What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Coach -SSES position at Newton County Schools?
INSTRUCTIONAL COACH
REPORTS TO: Principal / Assistant Principal
OBJECTIVE: To increase student achievement by supporting and improving teacher effectiveness.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Holds a Valid Georgia Certification at the T-5 level or higher.
- Has a minimum of 5 years teaching experience in a classroom setting.
- Possess leadership and/or professional development experience at the school or system level.
- Ability to relate well to students, parents, and co-workers.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Demonstrate proficiency with current technology to include: My Big Campus, Infinite Campus, Safari Montage, ActivInspire/ ActiVotes / Expressions, portable technology such as tables & iPad.
- Demonstrate understanding of Standards-based grading.
- Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate ability to attend to details and to efficiently multi-task.
- Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Georgia Performance Standards and Georgia Performance Standards Common Core Standards.
- Demonstrate knowledge of research-based instructional strategies.
- Demonstrate ability to model and assist teachers in implementing instructional strategies in the designated content area.
- Demonstrate knowledge of available instructional interventions and the ability to supervise and evaluate their effective implementation.
- Demonstrate ability to interpret and implement federal laws, state rules, and local policies.
- Demonstrate an ability to collect, analyze, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
- Demonstrate professional interpersonal skills with school staff, central office staff, parents/guardians, students, and community.
- Demonstrate ability to work with limited supervision.
- Demonstrate an excellent attendance record.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
- Supports teachers in increasing the use of instructional technology to access the core curriculum as an essential instructional tool.
- Perform classroom modeling and observations.
- Provide professional learning in technology and curriculum.
- Serve as teacher leader for technology, BEST and Professional Learning.
- Work cooperatively with all staff, including STA, technology specialist and media specialist.
- Supports Georgia Standards of Excellence implementation and aids in the training of the appropriate and effective use of research-based instructional strategies and building background knowledge.
- Provides support and structure for implementation and sharing of best practices through the school-level Professional Learning Communities.
- Maintains accurate and current information of program implementation and prepares reports as requested.
- Facilitates effective instructional progress monitoring, data collection and analysis utilizing results to impact academic achievement.
- Attend in and out of county professional learning opportunities that support the role of instructional facilitator.
- Works cooperatively with school leaders, teachers, parents/guardians, and students to effectively implement program activities.
- Communicates effectively the district’s purpose to align teaching practices to learning.
- Focuses on relationships among students, teachers, and other stakeholders.
- Perform other assigned duties that are appropriate for this position.
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190 days work schedule
