<p>Job Title: Instructional Coach</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Valid Arkansas teaching license with four (4) years of classroom teaching experience. </li><li>Training and expertise in instructional coaching models and curriculum implementation techniques </li><li>Science of Reading proficiency </li></ul> <p>Contract 205 Days</p> <p>Evaluator: Assistant Superintendent (Arkansas TESS Instructional Specialist Rubric)</p> <p>Instructional Coaches work under the direct supervision of the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction building, in conjunction with the principal/supervisor, to ensure continuity of curriculum, programs, initiatives and common language across the district.</p> <p>Job Goal: An Instructional Coach is an individual holding a valid Arkansas teaching license who facilitates continuous improvement in classroom instruction by providing ongoing support to teachers in effective, research/evidence-based instructional strategies.</p> <p>Job Performance:</p> <ul> <li>Inform the design and facilitate implementation of ongoing, job-embedded professional development based on assessed student and teacher needs. </li><li>Provide follow-up instructional coaching of professional development to support effective implementation of research/evidence-based practices. </li><li>Model effective instructional strategies, including instructional technology, in the classroom to support continuous improvement in teaching and learning. </li><li>Conduct non-evaluative classroom visits and provide timely, specific, and meaningful feedback and reflecting on effective practices to improve professional practice. </li><li>Identify research/evidence-based resources/materials appropriate to support the needs of the teachers. </li><li>Provide differentiated assistance to teachers based on individual needs through co-planning, while incorporating co-teaching strategies: noticing/naming, micro-modeling, thinking aloud, and teaching in tandem. </li><li>Participate in instructional team meetings to support the collaborative identification of essential standards, learning targets, common formative assessments, and the development of lessons/units of study. </li><li>Participate in school-wide and instructional team meetings to assist in analyzing formative, interim, and summative assessment data to inform instruction and school improvement efforts. </li><li>Facilitate communication about research/evidence-based instructional practices and student achievement between and among teachers, within and across grade levels and buildings. </li><li>Assist the Assistant Superintendent and building principals to ensure seamless vertical and horizontal alignment of curricular and instructional standards within and across grade levels. </li><li>Support and promote the district's mission, vision, values and the implementation of the strategic plan. </li></ul>