Academic Coach

Educational Empowerment Group•Chillicothe, OH

About The Position

The Academic Coach is a full-time, supplemental, teacher-focused resource supporting professional learning and improved academic achievement. The coach spends approximately 50–60% of their time working with teachers in classrooms through planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and lesson study. The remaining 40–50% is devoted to coaching responsibilities, including the coach’s own training, staff professional development, data review and discussion, coordinating staff development with the principal, and record keeping and logs. The role supports school- and team-based professional learning, continuous academic improvement, and stronger teacher practice and student achievement. The coach helps teachers use research and data to make instructional decisions, assess student progress, and implement research-based practices aligned with school improvement goals and rigorous academic standards. The coach also fosters collaboration and communicates progress, obstacles, activities, and successes to school leaders, the school board, and other stakeholders.

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 effects of professional learning on teacher practice and student achievement.
Model effective collaboration skills.
Facilitate analysis of student achievement and teacher professional development data to determine impact on student learning and teacher practice.
Increase teachers’ capacity to analyze research and 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.
Work with teachers through classroom planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and lesson study.
Complete coaching responsibilities including own training, staff professional development, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with the principal, and record keeping and logs.