Foundational Literacy Coach

Foundational Literacy Coach

Established in 1874, we have grown to 21 schools, serving over 10,000 students with over 50+ languages spoken by our students. Our organization is centered around our values and beliefs that our students are confident self-advocates with interpersonal and critical thinking skills who productively and innovatively make a positive impact in their current and future communities. We are proud of the family-like culture that permeates our system.

Our system boasts award winning faculty and principals, high achieving students, signature programs and unparalleled parental and community support. We take our mission and vision seriously and we are committed to inspiring excellence in every child and every adult so that our students are prepared to embrace the opportunities of tomorrow. At TD3, you have an opportunity to change the world and life trajectory of over 10,000 students.

The Foundational Literacy Coach will facilitate and assist pre-k-3 teachers to increase performance of their students' early literacy skills, measured on the state reading assessment and approved literacy screener. The coach 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.

The Foundational Literacy Coach is responsible for assisting teachers in the implementation and effective delivery of scientifically based reading instruction with a focus on Tier 1/Core. Coaches will provide appropriate services to their assigned school for a cohesive, sustained, intensive, and classroom focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant for students. Literacy coaches will provide a non-threatening, open, professional, and collaborative work relationship with district/charter-level school personnel, other school-based coaches, principals, and teachers.

They will be required to use data to effectively identify the needs of the assigned school 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.

• Provide information and training to teachers in a variety of settings (e.g., whole group staff development, grade level meetings, one-on-one)
• Model and co-teach instructional strategies and techniques
• Support teachers in implementation of new skills through instructional or facilitative coaching
• Observe new and experienced teachers in the classroom during the reading instructional tiers to provide specific one-on-one feedback regarding evidence-based practices to individual teachers during the coaching conferencing process
• Assist in planning and implementation of a 90 to 120-minute K-3 literacy block with an emphasis on phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, in addition to oral and written language
• Assist in planning and implementation of developmentally appropriate pre-k literacy practices with an emphasis on language, emergent literacy and emergent writing
• Provide professional learning opportunities related to core and intervention instruction
• Provide resources, tools, and research for enhancing instructional practices
• Support teachers to deepen their understanding of content knowledge, evidence-based reading strategies, and how to use a variety of assessments to monitor student achievement
• Support grade level teams in analyzing data and designing next steps for instruction
• Maintain records related to coaching cycles, professional development, and data related to early literacy screening
• Meet with the school administration and leadership team on a regular basis to examine school data and assist in school-wide planning and…