Curriculum Coach Head Start

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Location:

NCLA Gold - Natchitoches, LA 71457

The Curriculum Coach is responsible for serving as the educational lead for a Head Start center and ensuring full implementation of all aspects of the PRIME TIME program’s early learning system, policies, procedures, and tools. The goal is to support all children to achieve School Readiness Goals. The Coach must provide ongoing coaching to teaching staff to support them in successfully fulfilling all aspects of their role, including but not limited to: teacher‑child interactions;

learning environments; curriculum; child assessment; meeting all children’s needs; working with families; professional growth and collaboration. The Curriculum Coach is responsible for working with teachers to implement program curriculum with fidelity and to implement the child assessment system reliably, using child outcomes data to plan and individualize instruction.

• Serve as education lead for the center, overseeing implementation of all aspects of education services and providing teachers with supervision, training, coaching, and monitoring.
• Support the effective implementation of the education content area, implementing all relevant policies and procedures.
• Oversee training of new hires (in conjunction with education & HR leads); develop, conduct, or arrange other training as needed for staff, parents, or volunteers.
• Work with teachers to implement program curriculum that incorporates all elements and meets all standards established by the PRIME TIME program (in compliance with Head Start standards and best practices).
• Oversee and approve the preparation of weekly lesson plans, including individualization and all other required elements.
• Ensure that teachers integrate goals from Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for children with disabilities (in consultation with the Mental Health/Disabilities Coordinator).
• Ensure the completion of all required child screenings and assessments, including 45‑ and 90‑day requirements for new children and quarterly progress assessments for all children.
• Ensure that classrooms and outdoor areas are supplied with developmentally appropriate materials.
• Participate in team meetings, home visits, and community events as needed.
• Support teachers in understanding child outcomes data and using it to improve practice.
• Provide teachers with coaching and support for quality improvement and professional growth through regular observation and formal and informal feedback.

• Model strong, positive relationships with families.
• Support Family Coordinators to implement all aspects of the family services program, including planning monthly Parent Committee meetings.
• Ensure parents are integrally involved in developing the program’s curriculum and approach to child development and education through regular meetings with Policy Council members and others.
• Assist teaching staff in developing a system offering parents opportunities for enhancing and increasing their child observation skills.
• Coordinate training for parents and community members wishing to volunteer in the classroom.

• Lead regular team meetings to ensure effective communication and service coordination.
• Attend local, state, and regional initiatives to represent the center and develop professionally.
• Develop a working knowledge of local community resources related to education and transition.
• Actively participate in Head Start/Early Head Start community, including staff meetings, mandated training, committee meetings, and other program‑wide functions as needed, including some evening activities.

• Maintain education portfolios or other documentation of early childhood education services.
• Record child observations, assessment & planning information in

• Review the weekly MBI (Managing By Information) report and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
• Review quarterly MBO (Managing By Outcomes) report and ensure all concerns are addressed in a timely fashion.
• Review quarterly and annual child outcomes data and oversee…