Academic Coach
About The Position
The Academic Coach will serve as a full-time, supplemental, teacher-focused resource dedicated to supporting continuous academic improvement. This role involves approximately 50-60% of time spent on classroom coaching with teachers, including planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and lesson study. The remaining 40-50% of the time will be dedicated to coaching responsibilities such as personal training, professional development for staff, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with the principal, and maintaining records/logs. The Academic Coach will focus on leadership, accountability, support, and communication to enhance teacher practice and student achievement.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
- Certification/Licensure in appropriate teaching area
- NCLB Highly Qualified
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proficient in computer applications
- Knowledgeable in use of web resources, online tools, technology tools, etc.
- Effective organizational skills with the ability to perform multiple tasks
- Satisfactory completion of local, state, and federal criminal history check
Responsibilities
- Assist in the structure and design for high-quality, school- and team-based professional learning that supports teacher and student learning
- Acts as a catalyst to support continuous academic improvement
- Articulates the intended results of professional learning on teacher practice and student achievement
- Models use of effective collaboration skills
- Facilitates the analysis of student achievement and teacher professional development data to determine the impact on student learning and teacher practice
- Increases teachers’ capacity to analyze research to make instructional decisions
- Advances teachers’ understanding and use of various strategies to assess student progress toward established goals and to improve teaching practice
- Acts as a resource to support job-embedded professional learning and improved academic achievement in the school
- Engages teachers in data analysis and interpretation of data from multiple sources to determine student and teacher needs
- Facilitates a variety of in-depth, sustained professional learning experience aligned with the school improvement goals for student achievement
- Advances teacher’s deep understanding and use of content knowledge and research-based instructional strategies to help students meet rigorous academic standards
- Provides classroom-based support for implementation of new and/or refined instructional practices
- Creates structures and processes for collaborative work that promote collegiality and shared responsibility
- Assures that time available for professional learning and collaboration is used to enhance quality teaching and student learning
- Keeps school leader, school board and other stakeholder aware of activities, progress, obstacles and successes in student achievement and improved teacher practice
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
