Instructional Coach - Instructional Technology

Qualifications:

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Education, or a related educational field.

Preferred: Master’s degree. Relevant curriculum review, oversight and leadership experience.  Knowledge and experience of professional development planning and delivery.

FLSA: Exempt

Salary Schedule:  Per Approved Salary Schedule

Direct Report:  Director of Curriculum

Terms of Employment:  211 days

Eligible for emergency telework: Yes

Purpose:  Provide leadership to the process of curriculum design, assessment system implementation, resource adoption, content-area professional development, and identification and implementation of content-area instructional best practices, ensuring a guaranteed, viable, aligned, and articulated curriculum for all students.

Essential Job Functions:

• Attend work in a regular, reliable and punctual manner.
• To “telework” when requested by the District.
• Other assigned duties.

Curriculum & Assessment

• Analyzes student performance data to identify learning needs and monitor curriculum implementation.
• Facilitates the development, design, and implementation of curriculum, instructional best practices, and formative assessments, ensuring alignment to Missouri Learning Standards and/or national content standards.
• Facilitates the research and review of instructional and curricular resources.
• Includes stakeholders in the curriculum development process, including staff, students, business partners, and parents.
• Outlines and communicates state and local requirements for instructional timelines and required instructional minutes.
• Facilitates the application process for new courses or programs.
• Practices fiscal stewardship in the preparation of content area budget proposals and resource adoption proposals.
• Advise/coordinate/monitor and report standardized state assessments, TSA’s, IRC’s, or other specialized assessments.

 Professional Development

• Designs and directs staff development related to curricular learning standards and priorities, content-area instructional best practices, and curricular resources.
• Plans and provides targeted professional development for curriculum implementation.
• Participates in on-going professional learning related to Curriculum Advisor roles and responsibilities.

 Collaboration & Communication

• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with stakeholders, including instructional staff, building leaders, and district leaders.
• Meets monthly as a team with all other Curriculum Advisors and district Academic Services leaders.
• Assists district and building administrators in the development of improvement goals based on student learning and curriculum implementation data.
• Coordinate student activities related to performances, contests, and competitions.
• Presents information and recommendations to Academic Services and the SJSD Board of Education related to curriculum, instructional priorities, instructional resources, and other related topics.
• Completes and analyzes annual survey of content-area staff members to inform staff development planning and curriculum implementation
• Includes specialized populations in curriculum writing process (i.e., ESOL, special education).

Employee Behavior and Conduct

District employees shall conduct themselves in a professional manner and shall exhibit and extend such professional conduct appropriate for the circumstances to those with whom they come into contact, both internally and externally during the performance of their duties. Examples of professional conduct include, but are not limited to, being communicative, informative, fair, honest, and respectful.