Position Title: Instructional Coach
Qualifications: Holds at least a Master's Degree in Education with 5 years experience
Hold valid Indiana Teacher License that is applicable to the grade level/subject
assigned
Such alternatives to the above qualifications that the Board may find
appropriate and acceptable
Supervisor: Principal
Job Goal: To assist teachers through demonstration and encouragement to provide a
well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment in which students can take full
advantage of the instructional program and available resources and to insure that students
master the Indiana State Standards and skills that will help them contribute to their
development as mature, able and responsible citizens
Essential Abilities:
Maintains high ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students
Meets and coaches other staff members to improve performance
Demonstrates and encourages best instructional practices
Demonstrates and encourages a wide variety of instructional techniques which is consistent with the needs and
capabilities of the class or student groups involved
Places special emphasis on differentiation techniques and special education improvements
Leads school effort to review and revise the current curriculum to include remediation/enrichment/assessment
Assists individual teachers as needed to guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum and
establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to communicate these objectives to students
objectives
understanding of individual students their needs, interests and abilities
Demonstrates and encourages assessment of student progress on a regular basis
Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, and facilities
Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative
regulations
Upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations, and policies of the M.C.S. Board of Education
Able to stand for a reasonable length of time and to stoop and bend
Communicate orally and in writing using correct English, including proofreading, correcting documents and
student work
Performance Responsibilities:
Assists principal with remediation/special education/high ability as needed
Assists principal with Summer School planning as needed
Assists principal with integration and articulation of curriculum between MCS schools
Assist with ILEARN testing (if applicable)
Assist principal with trend analysis of school data
Leads school level efforts of MTSS Committee and follow up
Leads school level efforts of remediation
Placement / entry testing as needed
Participates in in-service training programs
Make provisions for being available to staff and administration for educational related purposes
Cooperates with other members of the staff
Participates in the textbook adoption process
Helps students master instructional materials as needed
Demonstrates and encourages independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work
Remains alert to any problem or special information about an individual student
Assumes non-classroom duties as playground, lunchroom, hall, and bus area supervision as assigned
Attends and participates in faculty meetings
Establishes and maintains cooperative and professional relations with other members of the staff
Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing program of reading workshops, seminars,
conferences, and/or advanced course work at institutions of high learning
professional journals
Terms of employment:
o Rate of Pay: Salary Schedule of Mitchell Community Schools
o Paid Days of Employment: 184 days
o Hours of Employment Per Day: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
o Duty Free Time per Day (Paid or Unpaid): 30 min
o Conditions of employment as per current Mitchell Community School Board Policy and the current master
contract between Mitchell Community Schools and the Mitchell Education Association
o The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace
throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.
Evaluation:
o Job performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with board policy and the annual evaluation
schedule