Instructional Coach

Job Description

INSTRUCTIONAL COACH

Reports to: The Building principal in conjunction with Assistant Superintendent of Elementary/Secondary.

General

Summary:

An instructional coach focuses on successful implementation of district-wide instructional practices, methodology, and K-12 curriculum to build empowered and equipped educators, resulting in increased student learning.

• Supports Professional Learning Communities as a framework for school change and improvement.
• Serves as a member of the Instructional Coaches’ collaborative team.
• Strives to continuously improve district-wide practices, culture, and instruction.
• Collaborates with school administrators, technology coordinator, Superintendent, assistant superintendents, coaches, teachers, and other school system personnel in implementing district frameworks and best practices to improve student outcomes.
• Coaches teachers to develop lesson plans, create common vocabulary, and facilitate instruction of the adopted curriculum.
• Develops and conducts training with whole group, small group, and one-to-one instructional practices and strategies.
• Empowers colleagues by providing information, mentoring, coaching, modeling, collaborative problem solving, and solution-focused dialogue.
• Analyzes data to identify, design, and implement preemptive interventions collaboratively with teams.
• Works with building administrators on building-specific requests.
• Maintains confidentiality as defined within the policy and procedure manual.
• Performs other reasonably related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Education – Bachelor’s Degree (minimum)
• Certification or Licensure – Preferred Master of Education or administration;
  Valid Indiana License
• Experience – Evidence of success as a highly effective classroom teacher.
• Knowledge – Understanding of collaborative learning teams and effective instructional practices, standards, formative and summative assessments, and ways to disseminate derived data.

Starting Date: Immediately

Length of

Contract:

195 days

Position Type: Exempt (Full-Time)

Location: Warsaw Community Schools, Jefferson Elementary – Winona Lake, Indiana