Academic Coach

Educational Empowerment Group•Canton, OH

About The Position

The Academic Coach is a full-time, supplemental, teacher-focused resource supporting continuous academic improvement and stronger teacher practice and student achievement. An effective coach spends 50–60% of their time on classroom coaching with teachers—including planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and study of lessons—and 40–50% on coaching responsibilities, such as their own training, staff professional development, data review and conversations, coordinating staff development with the principal, and maintaining records and logs. The role provides leadership in designing and supporting school- and team-based professional learning, facilitates the use of data and research to improve instruction, and provides job-embedded classroom support. The coach also establishes collaborative processes and communicates activities, progress, obstacles, 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 results 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 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, including planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching, and study of lessons.
Undertake coaching responsibilities, including personal training, staff professional development, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with the principal, and record keeping and logs.