District Academic Coach

CS Partners located in Brighton is hiring a full time Academic Coach.  Great benefits offered and $60k/year.

CS Partners is an educational service provider in Michigan serving over 24 schools across Michigan. We provide central office and back office support for districts across the state.  Employees of CS Partners/Partner Solutions are part of a team with integrity dedicated to being highly collaborative and to having fun. Every position supports one another, takes initiative to solve problems, seeks to understand, and takes risks.  Every employee is encouraged to be results-oriented, responsible, self-sufficient and adaptive. 

The CS Partners network academic coach will be a highly effective educator who is knowledgeable about curriculum and instruction and is able to increase student learning by fostering instructional excellence throughout the designated buildings. The coach will engage in the delivery of professional development, including observing teachers, coaching and modeling instructional and assessment strategies, and providing feedback that ensures effective instruction and student learning. This position is semi-remote and requires reimbursable travel to various school sites in Michigan. 

Education

• Bachelor's degree in education

• Completion of graduate work in curriculum and instruction and evidence of implementation (preferred)

Certification

• Michigan teaching certification 

Experience

• 5 or more years of successful classroom teaching experience 

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction at multiple grade levels (preferred)

• Strong knowledge of Michigan Department of Education core teaching practices 

• Evidence of professional learning and implementation of best practice strategies and/or programs

• Commitment and willingness to continue learning in the areas of curriculum, assessment, instructional strategies, and learning strategies

• Proficient with NWEA

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues & cooperatively on a team

• Demonstrable initiative working independently and with groups

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Evidence of ability to organize and analyze data (formative, interim and standardized) to make instructional/implementation decisions

• Organizational and planning skills for setting short and long range goals and for coordinating efforts for timely accomplishment of those goals

• Knowledge of equitable instructional and assessment practices

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Proficient in problem solving

• Willingness to perform a variety of tasks

• Ability to deliver actionable feedback that promotes change

• Ability to build positive relationships with school leadership and staff.

Job Duties:

1. Conducts weekly / bi-weekly learning walks and provides appropriate coaching, modeling, and feedback on the implementation of instruction (with an emphasis on literacy and math instruction).

2. Assists with the gathering, examination and analysis of formative and summative assessment data to identify learning concerns for individual students and groups of students. Provides academic coaching to district staff that are responsible for student learning outcomes.

3. Assists district staff with the gathering, examination and analysis of formative and summative implementation data to identify concerns for individual teachers and groups of teachers. Provides academic coaching that is responsive to the identified needs of staff.

4. Assists in professional development utilizing the Michigan Department of Education core teaching practices, including follow-up observations in the classrooms.

5. Keeps current on researched based instructional strategies and best practices with an emphasis in student engagement and learning. Distributes information to the school performance team.

6. Provides professional development, as needed and requested by the Director of Teaching & Learning, SVP of SPT, and/or School Performance Team.

7. Completes other duties as assigned

Salary : $60,000