POSITION TITLE
Academic Coach
SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT
Assigned School/ Assigned Discipline
SALARY
Teacher Salary Schedule plus supplement
FLSA STATUS
Exempt
REPORTS TO
Principal
SUPERVISES
Students; Teacher Assistants as assigned
WORK WEEK SCHEDULE
Monday - Friday
WORK HOURS
40
NUMBER OF MONTHS PER YEAR
10
POSITION PURPOSE:
Academic coaches contribute to the development, coordination, implementation, and on-going evaluation of all content areas in the Alamance-Burlington School System.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in an applicable field for applicable level(s)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Masterful knowledge of literacy or mathematics curriculum and best practices.
- Highly developed presentation skills.
- Knowledge of effective staff development models that lead to increased student achievement.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Considerable human relations and human development skills.
- Demonstrated leadership ability.
- Good technical skills with technology and presentation tools.
- Ability to collect and analyze statistical data and maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful reports from that information.
- Ability to plan and evaluate strategies for improving instruction.
- Ability to exercise considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with the public.
- Knowledge of curriculum, instruction and assessment processes.
- Ability to conduct demonstration lessons and non-evaluative classroom observations, and provide support to teachers using the coaching cycle.
- Design effective lessons and interventions in collaboration with classroom teachers to support student needs.
- Work independently with appropriate direction.
- Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action as they pertain to working with adults in the coaching process and professional development.
- Use tact, patience and courtesy when dealing with people.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in an applicable field for applicable level(s)
- If transferring from a teaching position from another school system in or out of state, must have received routine meets standards or above standard evaluations with no action plans for improvement
- Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
- Must hold a valid Teacher's License issued by the state of NC in applicable field and for level assigned
- Must not be on the NCDPI list of teachers no longer qualified to teach and/or must not be currently engaged in a certification revocation hearing process
- Must possess a valid driver's license issued by the NC Department of Motor Vehicles
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- National Board Certification
- Demonstrated record of achieving Highly Qualified status on evaluations
- Spanish Speaking
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Works with teachers and curriculum facilitators to implement a coherent curriculum aligned with state and national standards.
- Promotes use of consistent instructional framework and research-based strategies.
- Helps build assessment systems that are aligned with curriculum and instruction priorities.
- Leads professional development for teachers and curriculum facilitators in literacy, math, and other content areas as needed or identified by building level Principal.
- Helps staff secure, analyze, and interpret data for promoting instructional improvement.
- Supports principals, and teachers in using data at the school level.
- Makes regular classroom visits to support instructional improvement and provides feedback to teachers and staff regarding implementation issues.
- Coordinates with other departments, offices, and organizations to best serve student needs.
- Provides customized professional development to meet unique student needs and support differentiated instruction.
- Participates in regular professional development to improve knowledge and skills.
- Know the curriculum, district policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to their position, and follow them conscientiously.
- Plans for professional growth opportunities for teachers, curriculum facilitators, and/or principals by providing them with research-based strategies and best practices to meet student needs.
- Models the use of technology as an enhancement to student and staff learning. S
- Attends and/or facilitates appropriate professional learning community meetings and assists with development of these teams as needed.
- Attends Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and assists teams of teachers/curriculum facilitators in collecting and analyzing student performance data.
- Performs other assigned duties.