Elementary Instructional Coach

Teaching and Learning Coach

# of Positions

1

Level 

• Elementary

Time Allocation

Full Release

5 additional days beyond regular contracted days 

Responsibilities

• Engage in coaching cycles to support effective strategies and routines aligned with conditions for learning and standards-based instructional practices.
• Engage in coaching cycles with teachers (including pre and post observation conferences) to provide feedback and improve instructional practice.
• Model or co-teach lessons to facilitate job-embedded professional development
• Coach and support teachers to implement standards-based planning.
• Collaborate with building principals to develop, implement and monitor a building professional development plan.
• Design and facilitate professional development in accordance with the Iowa Professional Development Model
• Plan and deliver professional learning activities designed to improve knowledge of instructional strategies in support of the BPDP.
• Serve as a model of exemplary teaching practice
• Exhibit behaviors that demonstrate high expectations for each student to achieve academic success.
• Promote teacher leadership and a culture of collaboration.
• Continually deepen knowledge in content (subject area) and classroom instructional strategies (pedagogy).
• Formulate action plans collaboratively to facilitate instructional improvement.
• Develop and support the integration of technology in content areas and build teacher capacity 

Selection and Evaluation

• Selection Process: Interested candidates will complete an application on-line and upload a current resume.  Potential candidates will be contacted for a face-to-face interview.
• This position will be evaluated annually using Iowa Teaching Standards.  This position will not have a term limit and will be continued from year-to-year pending annual performance evaluation. 

Stipend

$3,000