Building Lead​/ Academic support

Job Description

A Building Lead in a school plays a critical role in supporting daily operations, strengthening communication, and ensuring that both staff and students are successful throughout the school day. This position often serves as a bridge between teachers and administration and helps maintain a safe, organized, and productive learning environment. Below is a detailed description of the responsibilities typically expected of a Building Lead.

The Building Lead helps maintain strong instructional practices across classrooms by:

• Supporting teachers with curriculum implementation and pacing
• Monitoring classroom instruction to ensure alignment with school expectations
• Assisting with lesson planning support when needed
• Helping teachers interpret student data to improve instruction
• Encouraging student-centered learning strategies
• Supporting new teachers with onboarding and classroom management guidance

A Building Lead works closely with staff to ensure professionalism and consistency across the building by:

• Serving as the first point of contact for teacher concerns during the school day
• Supporting substitutes with schedules, materials, and expectations
• Helping monitor staff attendance and coverage needs
• Reinforcing school policies and procedures
• Providing informal coaching and feedback to staff
• Supporting a positive staff culture and morale

Maintaining a safe and structured learning environment is a key responsibility. Duties may include:

• Assisting with student behavior interventions
• Responding to classroom discipline referrals
• Supporting implementation of behavior plans
• Monitoring hallways, transitions, lunch, and arrival/dismissal times
• Communicating with families when concerns arise (as directed by administration)
• Helping coordinate student incentives and accountability systems

The Building Lead helps ensure the school runs smoothly by:

• Overseeing daily schedules and transitions
• Supporting arrival, dismissal, and hallway supervision
• Assisting with emergency procedures and safety drills
• Monitoring classroom coverage when staff are absent
• Coordinating building logistics during testing or special events
• Ensuring classrooms and shared spaces remain organized and functional

A Building Lead acts as a communication link between administration and staff by:

• Sharing updates from leadership with teachers
• Gathering staff feedback and concerns
• Supporting implementation of school-wide initiatives
• Helping coordinate meetings and reminders
• Assisting with family communication when needed

To help improve student outcomes, Building Leads often:

• Review assessment data with teachers
• Track student progress across grade levels
• Support intervention planning
• Monitor completion of grading and documentation expectations
• Assist with testing coordination (STAR, Forward Exam, etc.)

Building Leads frequently help organize school activities by:

• Supporting enrollment events and open houses
• Coordinating family engagement activities
• Assisting with professional development logistics
• Helping manage school-wide celebrations and assemblies
• Supporting testing schedules and academic programs

As a leadership role within the building, the Building Lead:

• Models professionalism and accountability
• Helps maintain consistency in expectations across classrooms
• Supports implementation of school improvement goals
• Assists administration with priority initiatives
• Steps in to support decision-making when administrators are unavailable

In many schools— especially growing campuses like yours at ITA
—a Building Lead also helps oversee curriculum alignment in early grades, supports enrollment efforts, and ensures strong communication between lower-grade teams and administration. This makes the role both instructional and operational, with a strong focus on keeping the building running efficiently each day.

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