District Coach

Job Location:

Gibbons Street PreK Center

Job Location (Short):
Bartow, FL, USA, 33830

Status:
Open

Posting End Date:

Salary Grade:
Teacher

District Based Coach

This position exists to deliver appropriate teacher-to-teacher professional learning and coaching support, resulting in improved effectiveness of classroom instructional practices and enhanced student achievement. This position will serve a specified Region within the district, or in a District location. This position will be assigned to a mathematics, literacy or science content area, for which s/he must be fully qualified.

The District Coach is responsible for teacher-to-teacher coaching, modeling, mentoring and collaborating to promote a better articulated instructional curriculum for students.

This position will also be responsible for coaching teachers about: data collection, analysis, interpretation and usage; research-based instructional strategies and programs; school improvement, and for building a shared knowledge base for teaching and learning throughout schools.

Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assist school-based administrators and teachers in analyzing school, class, and individual student data to determine needs in the content area.
• Conduct focus walks with state, district and/or school-based personnel to collect and analyze data to plan for instruction and professional development.
  
  - Assist content area teachers in planning instruction and assessments based on the national and state standards and benchmarks, using pacing charts and instructional strategies and materials effectively, and using data from formative assessments and district assessments to improve instruction.
• Support teachers in planning instruction to meet the needs of all students through differentiated instruction.
• Provide classroom support by observing, modeling, co-teaching and providing specific feedback.
• Help teachers understand state and district mandates and how these mandates support student achievement.
  
  - Provide support for school-based professional development to build the school's training capacity.
• Develop and deliver school-based professional development in content area and instructional strategies for the assigned grades or content area based on targeted school needs and identified teacher needs.
• Provide follow-up support at the school level for district professional development in assigned content area.
• Support school leadership teams in the development and facilitation of professional learning communities for the purpose of professional study and collaborative work such as lesson study and examining student work.
• Participate in professional development opportunities to deepen content knowledge and knowledge of professional learning communities, adult learning theory, and best practices in the appropriate content area, and to develop coaching and technology skills.
• Participate in district, regional, and/or state meetings to facilitate the implementation of standards-based instruction.

Perform other responsibilities as assigned to support the implementation of standards-based instruction and professional development in content area, such as: identify literature and resources for professional development; keep extensive and routine activity logs and submit monthly; assist with development of district learning schedules and assessments as needed.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree is required. Master's Degree with advanced content area coursework is preferred. Must hold a valid Florida Professional Certificate and be fully qualified in the designated content area. A minimum of three to five years of experience as a highly effective classroom teacher is required, during which accomplishment in facilitating student learning gains was consistently demonstrated and may be proven by a effective or highly effective VAM (Value Added Model) score.

Elementary coaches supporting mathematics, literacy, and/or science must be reading endorsed/ certified; middle school coaches serving science and literacy must be reading endorsed/ certified; and high school coaches serving literacy must be reading endorsed / certified. Starting in the  school year, literacy coaches must be rated highly effective. Subject to annual renewal in accordance…