What are the responsibilities and job description for the MATH COACH position at Knollwood Elementary School?
Math Coach
Reports to: Principal
Purpose: A coach is a certified teacher who works with classroom teachers in assisting with the full implementation and monitoring of the math curriculum in response to interventions needed for student achievement.
Qualifications: NC teaching licenses required with successful teaching experience at the Elementary level. Master in Math preferred.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Research and provide staff support that will improve teaching and learning- including: teaching strategies, assessment of math skills, interpretation and use of data and assessment results to drive instruction, etc.
· Research, prepare materials, and identify resources for use by the district, teams, schools, and use of assessment results, etc.
· Research and provide information and guidance regarding a range of effective and innovative math practices through various activities such as: individual discussions (informal and formal), coaching sessions, demonstration lessons with pre- and post- discussion/analysis, study groups, staff meetings, and professional development programs.
· Provide support and assistance to all classroom teachers in the full implementation of the math curriculum with strategies for remediation and enrichment activities.
· Conduct demonstration lessons to ensure that all teachers have been trained to an advance level of delivery and are using instructional activities to target struggling students.
· Assist teachers in building an interactive classroom and assures that recommendations for improvement are implemented.
· Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate instructional strategies and intervention to improve student achievement for all students.
· Assist teachers in preparation of instruction that supports data driven instruction to assist struggling students.
· Participate in collaborative grade level meetings to assist in the analysis and utilization of assessment data to improve the focus of instructional planning and student achievement.
· Prepare forms, records and reports as directed.
· Attend meetings and training as directed.
· Maintain Title I paperwork consistently, appropriately and in a timely manner.
· Coordinate/facilitate the use of instructional math materials.
· Attend Title I meetings as scheduled.
· Other duties as assigned.
Term of Employment: 10 months
Salary : $41,000 - $55,950