Instructional Coach

About This Role

Supporting teachers in using research-based instructional strategies is the main focus of this coaching role. You will work directly with teachers in classrooms, providing demonstrations, collaborative coaching, and one-on-one support. The coach will also facilitate professional development and help align teaching practices with district priorities, using assessment data to suggest and monitor student intervention strategies.

Responsibilities

• Model research-based instructional approaches and collaborate with teachers to determine the best approaches for all students' needs (including students with IEPs, ELs, and historically marginalized populations)
• Observe teachers implementing instructional changes and provide ongoing feedback
• Provide ongoing professional development to teachers
• Assist with systemic design and implementation of improvements to Tier I instruction
• Provide support to teachers through collaborative analysis of student work and both formal and informal assessments
• Assist teachers with integrating appropriate strategies, manipulatives, and technology into their content instruction
• Collaborate at the building and district level with curriculum writing and resource adoption
• Set goals with teachers to guide work, target root causes, and monitor progress towards goals
• Maintain a focus on equity and inclusion by recognizing and interrupting inequitable outcomes; examining structural barriers and biases; and cultivating inclusion
• Build strong connections and trusting relationships with faculty, staff, and administration
• Support the administrator and leadership team in creating the school's improvement plan with specific, measurable, and attainable benchmarks for teacher and student performance
• Collaborate, plan, and communicate with the principal and SOIs on a regular basis
• Participate fully in professional development for coaches
• Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor

Requirements

• An appropriate valid and current Pennsylvania Instructional II Certificate
• Evidence of ability to deliver effective Tier I instruction
• Experience using assessment results to plan effective instruction
• Knowledge of successful techniques for classroom organization and management
• Ability to share proven instructional approaches with teachers and administrators and interpersonal skills to provide suggestions and coaching
• Strong organizational skills, strategic planning skills, and efficiency in meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board or Superintendent may determine

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