PLC Coach
About The Position
The Instructional Literacy/Math Coach works collaboratively, as part of the consultancy team within his/her assigned school(s), by working with the school leadership team to identify school improvement priorities, observing and providing feedback on classroom instruction, facilitating professional development, demonstrating lessons, and coaching teachers one-on-one and in small group settings. The job of the coach is to build capacity of the school and its teachers to provide high quality instruction and ensure all students achieve to rigorous standards of career and college readiness. The Instructional Coach works primarily in direct support of teachers (e.g., conferencing, co-planning, observing, modeling, co-teaching/coaching). The Instructional Support Coach participates in professional development and inquiry into his or her own instructional leadership practice. The Instructional Support Coach demonstrates positive expectations for students' learning and shares that vision of students' potential with coached teachers plays an important role in the review, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of data to inform instructional planning, practice, and decision-making aligned to district and school priorities, CCR standards, teacher development needs, and evidence-based practices. The Coach also helps to identify and leverage available resources aligned to school needs; communicate District priorities, strategies, and supports; and inform, design, and facilitate professional development at the district, school, and grade/department levels.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Education or a related area.
- An additional 5 years classroom teaching experience required.
- Current teachers must have a TEM level 3, 4 or 5 to qualify.
- Valid Tennessee teaching license required with an endorsement appropriate to grade level.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred.
- Administrator Licensure preferred.
Responsibilities
- Works with the school leadership team to identify school improvement priorities.
- Observes and provides feedback on classroom instruction.
- Facilitates professional development.
- Demonstrates lessons.
- Coaches teachers one-on-one and in small group settings.
- Builds capacity of the school and its teachers to provide high quality instruction.
- Ensures all students achieve to rigorous standards of career and college readiness.
- Works primarily in direct support of teachers (e.g., conferencing, co-planning, observing, modeling, co-teaching/coaching).
- Participates in professional development and inquiry into his or her own instructional leadership practice.
- Demonstrates positive expectations for students' learning and shares that vision of students' potential with coached teachers.
- Plays an important role in the review, analysis, and interpretation of a variety of data to inform instructional planning, practice, and decision-making aligned to district and school priorities, CCR standards, teacher development needs, and evidence-based practices.
- Helps to identify and leverage available resources aligned to school needs.
- Communicates District priorities, strategies, and supports.
- Informs, designs, and facilitates professional development at the district, school, and grade/department levels.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
