Instructional Coach

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community•Scottsdale, AZ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision from the Curriculum and Instruction Director, the Instructional Coach promotes instruction and student learning by supporting teachers in the effective planning of lessons, interventions, enrichment and effective instructional strategies that allow all students to reach high standards. In addition, the Instructional Coach will 1) mentor and coach teachers to meet the needs of their students in their classes with respect to academics; and 2) ensure the fidelity of programs and providing general guidance to teachers, staff and administrators as they select, implement and teach curriculum across grade levels. The Instructional Coach will also interpret data generated from multiple sources including but not limited to State and District level assessments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Education.
Valid Arizona Teaching Certificate in Elementary or Secondary Education
Reading and/or Math Endorsement preferred
Must be Highly Qualified in a core subject area in accordance with Federal law and regulations
A minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience.
Comprehensive knowledge of Arizona Academic Standards
Experience aligning curriculum and assessments to state standards

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Preferred experience coaching and mentoring teachers

Responsibilities

Provides general academic expertise leadership in the school setting.
Coordinates, develops and monitors school wide intervention programs and schedules.
Assists in the evaluation of on-going programs and making recommendations for change as they relate to instruction and academics.
Assists in the effective implementation of the school wide RTI approach.
Collaborates with teachers, media specialist, and the Division Curriculum and Instruction Department to support instruction and assessment.
Assists all staff in finding supplemental material for varied levels of instruction.
Maintains academic systems for users by creating, monitoring and modifying user and student information.
Assists the Division Curriculum and Instruction Department to ensure curriculum, instruction and assessment alignment.
Serves as a resource to administration in the area of instruction and curriculum.
Implements and monitors identification, diagnosis and development of remedial/intervention instruction.
Schedules, oversees and conducts assessments and progress monitoring to determine student academic levels and maintain records of student progress.
Collaborates and coaches teachers on the use of formative assessment data to plan instruction, analyze data, and determine the needs of students.
Assists teachers and staff in diagnosing a student’s strengths and weaknesses and matches these skills with appropriate techniques and materials.
Supports District Quarterly Benchmarks and all related assessments.
Incorporates technology to monitor student performance.
Works with the Division Curriculum and Instruction Department in maintaining data on student achievement in academic areas.
Supports school administration, support staff and faculty to facilitate the coordination of academic programs within the whole curriculum.
Supports classroom teachers by providing additional materials, resources, instructional strategies, enrichment ideas, teaching methodologies and current research in all literacy areas.
Conducts scheduled, routine classroom observations for the purpose of gathering information on academic programs and curriculum, teaching strategies, coaching opportunities, etc.
Fills in for teachers to allow for peer to peer observations
Conducts walk-throughs in classrooms and meets with teachers regularly to provide feedback
Supports ongoing professional development of staff through observation, feedback, monitoring, and resources
Models exemplar teaching practices on a regular basis
Integrates technology.
Provides for his or her own professional growth by attending demonstrations, in-service courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, webinars, etc. as required and/or approved.
Collaborates with the Division Curriculum and Instruction Department to plan, deliver and develop professional development opportunities that meet the needs of individual or small groups of teachers.
Communicates the purposes and progress of the academic programs to all stakeholders
Vertical articulation with Salt River High School in collaboration with Division Curriculum and Instruction staff and other Instructional Coaches
Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit