An Instructional Guide interacts with teachers on all aspects of instruction, including planning, assessing learning, and differentiating to meet students’ needs. The instructional guide is a supplemental support to the building. As a supplemental support, the role of the instructional guide is non-supervisory, separate, and apart from the evaluative role of the principal/supervisor of the teacher. Additionally, the instructional guide does not perform the additional responsibilities of the instructional specialist. The instructional guide advocates for, facilitates, and supports the work of the teachers.

• Analyze building and district student achievement data and implementation data to guide the development of training for teachers.

• Documents evidence in improving student achievement in classrooms/buildings.
• Analyze school and content area data for declines, or lower than anticipated growth, for follow-up root cause analyses.
• Provide support in co-leading data analysis with teachers to create strategy and skill embedding plans.
• Develop and help monitor 15-30-45 day support plans which include specific improvement actions and indicators of success with teachers.
• Role play, model, and practice effective coaching conversations related to instructional and classroom management strategies.
• Support individuals or teams of teachers in addressing persistent problems in their instruction or classroom management.
• Engage in conversations with teachers about planning, reflecting, and problem solving with the intent of building autonomy and interdependence.
• Interact with teachers on all aspects of instruction, including planning, assessing learning, and differentiating to meet students’ needs.
• Train teachers on the administration and use of formative and summative assessments.
• Provide professional development sessions for district trainings and site trainings.
• Meet with administrators and teachers to facilitate professional learning, student work analysis, and reflective instruction.
• Demonstrate knowledge and use of effective strategies that improve staff engagement and performance.
• Demonstrate skill in data-driven decision making and professional learning teams.
• Use building walkthroughs to monitor and support building learning plans and the application of professional development.
• Provide constructive, two-way feedback to teachers on planning, instruction and classroom management.
• Facilitate the analysis and use of student achievement data in professional learning communities to positively change instruction.
• Exhibits interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills required to effectively facilitate coaching and professional development.
• Displays the ability to collaboratively facilitate, present and monitor high quality professional development and create instructional tools to assist teachers in implementing effective strategies or reinforce specific skills.
• Paired observation of lesson plan objectives and instructional activities that align to the curriculum.
• Individualized teacher or group planning, modeling and/or co-teaching to provide “real-time PD” related to effective instruction aligned to the curriculum and Missouri Learning Standards.
• Provide feedback to teachers on their instruction.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on student, teacher, school or District needs.

• Actively lead and/or participate in district professional development activities.
• Actively lead and/or participate in building professional development activities.
• Actively lead and/or participate in monthly instructional coach professional development meetings.

• Strong ability to maintain confidentiality
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Accurate and attentive to detail
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Excellent communications and public relations abilities
• Positive, effective people skills
• Willingness to work effectively with all levels of employees
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read, write, and speak at high levels
• Ability to establish and maintain positive effective working relationships with staff, students, and the community
• Ability to design and present high quality professional development
• Superior customer and public relations skills in working with others, in person, over the phone, and via email
• Proficiency using Microsoft Excel (spreadsheets, graphs, tables), Word (reports), PowerPoint (presentations), and Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Must be self-directed, highly motivated, and able to work independently