in the implementation of Schoology in accessing curriculum and resources and supporting
educators with instructional strategies and content.
● Make recommendations for improvement and assist with the implementation of goals related to
the Personal Improvement Plan.
● Develop, lead, and participate in ongoing and job-embedded professional learning to improve
student achievement. Partner with applicable CSAD Director to co-present/facilitate at Regional
PDs/Institutes.
● Collaborate with the CSAD Director to get familiarized with recommended curricular resources
for their subject/grade levels.
● Create detailed coaching plans with focused goals and measures of success to drive learning
cycles.

● Support teachers' achievement of goals using coaching strategies like co-planning, modeling, co-
teaching, side-by-side coaching, and observing.

● Consistently analyze teacher practice through ongoing classroom observations, data analysis, and
examination of student work.
● Provide clear and direct feedback to teachers based on the analysis of practice.
● Track student and teacher progress to assess the effectiveness of coaching.
● Develop teachers' capacity to collect and analyze multiple sources of data to improve student
learning.
● Collaborate with teachers in designing instructional decisions informed by assessment data and
culturally and linguistically responsive practices within the Tier I environment.
● Communicate and demonstrate evidence-based instructional practices resulting in increased
student performance and improved classroom environment through collaborative co-planning,
modeling, and co-teaching.

Conclusion:

The Regional Instructional Coach plays a crucial role in supporting teachers' professional growth and
enhancing instructional practices to improve student learning outcomes. By providing mentorship,
feedback, and targeted professional development opportunities, the Instructional Coach contributes to
Concept Schools' overall success in achieving academic excellence and closing the achievement gap.

Note: Travel is required for this position.