Teacher Clarity Specialist (Valleyview ES, West Mound ES, West Broad ES)

JOB STATUS:  Teacher on Special Assignment

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Teacher Clarity Specialist will serve as a coach for district Priority and/or Focus Schools identified under the Ohio Department of Education guidelines. This position will serve the following elementary schools: Valleyview, West Mound and West Broad.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

The Teacher Clarity Specialist will provide coaching, instructional, and curricular support to three SQIG grant funded schools for target area “Standards, Assessment & Accountability: Data use capacity improvement”. The duties will include but are not limited to the following areas:

•      Provide instructional coaching, specifically around the topic of Teacher Clarity and the District’s Common Instructional Framework,  to individual teachers, Teacher Based Teams (TBTs), and Building Leadership Teams (BLTs)

•      Support teachers, instructional coaches and TBTs in the implementation of Teacher Clarity and the District’s Common Instructional Framework

•      Coach building instructional coaches to effectively support classroom teachers in the implementation of literacy and/or math strategies

•      Deliver professional development to teachers in a variety of areas including but not limited to: instructional strategies, assessment development, Ohio State Assessments, and deconstructing the standards

•      Collaborate with teachers, teams, administrators, external partners, district departments,  and community partners

•        Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively

•      Demonstrate knowledge of the necessary work of priority and focus schools

•      Assess specific building needs and support schools in the development of an action plan using data

•      Work with schools to use data to inform and guide instructional practices in order to increase student achievement

•         Engage with staff to design job-embedded professional development aligned to building school improvement

plans, Teacher Clarity, and the District’s Common Instructional Framework

•         Provide support to schools in integrating district initiatives into the school improvement process

•      Support the implementation of innovative practices and programs in schools

•      Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

•        Must possess valid Ohio Teaching licensure appropriate for level (ES, MS, HS)

•      Minimum of five years classroom teaching experience in an urban setting

•         Knowledge of effective literacy and math practices for elementary and middle school students

•      Knowledge of NWEA/MAP, IReady, Achieve 3000

•      Thorough understanding of the Ohio Improvement Process, Teacher Clarity, and the District’s Common Instructional Framework

•        Ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds

•      Available for extended hours including mornings, evenings, Saturdays and summer

•      Flexible, resourceful, enthusiastic, and high energy level