BUILDING-BASED MATHEMATICS COACH - 10 MO

Teaching Learning and Assessment - BUILDING-BASED MATHEMATICS COACH - 10 MO

BUILDING-BASED MATHEMATICS COACH - 10 MO

Teaching Learning and Assessment

Certified

Job Number 2300290134

Start Date 11202024

Open Date 03132026

Closing Date Assignment is for the 2026-27 school year only. Assignment for subsequent years is contingent upon continuous funding. Tenured teachers may be reassigned to a 9-month teaching position for the following school term if funding is not available.

ROLE OF THE BUILDING-BASED MATHEMATICS COACH Per the Alabama Numeracy Act 2022-249 ANA, the ANA building-based mathematics coaches may not perform administrative duties, serve in administrative roles, serve as a substitute teacher, serve as a testing coordinator, serve as an interventionist, or perform any other school duties not focused on coaching or the mathematics improvement of students during the instructional day ANA page 28.

The duties include but are not limited to:

• Support the improvement of instruction with an emphasis on Tier 1 instruction to ensure students do not fall behind.
• Collaborating with the school principal and faculty to establish and implement a strategic plan for coaching and mathematics instruction to improve student achievement in mathematics.
• Facilitating schoolwide mathematics professional learning including job-embedded assistance using coaching strategies including joint preplanning, modeling lessons, co-teaching lessons, targeted observation to collect data, and debriefing.
• Model evidence-based mathematics instructional and intervention strategies for teachers.
• Mentoring and coaching teachers continuously.
• Assisting teachers in using data to differentiate mathematics instruction and to identify students exhibiting the characteristics of dyscalculia and other exceptionalities.
• Monitoring the progress of K-5 students in mathematics through benchmark formative assessments at least three times per year and making recommendations for modifying instruction based on the individual needs of students and trends in student data.
• Focusing solely as a mathematics coach for schools with elementary grade students.
• Collaborating with teachers and grade-level teams of teachers to foster the use of appropriate instructional materials including concrete materials necessary to ensure that students understand mathematical concepts.
• Collaborating with grade-level teams to develop rigorous tasks, lessons, and assessments aligned with grade-level mathematics content standards to facilitate the analysis of student work samples and assessment data and to work in partnership with teachers to provide real-time feedback and make next-step instructional decisions based on the students evidence.
• Assisting teachers with administering fractional reasoning screeners or diagnostic assessments or both for students in Grades 4 and 5 subject to legislative appropriation. The assistance of a mathematics coach may not exceed two hours per week.
• Advocating, planning, and coordinating opportunities in conjunction with the principal for school-based family and community engagement in mathematics.
• Participating actively and cooperatively in any OMI regional coordinator and Alabama Mathematics Science and Technology Initiative AMSTI regional mathematics specialist visits and professional learning to meet agreed-upon personal outcomes and all school district and state-established mathematics goals.
• Engaging in ongoing learning opportunities to grow in knowledge, skills, and expertise in mathematics.
• Facilitating the use of assessment data in all tiers of mathematics instruction to assist in making decisions that will move students to higher levels of performance in mathematics.
• Planning or facilitating, or both, professional learning opportunities that will assist teachers in targeting student deficits, facilitate professional conversations, foster student engagement, assess student learning, reflect on professional practice, and identify next learning steps to achieve state, district, and school goals in mathematics.
• Recording job duties and time spent with teachers on a state-specified electronic platform.
• Supporting teachers in the authentic integration of computer science and computational thinking concepts within the mathematics classroom.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Hold a valid Alabama professional certification in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education.
• Hold a masters degree or have completed professional development recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force or both.
• Have a minimum of five years experience as an early childhood education, elementary education, or special education teacher.
• Must demonstrate expertise as attested by a current or former employing district in mathematics instruction and intervention and early numeracy interventions including dyscalculia interventions.
• Must possess effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess effective time management and organizational skills.
• Must possess a high level of integrity and commitment to job responsibilities.
• Must possess knowledge of literacy content and learning theory.

Duty Days 202

Salary Range From To As per State Teacher Matrix depending on degree and experience. Beginning bachelors pay - SCH 38 Rank B

Additional Job Information Applicants selected for certified positions must have undergone an ABIFBI criminal history background check, fingerprinting administered through sites selected and approved by the MCPSS and State of Alabama Education Department, and been declared suitable and fit to teach under state law. Applicants selected must also pass a drug-screening test via forms provided by Human Resources during the selection process.

THE MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

The State does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religious preference, marital status, disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law. Employees of the District are required to comply with the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments.

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