Academic Coach

Educational Empowerment Group•Maple Heights, OH

About The Position

The Academic Coach is a full-time, supplemental, teacher-focused resource supporting teacher practice and student learning. The role generally allocates 50–60% of time to classroom coaching with teachers—including planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and study of lessons—and 40–50% to coaching responsibilities such as the coach’s own training, staff professional development, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with the principal, and record keeping and logs. The Academic Coach supports leadership, accountability, instructional practice, professional learning, and communication across the school. The role helps teachers and school teams use collaboration, data, content knowledge, research, and effective instructional strategies to advance student achievement and continuous academic improvement.

Responsibilities

Assist with the structure and design of 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 to assess student progress toward established goals and improve 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 in-depth, sustained 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 time available 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.
Coach teachers through planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and study of lessons.
Conduct or participate in training, staff professional development, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with the principal, and record keeping and logs.