Instructional Coach (Literacy)

This 10-month Licensed position reports to the School Principal.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an Accredited College or University in Elementary Education; Master’s degree preferred.
• Valid Virginia Department of Education Teaching Provisional, Collegiate, or Post-Graduate License with an endorsement in Elementary Education, or eligibility to obtain the license with the appropriate endorsement upon hiring.
• Minimum of three to five years of successful teaching experience.
• Knowledge of current research in instructional coaching, curriculum trends in instruction, teacher effectiveness, differentiated instruction, student learning, and best practices in instruction.
• Knowledge of a variety of literacy assessments and familiarity with state assessments.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and facilitates program-specific professional learning and implementation to support the inclusion of all students in a collaborative manner.
• Coordinates services and communicates program goals with appropriate personnel.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of ACPS literacy frameworks and subcomponents such as the Elementary Reading Guidelines.
• Strengthens teachers’ instructional knowledge and their repertoire of pedagogical strategies for teaching rigorous content to all students.
• Facilitates the consistent use of effective literacy strategies by supporting teachers through co-planning, co-teaching, modeling, demonstration sessions, reflecting, and focused classroom observations.
• Supports teachers in creating classroom environments where literacy is consistently and effectively integrated, and all learners are actively engaged and supported in challenging and rigorous studies through daily reading, writing, oral communication experiences, and hands-on activities.
• Collaborates with teachers (general education, special education, and English Language Learning teachers) and administrators to develop and provide differentiated support, setting student achievement goals related to growth in reading and professional development goals that are pedagogically-based and data-driven.
• Facilitates the analysis and interpretation of formative and summative literacy data and the continuous improvement process school-wide.
• Assists administrative and instructional staff in analyzing and interpreting data and designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to improve student achievement.
• Collaborates with teachers, both individually and in small groups, to analyze student work, reflect on instructional delivery, evaluate lessons, and differentiate instruction accordingly.
• Documents work and maintains progress logs with teacher input.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Pay

Step placement and salary for this position are determined by The ACPS Teachers and Other Licensed Staff Salary Scale.

Clearances

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.
• Public Health Compliance – Must follow safety and health protocols.