Tier 1 Coordinator

Sioux City Community School District • Sioux City, IA

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Tier 1 Coordinator, possessing both content and instructional expertise, will collaborate with administrators and teachers across multiple buildings within a feeder system to enhance student learning and teacher practice. This role focuses on providing individual and group professional development to deepen teachers' understanding and application of proven instructional methods. The coordinator will also engage in coaching cycles to support the implementation of District-approved instructional strategies, with a particular emphasis on assisting teachers new to the profession or the District. The support provided will be personalized, tailored to the goals and identified needs of individual teachers.

Requirements

• A valid Iowa teaching certificate
• A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in education or acceptable content area
• A minimum of three years teaching experience
• One year experience within the District
• Must possess proper state certification and licensure for the position.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and groups from all levels of the organization, including staff, principals, and central administration.
• Ability to present and communicate through technology, including spreadsheets, PowerPoint, and web-based information.
• Must possess influencing/persuasion skills when working with staff and principals on curriculum issues and instructional strategies to embrace and implement change intended to positively impact student achievement.
• Must be an effective facilitator in a variety of situations.
• Ability to facilitate group meetings and facilitate large and small group professional development.
• Ability to plan both long-term and short-term.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to organize and assimilate information, assessment data, scheduling, and other needs within the building.
• Solid background in assessment and ability to interpret data, which may be very complex and varied.
• Ability to apply assessment strategies and link assessment data analysis to school improvement, curriculum, and professional development.
• Competent in research and information gathering through technology.
• Capability to collect and sort data through technology.

Nice To Haves

• The employee is expected to demonstrate continued professional growth specific to the program(s).

Responsibilities

• Adheres to Board policies, district procedures, and contractual obligations.
• Assists new teachers, in a collaborative model of observation, conversation, and lesson demonstration, to analyze and reflect on their practice to promote quality instructional practices.
• Provides assistance to teachers through a strength-based approach; assistance to teachers will be provided with positive terms and not evaluative.
• Demonstrates lessons using research-based practices.
• Models effective, differentiated instruction.
• Provides individualized, classroom-based coaching with participants to support them in implementing good instructional practices.
• Participates or facilitates in the professional learning community and grade-level team discussions among teachers in which issues related to implementing effective content instruction are considered, current research on effective practice is shared and discussed, engaging lessons are planned, and student work and data are reviewed to inform instruction.
• Provides professional development for teachers and/or schools with a focus on improving student achievement.
• Understands the need to serve special populations of learners.
• Analyzes and uses data to determine appropriate instructional decisions.
• Supports teachers and/or schools with specific classroom activities when requested.
• Assists teachers and/or schools in aligning their teaching with appropriate standards, curriculum, and assessments.
• Assists teachers and/or schools in Tier 1 and Tier 2 for academic and behavior support.
• Supports teachers and administrators in the development and planning of interventions.
• Manages time and schedule flexibly to maximize teacher and/or school schedules and learning.
• Prioritize the needs of teachers and/or schools across multiple buildings throughout the District.
• Participates fully in District, building, and/or department professional development.
• Understands that job responsibilities may vary related to teacher and/or building.
• Supports District-level initiatives as directed by the District Leadership Team.
• Works collaboratively and collegially with all teacher leaders, building leadership teams, teachers, and administrators.
• Employs the seven basic practices of instructional coaching: Enroll the teacher, Collaborative planning, Model the lesson, Teacher-directed post conferencing, Observation by the coach, Collaboratively explore the data, Continued support.

Benefits

• The Tier 1 Coordinator retains the regular teaching contract and shall be issued a supplemental contract for a one-year assignment to the Tier 1 Coordinator role.
• The supplemental contract will be for additional work on an “as needed” basis beyond the career teacher contract.
• The scope of the work to be completed for the additional contract days will be determined by the District Leadership Team.
• $2,000 stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level