Florence County School District Four
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Instructional Coach
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Provides support to the district’s instructional program.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Have a minimum of five years of successful teaching experience with a valid SCDE Teaching Certificate.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as appropriate.
REPORTS TO: Principal
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides professional development activities to staff including coaching teachers in effective strategies and practices, conducting school-level staff development, and providing opportunities for teachers to attend various conferences and workshops.
- Helps teachers develop expertise in assessing and diagnosing strengths and weaknesses of students and prescribe the appropriate instruction.
- Assists in analyzing test data for instructional emphasis.
- Assists with coordination of academic assistance plan process.
- Assists with the coordination of ordering process from selection to distribution of instructional materials and supplies.
- Participates in a Literacy Coach professional development plan designed to address the coaching and implementation of effective instructional strategies, program specific implementation, coaching skills and strategies, data collection, analysis and decision-making, program placement, facilitation of collaborative team time and program articulation and transition.
- Provides assistance and in-class coaching (demonstration, side by side coaching and observation/feedback) to intervention classes (Academic Support).
- Facilitates ongoing opportunities for intervention teachers to meet share, reflect, train and problem solve around areas regarding intervention instruction and delivery.
- Develops, maintains and disseminates designated documentation associated with the implementation, coordination and monitoring of the site’s intervention continuum of instruction and services.
- Assists with the coordination of after school program, tutoring services, and testing activities.
- Other duties as assigned by the Principal.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 220-Day Contract
EVALUATION:
Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with the School Board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of certified personnel.