What are the responsibilities and job description for the Academic Coach position at Robeson County School District- NC?
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This position exists to assist and support district/school personnel in the design, development, and align standards-based curricula, instructional methodologies, and assessments. Seeking one academic coach for each K-8 for school.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Current North Carolina Teacher Licensure
- Bachelor’s degree; Master’s Degree in Education preferred
- Minimum of 5 Years Teaching Experience
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
- Willingness to attend training (In-District and Out-of-District)
- Excellent leadership skills ? Willingness to plan and conduct staff development
Proficient in technology skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Teach, model, and facilitate research-based best practices within the school’s instructional program.
- Assist teachers with the collection and analysis of data results.
- Demonstrate effective knowledge of intervention programs and research-based best practices for teachers.
- Evaluate student achievement and assist with the determination and placement of students in the appropriate intervention and support service(s).
- Identify needs and make recommendations for appropriate instructional materials and assessments that directly support and align to the North Carolina Standards.
- Meet regularly with Professional Learning Community (PLC) teams and the building principal to report on instructional practices and progress while also planning for “next steps” of student and school improvement.
- Collaborate with teachers to identify the instructional needs of students, to set learning goals and targets, and to problem-solve with teachers to develop best practices for continuous academic growth of students.
- Provide professional development on best practices across the curriculum.
- Provide specific integration and differentiation strategies that enable teachers to meet the needs of all learners.
- Develop and provide materials for teachers.
- Collect, analyze and interpret data to inform and to focus efforts on increased student achievement.
- Knowledgeable of the best practices for School Improvement
- Willingness to attend local, regional, state staff development meetings
- Willingness to work collaboratively with assigned principal, school improvement team, and the central office in planning and conducting needed staff development
- Knowledgeable of State and Every Student Succeeds Act academic requirements
- Knowledgeable of the process of analyzing local, state, and national academic performance data
- Willingness to plan and model lessons
- Willingness to lead the planning, implementation and monitoring of school improvement initiatives
- Willingness to work at least 75% of time in classrooms and 25% developing lessons, etc.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Salary : $4,475 - $6,155