Instructional Coach

Purpose

To provide job-imbedded professional development and support to individual teachers in planning for day-to-day instruction, classroom management and interpersonal relations with students, parents and staff

Director of Instructional Support

• Demonstrates excellence in teaching and instructional support.
• Good understanding of district procedures and expectations.
• Strong leadership and people skills.
• Good working relationship with others.

• Helps teachers new to the district feel welcome, secure and part of the El Dorado USD 490 teaching team.
• Provides leadership and inspiration to new teachers toward excellence in performance.
• Helps new teachers adjust to the work environment and expectations for El Dorado USD 490 professional staff.
• Provides information to new teachers about the community, school district, school building, faculty, professional development and students and needed.
• Attends meeting of mentors and/or new teachers as required.
• Provides professional development in the areas of classroom management, instructional efficacy, and communication to new teachers as well as those identified for additional support beyond their first year in the district.
• Makes contact with assigned teachers on a regular basis.
• Communicates as needed with building principal and/or other district resource personnel regarding questions and concerns raised by the new teacher.
• Completes and submits required reports.

• Requires prolonged sitting or standing, and use of equipment including repetitive motions and computer eye fatigue.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced, intense work environment.
• Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments, with numerous interruptions.

Health, life, disability insurance. Section 125 Plan. $117 a year toward YMCA membership.

Commensurate with background and experience. Starting at $48,680 annually

Unified School District 490, El Dorado Public Schools, serves students and families throughout 128 square miles in the city of El Dorado and the surrounding rural area of Butler County with a comprehensive educational program including vocal music, band, orchestra, fine arts, physical education, art, foreign language, and technology. The district has been recognized nationally for excellence in technology and takes pride in providing tools that support equity for educational access.

Students attend one of three elementary schools, a middle school serving grades 6‑8, and El Dorado High School, a 4A school serving students in grades 9‑12. Pre‑K students are served through a State Four‑Year Old Preschool grant and Early Childhood Special Education. The district has provided free all‑day kindergarten for many years. The high school provides alternative and virtual programs for students who experience success in non‑traditional settings or for those who need to recover credits in order to stay on track for graduation at an off‑site campus located in the District Performing Arts Center.

A drop‑out recovery program for adults is provided through partnership with ORION Service Center. In addition, the district is a member of the Butler County Special Education Cooperative, serving students in all nine Butler County school districts. A free district shuttle bus system ensures the safety of students required to cross two highways intersecting the city and is also supplemented by an activity route shuttle to better support student engagement in after‑school extracurricular activities.

A full‑range of summer programs is provided including driver’s education, exploratory summer camp for grades K‑5, course completion and credit recovery. Each program is supported by free transportation and access to other community support services such as the YMCA and City Recreation programs.

The Board of Education has developed a comprehensive strategic plan with goals in Student Achievement, Staff Retention & Recruitment, School Climate, Communication, and Infrastructure. As a result of this planning over the course of three strategic…