What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Coach - Special Education position at Alexandria City Public Schools?
Job Description
The Instructional Coach of special education will provide leadership, professional learning, and coaching support to teachers on the development of special education practices that increase opportunities for all students to succeed. The Instructional Coach-SPED will assist ACPS school-based teams in ensuring compliance with division policies and procedures related to special education services in a school setting. This will include compliance checks, appropriate eligibility, and data-based decisions related to special education services' referral and evaluation processes. The instructional coach will provide training and onsite technical assistance to school-based teams navigating the referral, evaluation, and eligibility for special education. The special education instructional coach will monitor timelines for completion and work with school administrators to submit to the Executive Director of Specialized Instruction the necessary State Performance Plan Indicator data for reporting information to the Virginia Department.
Qualifications :
- Education : Bachelor's degree in Education, Master's degree and Special Education endorsement preferred.
- Certificates & Licenses : Valid Virginia Department of Education license required, or eligibility to obtain one.
- Experience :
- A minimum of three to five years of successful teaching experience.
- Knowledge of current research in instructional coaching, curriculum trends in instruction, teacher effectiveness, differentiated instruction, student learning, and best practices in instruction.
- Knowledge of a variety of literacy assessments and familiarity with state assessments.
Essential Functions
Clearances :
Public Health Compliance
