Instructional Partner (4-12)

Job Title: Instructional Partner (4-12)

Supervisor: School Level – Principal

District Level – Director of Curriculum and Instruction or Designee

Salary Schedule: TA

Contract: 187 Days

Salary Schedule: TA

Job Goal: To serve as a partner to teachers, administrators, and district leaders to improve instructional practice and instructional technology integration, thus increasing student achievement.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree (Masters or higher preferred) in Elementary or Secondary Education

• Minimum of three years successful classroom teaching experience

• Current Alabama Teaching Certificate

Performance Responsibilities include:

• Models a partnership approach and incorporates partnership principles into work with teachers, administrators, and other members of the school community

• Models lifelong learning and growth mindset by participating in professional development opportunities to increase knowledge and skills in partnership, data to inform instruction, instructional coaching/adult learning, curriculum, instructional technology, etc.

• Collaborates with all school leaders to advance a culture of high expectations and growth for students and adults with differentiated supports

• Visits classrooms daily to stay connected to instructional practices and to share strengths with larger learning community

• Facilitates reflective professional dialogue and collaboration concerning research-based instructional practices, student achievement, and instructional technology integration between and among teachers and leaders

• Partners with classroom teachers and school leaders to plan, organize, and model best practices to include: research-based instructional strategies, authentic use of instructional technology, and standards-based lesson design

• Assists teachers and leaders in analyzing and disaggregating classroom, local and state assessment data to inform instruction and make necessary adjustments to improve student learning

• Designs, facilitates, leads, and participates in building level embedded professional learning while encouraging team building, peer partnering/coaching, and a positive school culture

• Designs and leads K-12 district level professional learning

• Promotes, develops, and supports vertical and horizontal teaming to enhance instruction and student learning

• Partners with teachers in coaching cycles to increase the use of instructional best practices and to promote authentic use of instructional technology

• Provides differentiated coaching to teachers and leaders based on individual instructional needs as identified through multiple data sources (informal classroom observation, student achievement, formative assessment, etc.)

• Assists in the implementation of the components of the Continuous Improvement Plan that are directly related to instruction and/or technology

• Identifies and empowers teacher leaders

• Models the appropriate use of instructional best practices and technology to enhance and extend instruction and student learning during co-teaching, coaching cycles, leading professional development, etc.

• Models confidentiality within coaching relationships

• Demonstrates a positive and technically competent set of public relations skills including oral communication, written communication, and listening skills in group and one-on-one situations as necessary

• Completes other duties as assigned

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

SOURCE: Athens City Schools, Athens, Alabama