2026-2027 MCHS Academy Coach

McCracken•Paducah, KY

18h

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the high school executive principal and in close consultation with the Convening Org Community Coordinator, the MCHS Academy Coach will provide leadership and support for the implementation and sustainability of the high school career academies. The MCHS Academy Coach will focus on college and career readiness for all students, and this will be achieved through a strategic and collaborative system aligning school initiatives, district supports, industry partners, community organizations, and post-secondary institutions as prescribed in the community developed strategic plan for the implementation of McCracken County High School career academies. The MCHS Academy Coach will be an integral member of the school leadership team supporting career academy implementation and coordinating and monitoring the continuous improvement of the academies with school level administration and teaching staff.

Requirements

Interest and desire to promote the Academies of MCHS internally and externally
Working knowledge of curriculum, assessment, instruction, and career and/or college readiness and preparation
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with multiple audiences including faculty, staff, students, families, community partners
Excellent oral, written communication, facilitation and collaboration skills
Strong technology skills
Ability to produce, analyze, interpret, and summarize data
Ability to interpret policy and procedures
Demonstrate effective organizational skills and project management
Ability to evaluate programs and practices and develop short and long term academy goals
Knowledge and understanding of master schedule
Five years of successful teaching experience
Must hold valid Kentucky Department of Education teaching license
One year of experience working with businesses, community agencies, and post-secondary institutions

Nice To Haves

One year experience serving in a leadership capacity preferred

Responsibilities

Work directly with community partners, which includes on-going communication with all partners to ensure meaningful engagement
Visit community partners' places of business to build and deepen relationships and grow levels of partnership engagement.
Position will collaborate with all academy leadership to collect and analyze all business engagement data and ensure it is shared with convening organization and other partners as needed.
Plan and host an annual community partner appreciation event for all partners at the end of each school year
Work closely with convening partner regarding engagement, workforce development, and work-based learning data, advisory boards, community partnership agreements, and experiential learning opportunities
Co-chair advisory boards for assigned academy in accordance with the advisory board bylaws, which includes plans for four meetings per year
Attend training for various leadership team roles to include master scheduling, school improvement plan, district master plan, etc., to be prepared to partner, assist and/or advise administrators with normal management functions
Attend all district meetings that include representation for your academies
Represent Academies of MCHS at networking events, when needed
Work with MCHS Communications and Marketing to advocate for and educate about the Academies of MCHS via various media platforms to students, families, staff, and the community.
Attend all weekly academy team meetings to support progress monitoring of highly effective teaming, support experiential learning opportunities and project based learning, teaching through the lens of the academy, etc.
Jointly plan with the Academy Principals the Annual Planning Retreat
Maintain a close knowledge of, and working relationship with, academy teams without being involved in the duties of day-to-day operations of the academies
Coordinate and ensure participation of experiential learning opportunities for all academies, including but not limited to career expo, college visits, guest speakers, coordinated site visits, job shadows, teacher externships
Coordinate the Academy Annual Review with each academy leadership team
Meet weekly with academy team leads to ensure completion and submission of annual action plans and calendar of events.
Work with academy team leads and academy principals to ensure proper spending of academy budgets
Coordinate and monitor progress for teacher externships to help ensure the right teachers are on the teams and commit to the community partner experience
Facilitate and work with school staff to plan and implement the annual Academy Showcase, school tours, and related academy recruitment events
Hold all pathway teacher meetings three times per year (start, middle and end of school year) to inform, consult, and evaluate
Meet one time per month with Community Coordinator to align initiatives, including but not limited to experiential learning opportunities and project based learning
Serve as the point person for the Academies of MCHS Ambassador program and serve as coordinator for all ambassador-related events
Serve on the school leadership team to align Academies of MCHS district initiatives with the school improvement plan
Offer guidance to the master scheduling team for academy considerations, student voice and choice, and academy/pathway purity
Communicate academy information with MCHS and MCPS Public Relations and Communications in regards to Community Engagement at least monthly
Work with Executive Principal to on-board, support and mentor new academy principals, academy counselors, academy team leads and academy teachers to the academy model
Collaborate with Freshman Academy Principal, Counselor, and Team Leads to identify JAG roster
Collaborate with College and Career programs and curriculum within the 3 post-secondary academies of MCHS