Instructional Coach

About the role

The primary function of the position within the organization is to provide essential leadership for a school’s entire Literacy, Math, or Science program. The position is charged with expertise in reading and writing across content areas, communication, and instructional organization.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and leads a team that develops literacy, math, or science plans for a school
• Guides teachers in embedding instructional strategies
• Analyzes data related to student mastery
• Collaborates with teachers to build a knowledge base of core content areas and repertoire of teaching skills to improve student achievement
• Shares effective instructional strategies with teachers both individually and through in-service workshops
• Assists with unit and lesson planning, observes teachers in the classroom as requested by principals
• Makes recommendations for improvement in performance as appropriate
• Offers advice and assistance as needed
• Aids teachers and school administrators in meeting identified goals in instruction
• Maintains on-going communication with teachers, school leadership as appropriate
• Collaborates with teachers to build a knowledge base of core content areas and repertoire of teaching skills to improve student achievement
• Keeps abreast of developments in curriculum, instruction, educational/content area research and assist in determining their appropriateness for implementation at the school level
• Analyzes state and district assessment data to help target professional development needs
• Designs, plans and implements school and individual-level professional development opportunities addressing instructional content, curriculum, instructional methods, and assessment in the classroom
• Organizes and facilitates a team that reviews assessment data and develops long-term literacy, math, or science plan for a school
• Organizes and facilitates grade level teams, teacher leaders, or curriculum focus group sessions
• Communicates instructional best practices with school leadership to provide maximum teacher effectiveness
• Leads analysis of data related to student achievement in Literacy, Math, or Science and supports staff in using this data in instructional decision making
• Prepares weekly logs and/or reports documenting activities to support the improvement of teaching and learning at assigned school(s)
• Compiles data for and prepares various statistical, administrative and professional reports as required
• Attends training, conferences, workshops and meetings as appropriate to enhance job knowledge and skills

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction or other relevant field of study
• Requires an endorsement in the content area directly related to area of assignment
• Requires four (4) years of classroom experience related to the area of assignment
• Requires a valid state of Tennessee teacher licensure certification