ELA Achievement Coach

Bristol Warren Regional School District•Bristol, RI

About The Position

The Achievement Coaches for Literacy are teachers who have both content area and instructional expertise. The Achievement Coaches will work with the Assistant Superintendent and Building Principal(s) to promote best instructional practices to increase student achievement across individual classrooms, grade levels, and schoolwide. Priorities include: analysis of data to identify classrooms with specific needs or targets for increased achievement, meeting with teachers to determine areas for professional growth, modeling lessons, supporting classroom instruction, and coaching teachers one-on-one. The Achievement Coaches will work as a member of the district’s Teaching & Learning Team to develop coherence across the district in teacher ability to provide instruction that (1) establishes high expectations for all students and is academically rigorous, (2) is based on district core curriculum and state standards, (3) aligns to the learning needs of diverse learners, and (4) enhances student sense of engagement in and ownership of learning.

Requirements

Current Rhode Island teaching certificate (Elementary or ELA preferable)
Expertise in Into Reading and iReady
Willingness to complete training and provide professional development in literacy instruction

Nice To Haves

Advanced coursework in literacy (preferred)
At least 5 years of successful teaching experience (preferred)
Preference given to candidates with prior successful coaching or teacher leader experience

Responsibilities

Work as a member of a collaborative team to ensure that curriculum and instructional initiatives are student focused and aligned with the district’s Strategic Plan and the goals of School Improvement Plans.
Assist the school principal in analyzing achievement data to prioritize classrooms and grade levels for achievement coaching.
Provide high quality professional learning experiences to enhance teachers’ understanding and implementation of the core curriculum and research based instructional practices to increase student achievement.
Support teachers in attaining their professional growth goals by using coaching strategies that gradually release responsibility for implementing instructional practices to the teacher (for example, co-planning, modeling, co-teaching, side-by-side coaching, and observing)
Analyze teacher practice through ongoing classroom observations, data analysis, and examination of student work
Provide clear and direct feedback to teachers based on analysis of practice
Assist in the collection and analysis of assessment data to inform curriculum and instructional practices across the district.
Develop teachers’ capacity to collect and analyze multiple sources of data to improve Tier 1 learning and interventions.
Help to foster grade level and schoolwide collaboration focused on high expectations for all students, academic rigor, and the academic and social emotional supports needed to increase achievement.
Other duties as may be assigned by the Assistant Superintendent