Literacy Instructional Coach (K-12)

Job Title Literacy Instructional Coach (K-12)

Qualifications

• Valid Arkansas teaching license with four (4) years of classroom teaching experience in Grades K-6, Grades 4-8 or Grades 9-12
• Training and expertise in coaching models and implementation techniques

Contract 205 Days

Evaluator (Arkansas TESS Instructional Specialist Rubric)

Assistant Superintendent/Building Principal

Assistant Superintendent/Tech Supervisor

Instructional Coaches work under the direct supervision of the building principal/ supervisor, in conjunction with the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, to ensure continuity of curriculum, programs, initiatives and common language across the district.

Job Goal

An Instructional Coach is an individual holding a valid Arkansas teaching license

who facilitates continuous improvement in classroom instruction by providing ongoing

support to teachers in effective, research/evidence-based instructional strategies.

Job Performance:

• Inform the design and facilitate implementation of ongoing, job-embedded professional development based on assessed student and teacher needs.

• Provide follow-up instructional coaching of professional development to support effective implementation of research/evidence-based practices.

• Model effective instructional strategies, including instructional technology, in the classroom to support continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

• Conduct non-evaluative classroom visits and provide timely, specific, and meaningful feedback and reflecting on effective practices to improve professional practice.

• Identify research/evidence-based resources/materials appropriate to support the needs of the teachers.

• Provide differentiated assistance to teachers based on individual needs through co-planning, while incorporating co-teaching strategies: noticing/naming, micro-modeling, thinking aloud, and teaching in tandem.

• Participate in instructional team meetings to support the collaborative identification of essential standards, learning targets, common formative assessments, and the development of lessons/units of study.

• Participate in school-wide and instructional team meetings to assist in analyzing formative, interim, and summative assessment data to inform instruction and school improvement efforts.

• Facilitate communication about research/evidence-based instructional practices and student achievement between and among teachers, within and across grade levels and buildings.

• Assist the Assistant Superintendent and building principals to ensure seamless vertical and horizontal alignment of curricular and instructional standards within and across grade levels.

• Support and promote the district's mission, vision, values and the implementation of the strategic plan.