Instructional Coach

Memphis Shelby County Schools•Memphis, TN

5d•$50,811 - $88,799

About The Position

The Instructional Coach provides leadership for a school’s Literacy, Math, or Science program. The role requires expertise in reading and writing across content areas, communication, and instructional organization. The coach organizes and leads teams that develop school plans, helps teachers embed instructional strategies, analyzes student mastery data, and coordinates student interventions and support.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or another relevant field of study.
Endorsement in the content area related to the assignment.
Four years of classroom experience related to the area of assignment.
Valid Tennessee teacher licensure certification.

Responsibilities

Supports teachers through conferences, observations, feedback, student-results analysis, demonstration lessons, curriculum implementation, team teaching, and instructional best practices.
Shares effective instructional strategies individually and through in-service workshops; assists with unit and lesson planning; observes classroom instruction at principals’ request; recommends performance improvements and provides advice and assistance.
Assists teachers and school administrators in meeting identified instructional goals and maintains ongoing communication with teachers and school leadership as appropriate.
Collaborates with teachers to develop core-content knowledge and teaching skills to improve student achievement.
Keeps abreast of curriculum, instruction, and educational and content-area research developments, and helps determine their appropriateness for school-level implementation.
Analyzes state and district assessment data to identify professional development needs; designs, plans, and implements professional development addressing instructional content, curriculum, methods, and classroom assessment.
Organizes and facilitates teams to review assessment data and develop long-term Literacy, Math, or Science plans for a school; facilitates grade-level teams, teacher leaders, or curriculum focus groups.
Communicates instructional best practices to school leadership to support teacher effectiveness.
Leads analysis of student achievement data in Literacy, Math, or Science and supports staff in using data for instructional decisions.
Prepares weekly logs or reports documenting activities that support improved teaching and learning at assigned schools; compiles data and prepares required statistical, administrative, and professional reports.
Attends relevant training, conferences, workshops, and meetings to enhance job knowledge and skills.
Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.