2026-2027 DW Instructional and Behavior Coach (Part-time) - PEMBROKE Elementary

Qualifications

Kentucky teacher certification and a Rank II/Master's Degree
Minimum of six years successful teaching experience
Demonstrated knowledge of state and national standards
Deep knowledge of reading, writing, literacy development, and/or math
Deep knowledge of and experience in:
Content Instructional strategies
Conditions of Learning
Assessment driven instruction (teaching/learning process)
Effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills for building an environment with a common instructional focus, promoting initiatives, and conveying expectations
Ability to design and deliver quality professional development for administrators and teachers
Ability to model lessons demonstrating best practice instruction
Ability to support teachers in development of differentiated lessons
Outstanding presentation and facilitation skills
Demonstrated ability to communicate in a professional manner both orally and in writing
Demonstrated strength in organization, communication skills and efficiency in meeting deadlines
Experience in analyzing data to plan for instruction
Demonstrated ability to function as a positive collaborative member of a team
Demonstrated interest and engagement in professional learning and reflection

Position Summary

To provide professional development and coaching around Response to Intervention and identified needs to fully implement the District Improvement Plan;
To model academic and behavioral interventions;
To assist with data analysis and progress monitoring for academic and behavioral interventions;
To provide coaching, mentoring, and technical assistance/consultation for classroom teachers and students, with emphasis on effective instructional practices;
To assist in developing, implementing and monitoring the district curriculum and benchmark assessments at the building level.

Instructional Focus

Facilitate curriculum and benchmark assessment development/refinement work at the district and building levels;
Assist teachers in developing and implementing formative assessment practices that are aligned to curriculum maps and pacing guides;
Provide individualized, classroom-based coaching with participants to support them in implementing good instructional practices;
Assist teachers in aligning their teaching with appropriate standards, curriculum and assessments;
Assist teachers in their professional learning as a trained peer observer in the Professional Growth and Evaluation System;
Assist teachers in analyzing formative assessment data to inform instructional practices;
Assist teachers and school leadership in implementing a Response to Intervention program through professional development, coaching, and monitoring;
Model effective, differentiated instruction and how to appropriately intervene in a Response to Intervention program;
Assist new teachers, in a collaborative model of observation, conversation, and lesson demonstration, to analyze and reflect on their practice to promote quality instructional practices;
Implement a collaborative coaching and learning approach;
Participate fully in professional development for coaches, including peer observations, professional research and reading, and inquiry sessions;
Work collaboratively and collegially with other coaches, district specialists, building leadership and district leadership;
Support the instructional vision and mission of Christian County Public Schools

Behavioral Focus

Aid school leadership in developing and promoting the components and operation of a proactive school-wide discipline system that includes procedures for teaching school-wide behavioral expectations;
Encourage school-wide behavioral expectations;
Discourage rule violations and problem behavior;
Monitor, adapt, and enhance implementation of the system;
Promote fundamental strategies and system of classroom management that includes classroom-wide positive expectations taught and encouraged, and the teaching of classroom routines and cues taught and encouraged;
Assist the principal with guiding strategic data-based action planning with school teams that includes data collection, analysis and summarization, development of data-based action plans, organization of teams, review of data, analysis and prioritization of problems, development of specific measurable outcomes, selection of evidence-based practices, provision of supports for sustained adoption and implementation and monitoring of implementation and progress toward outcome