Instructional Coach

JOB GOAL:
Responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing a comprehensive school-instructional program which facilitates learning; for modeling of best practices lessons which use research-based learning strategies; for coaching teachers on how to enhance student learning; for identifying staff development needs of the District and for providing professional development related to instruction as part of the school improvement process.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Spend a majority of time observing teaching and providing coaching feedback.
2. Model and co-teach lessons and implement new strategies.
3. Support teachers in planning and teaching instructional best practices endorsed as the District curriculum.
4. Develop and provide materials for/with colleagues that align with student learning goals.
5. Facilitate onsite professional development and follow-up in order to share knowledge of current research in the field of quality instruction.
6. Use data to align professional development with District and school improvement goals.
7. Assist teachers as they integrate literacy instruction into content areas.
8. Regularly communicate with building and District Learning Services administrators.
9. Foster consistent delivery of literacy instruction throughout the Hudson School District.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. WI Department of Public Instruction Elementary or Secondary Teacher license.
2. Minimum of 3 years teaching experience required.
3. Master’s degree in education required and:
• Demonstrated expertise in research-based best instructional practices.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategies for differentiating instruction to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
• Experience facilitating professional development opportunities and instructional coaching.
• Strong leadership skills in working collaboratively and effectively with other professionals.
4. Preference will be given to candidates with project-based learning experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This work regularly requires sitting, standing, walking, speaking, hearing and occasionally requires pushing, pulling, lifting, and operating machines; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, and observing general surroundings and activities; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. school offices/classrooms/passageways).

REPORTS TO:
Building Principal