The Early Childhood Coach and Program Developer will focus on enhancing teacher ability to provide instruction that builds students’ academic, social, and emotional skills and develops student sense of engagement in and ownership of learning. The coach will support district and community programs in addressing the quality of programs. The Early Childhood Coach will work with administrators and teachers to align goals with district priorities, support Preschool Instructional Leadership Teams and facilitate data sessions and discussion on student work to inform instructional practice. As a member of the Early Childhood Department this team member will support system-wide and community-based professional development for early educators across the community through a coordinated plan to offer coaching, professional development or technical assistance. As a member of the Early Childhood Team this individual must be able to create and manage projects, prepare presentations and reports, and design and use data collection tools to inform program planning and implementation.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Implement Lowell Public Schools Curriculum in LPS and Community Based Programs.
2. Support development of three year old curriculum in collaboration with community partners and review of early childhood materials to ensure alignment.
3. Facilitate inquiry groups among teachers and paraprofessionals related to implementing curriculum.
4. Provide support in collecting, reflecting, and using data to inform instruction using multiple sources of data.
5. Systematically collect classroom level data to inform program planning and evaluation.
6. Coaching and mentoring of early childhood teachers within LPS and community programs.
7. Provide support and professional development to administrators responsible for evaluating teachers.
8. Other duties as assigned by Early Childhood Coordinator.
Required:
1. Master’s Degree;
2. Strong background in early childhood;
3. Minimum 5 years early childhood teaching experience;
4. Experience teaching/coaching adults in the area of early childhood education;
5. Knowledge of adult learning theory;
6. Outstanding presentation and facilitation skills;
7. Strong written language skills;
8. Interpersonal skills to share proven practices and approaches with teacher and administrators;
9. Strong organizational skills;
10. Ability to self-direct work-flow to complete task on time;
11. Ability to select and prioritize plans to improve practices and programs; and
12. DESE Special education, ELL, and Early Childhood Credentials;
Preferred:
1. Experience working as an Early Childhood mentor, director, teacher, education specialist, or coordinator;
2. Experience working in an urban school; and
3. Competence in more than one language.
REPORTS TO: Reports to: Early Childhood Coordinator/Assistant Early Childhood Coordinator
EFFECTIVE DATE OF EMPLOYMENT: As soon as possible after posting closes
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: LSAA-Affiliated, 196 work days per LSAA contract