Pay Grade:                          School Instructional Coach Salary Schedule (10.5 month)

Department:                      Academic Services

Accountable To:               Director of Curriculum & Instruction

FLSA Status:                       Exempt

Funding Source:               ESSER grants

Creation/Revision Date:               April 2, 2021 (effective 2021-2022 school year)

Summary:

Under general direction, incumbent(s) trains, models and coaches school leadership and teachers in the effective planning and implementation of the intervention cycle, differentiated instructional strategies to meet the needs of all students, and the utilization of assessments and the resulting data to monitor student progress.

Essential Functions:

• Coaches and models the implementation of assessment practices in the classroom.
• Coaches and models designing and delivery of effective instruction to targeted students.
• Coaches and models on how to utilize disaggregated student achievement data to plan and deliver instruction and make data-driven instructional decisions.
• Models student monitoring to ensure that targeted students are making adequate academic progress.
• Coaches and conducts demonstration lessons with individual teachers who request or require assistance with instructional strategies and how to manage intervention periods, lesson design, and accomplishing the objectives.
• Provides feedback to teachers in need of assistance with instructional practices, the use of student data for planning instruction, and the management of the classroom and students, whether supportive or directive.
• Prepares, presents and facilitates professional development in the area of intervention (integrating assessment, data usage, identifying individual student needs and providing targeted instruction aligned with needs).
• Participates in professional development activities in Academic Services directed at supporting learning about and implementation of effective intervention.
• Performs other duties as required.

Required Qualifications:

To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications.  Verification of these required qualifications is necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field;
• Five years of teaching experience;
• Valid Arizona Department of Education teacher certification (applicable to 5^th-8^th grade);
• Valid fingerprint clearance (IVP) card.

Preferred Qualifications:

It is preferred that applicant possesses the following preferred qualifications; however, the following qualifications are not required to be eligible for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field;
• Mentoring experience with student teachers and/or teachers;
• Curriculum, instruction and assessment committee/team experiences;
• Collaborative leadership roles and experiences such as team teaching, committees, and councils;
• Presentations to large and small groups;
• Demonstrated and modeled intervention strategies to a variety of audiences;
• Effective teaching and classroom experience at various grade levels.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The qualifications for this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Skills required, but not limited to, for this position include:

• Demonstrating effective instructional skills;
• Modeling effective classroom management and organizational skills;
• Observing and documenting skills in an objective and accurate manner;
• Applying coaching and feedback skills;
• Demonstrating knowledge of District curricula, assessment, and instructional programs;
• Demonstrating skills with computer applications;
• Delivering effective instructional programs;
• Working with diverse student populations;
• Using computer related software applications;
• Complying with Federal, State, and District policies and procedures;
• Developing staff development activities and training sessions;
• Working individually and with groups;
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information.

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

The working environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.