SY Foundational Literacy Coach

Position: 26/27 SY Foundational Literacy Coach
PENDERGAST SCHOOL DISTRICT

Job Description

Job Title:
Foundational Literacy Coach

EXEMPT: Yes JOB CODE:

SALARY LEVEL: Certified Salary Schedule DEPARTMENT:

LOCATION: PLC / School Sites TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Certified Calendar

REPORTS TO: Director of School Improvement & Program Development DATE APPROVED:

POSITION LEVEL:

SUMMARY:

The Foundational Literacy Coach is responsible for assisting teachers in the implementation and effective delivery of scientifically based reading instruction. They are also responsible for providing ongoing professional development and coaching support. Coaches will provide appropriate services to schools for a cohesive, sustained, intensive, and classroom focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant for students.

The Foundational Literacy coaches will provide a non-threatening, open, professional, and collaborative work relationship with district/charter-level school personnel, school-based literacy coaches, principals, and teachers. They will be required to use data to effectively identify the needs of assigned schools to prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technical assistance that builds educator capacity to provide effective literacy instruction so that students meet age and grade level literacy expectations by the end of 3rd grade and beyond.

The Foundational Literacy Coach position is for the purpose of facilitating and assisting Pk-3 teachers to increase performance of their student's early literacy skills, measured on the state aligned reading assessment. The coaches will facilitate learning aligned to the science of reading research and provide technical assistance to teachers that will improve implementation of aligned practices into daily literacy instruction and intervention.

This work includes the integration of the Arizona's English Language Arts (ELA) Standards and Arizona's Early Learning Language and Literacy Standards, locally determined literacy curricula, and intervention programs, and use of data collected from the administration of formal and informal assessment tools.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree in Education or related field with 3 years documented successful experience teaching reading
  -OR Bachelor's Degree in Education or related field with 5 years documented successful experience teaching reading with a minimum of 3 years of literacy experience at the State, District/Charter, or School Level
• Valid Arizona Teaching Certificate
• Reading Endorsement

PREFERRED AND ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Successful experience facilitating adult learning and delivering professional development specific to literacy instruction (e.g., professional development feedback / surveys, letters from participants, etc.)
• Experience mentoring, coaching, and providing feedback about instruction to classroom teachers
• Experience leading others in a collaborative process
• Experience analyzing and using student achievement data for instructional purposes
• Ability to travel daily

Such alternatives to the above required & preferred qualifications as the Superintendent/Designee may find appropriate and acceptable

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General Practices and Definitions

Professional Development: building, revising, scheduling, delivering, and overseeing multi- format professional development related to foundational literacy, Arizona's English Language Arts (ELA) Standards and Language and Literacy (ECE) Standards, science of reading, structured literacy, and Move On When Reading.

Guidance and Technical Assistance: building, maintaining, and disseminating guidance documents and resources, providing technical assistance over the phone, via email, virtually, and in person related to foundational literacy, Arizona's English Language Arts (ELA) Standards and Language and Literacy (ECE) Standards, science of reading, structured literacy, and Move on When Reading.

Record Maintenance and Reporting: maintain records related to coaching cycles, professional development, test scores, and data related to Move On When Reading, build reports for multiple audiences to share data on foundational reading, literacy and Move On When Reading and present findings to multiple audiences.

Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

School Level

Provide daily technical support (at least 85% of the school week) to school-based coaches or lead teachers in their capacity to support instruction of the 5 components of reading, implement curriculum, administer assessments, analyze data, and utilize technology

Model effective coaching and conferencing techniques

Assist administrators, school-based literacy coaches, and teachers in addressing grade specific curriculum by developing an effective school-wide literacy plan and providing strategies for monitoring the plan's implementation

Design and conduct professional development to meet the varied needs of school- based literacy coaches and teachers

Conference with administrators, school-based literacy coaches, and teachers to create specific goals and…