Academic Coach

Educational Empowerment Group•Miamisburg, OH

About The Position

The Academic Coach is a full-time, supplemental, teacher-focused resource who supports improved teaching practice and student achievement. The coach spends 50–60% of their time on classroom coaching with teachers, including planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and study of lessons. The remaining 40–50% is spent on coaching responsibilities such as the coach’s own training, staff professional development, data review and conversations, coordinating staff development with the principal, and record keeping and logs. The role supports leadership, accountability, instructional support, and communication. It helps design and deliver high-quality school- and team-based professional learning, uses student achievement and professional development data to assess impact, builds teachers’ instructional and assessment capabilities, provides classroom-based support for instructional practices, and keeps school leaders, the school board, and other stakeholders informed about progress and challenges.

Responsibilities

Assist in structuring and designing high-quality school- and team-based professional learning that supports teacher and student learning.
Act as a catalyst for continuous academic improvement.
Articulate the intended results of professional learning for teacher practice and student achievement.
Model effective collaboration skills.
Facilitate analysis of student achievement and teacher professional development data to determine their impact on student learning and teacher practice.
Increase teachers’ capacity to analyze research and use it to make instructional decisions.
Advance teachers’ understanding and use of strategies for assessing student progress toward established goals and improving teaching practice.
Support job-embedded professional learning and improved academic achievement in the school.
Engage teachers in analyzing and interpreting data from multiple sources to determine student and teacher needs.
Facilitate sustained, in-depth professional learning aligned with school improvement goals for student achievement.
Advance teachers’ understanding and use of content knowledge and research-based instructional strategies to help students meet rigorous academic standards.
Provide classroom-based support for implementing new or refined instructional practices.
Create structures and processes for collaborative work that promote collegiality and shared responsibility.
Ensure available time for professional learning and collaboration is used to enhance teaching quality and student learning.
Keep the school leader, school board, and other stakeholders informed about activities, progress, obstacles, and successes in student achievement and improved teacher practice.
Conduct classroom coaching with teachers through planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and study of lessons.
Undertake coach training, staff professional development, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with the principal, and record keeping and logs.