CCHS Teacher/Instructional Coach 2025202604886

CASEY COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Instructional Coach

Department: Instruction

Reports To: Instructional Supervisor and building principal

Approved By: Casey County Board of Education Date: February, 2016

SUMMARY: The Instructional Coach works with teachers and principals to improve classroom practices and student learning. The Instructional Coach will:

• Help build school capacity for teacher leadership.
• Serve as a resource, problem solver, and facilitator of learning.
• Lead by encouraging, guiding, facilitating, and coaching.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Deliver direct training based on the specific and identified needs of the staff and the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
• Provide follow up and technical assistance/consultation at the building level, with emphasis on appropriate classroom practices
• Provide assistance to schools in the development and implementation of curriculum, assessment, and instruction at the school level, resulting in positive student achievement
• Model for teachers:

o Best practices in instruction and assessment

o New teaching strategies

o Coaching student work to proficiency

o Classroom engagement strategies

o Intervention strategies

o Behavior management strategies

• Observe teachers in a non-evaluative manner, looking for data related to critical teaching behaviors, fidelity to scientifically proven best practice, student behavior and performance and additional specific teacher concerns.
• Provide specific, constructive feedback to teachers after observations
• Support teachers in their use of instructional and assessment programs
• Find and share instructional resources and lesson ideas
• Assist teachers in developing standards based units of study and standards based lessons
• Work with school level professional learning communities in their efforts to deconstruct standards, analyze student work, create assessments, analyze interim assessment results, and develop watch lists for at risk students
• Provide information to teachers on intervention sites and programs. Serve as RTI team coordinator as needed
• Collaborate with Technology Integration Specialist for the improvement of teaching with technology
• Assist district and schools in developing and revising curriculum maps
• Assist with the on-going programs of informal and formal assessments in the schools, including but not limited to test preparation, test-taking skills, open response questions, use of scoring guides, data analysis and writing communication folders
• Provide professional development at both school and district level on current district initiatives
• Serve as a resource for teachers on assistance or corrective action plans
• Attend meetings or conferences as needed to accomplish duties
• Monitor collection of evidence and enter data into Assist
• Assist with CSIP as assigned by principal
• Enter Brigance assessment and self-help data
• Assist with implementation, plan and coordinate activities, and maintain data collection for Title 1 Program
• Assist with textbook adoption, renewal, and purchase as assigned by principal
• Serve on RTI Committee as assigned by principal
• Participate/support school readiness initiatives
• Perform such other duties as assigned by the Superintendent/designee

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Has demonstrated the ability to work effectively with teachers and administrators
• Has demonstrated exemplary teaching skills
• Knowledgeable in assessment, curriculum, and instructional best practice
• Has demonstrated effective written and oral communication skills

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCES: Rank II/Master’s Degree

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Teaching Certificate. 

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this

position and additional duties may be assigned.