Instructional Coach - West Middle School

Ponca City Schools•Ponca City, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Instructional Coach at West Middle School will partner with teachers to enhance instructional methods and strategies, ensuring student learning of district power standards and Oklahoma PASS Skills. This role requires becoming skillful in communication, relationship building, change management, and leadership. The coach will gain knowledge of Robert Marzano’s research on teaching and learning and Dr. Jim Knight’s Partnership Learning Instructional Coaching Process, staying current with research in student learning and instruction. The position involves encouraging teacher reflection, providing effective feedback, modeling lessons, observing teachers to suggest improvements in lesson design, and assisting teachers in developing research-based classroom management, content enhancement, lesson design, and formative assessment practices. The Instructional Coach will collaborate with site principals to understand the school’s vision for improvement, work with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction to deliver the district’s educational program, attend required district meetings, provide resources for Professional Learning Communities, and assist in planning and implementing district instructional programs. They will also provide district and site training, attend relevant training sessions, and collaborate with site leadership teams to ensure teachers have the necessary skills and resources for best practices. Additionally, the coach will meet staff development requirements and assist in the selection and adoption of new instructional materials, methods, and programs. The role also includes performing other assigned tasks by the supervisor.

Requirements

Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate in Assigned Subject(s)
Reports to: Building Principal
Supervises: Assigned Paraprofessionals, Volunteers, and Students

Nice To Haves

Administrative Certification or Seeking Administrative Certification

Responsibilities

Partners with teachers in the planning and implementation of instructional methods and strategies to ensure student learning of district power standards and Oklahoma PASS Skills.
Becomes skillful in the areas of communication, relationship building, change management and leadership.
Becomes knowledgeable in Robert Marzano’s research on teaching and learning and the components, principles, and framework of Dr. Jim Knight’s Partnership Learning Instructional Coaching Process.
Keeps abreast of research in the areas of student learning and instruction.
Encourages and supports teachers’ reflection of their classroom practices.
Becomes skillful in providing effective feedback to meet the needs of individual teachers.
Models lessons or parts of lessons based on research-based best practices for probationary and career teachers.
Observes teachers to provide suggestions for task analysis of lesson design to break down teaching practices into manageable components.
Assists teachers in developing and implementing effective, research-based classroom management techniques, content enhancement, lesson design, and formative assessment practices.
Works with site principals to fully understand the school’s vision for school improvement.
Works with others in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction to deliver the district’s total educational program.
Attends all district meetings as required by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Provides resources for site Professional Learning Communities.
Assists in the planning and implementation of district programs related to instruction.
Provides district and site training as appropriate.
Attends site, district, and state training related to coaching, instruction, curriculum, and/or assessment.
Collaborates with site leadership teams to ensure that teachers have the necessary training, resources and skills to implement best practices.
Meets district and site staff development requirements.
Assist in the selection and adoption of new instructional materials, methods, and programs.
Performs all other tasks as supervisor may assign.