Academic Coach

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This position exists to assist and support district/school personnel in the design, development, and align standards-based curricula, instructional methodologies, and assessments. Seeking one academic coach for each K-8 for school.

REQUIREMENTS:

? Current North Carolina Teacher Licensure

? Bachelor's degree; Master's Degree in Education preferred

? Minimum of 5 Years Teaching Experience

? Excellent communication skills (oral and written)

? Willingness to attend training (In-District and Out-of-District)

? Excellent leadership skills ? Willingness to plan and conduct staff development

? Proficient in technology skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

? Teach, model, and facilitate research-based best practices within the school's instructional program.

? Assist teachers with the collection and analysis of data results.

? Demonstrate effective knowledge of intervention programs and research-based best practices for teachers.

? Evaluate student achievement and assist with the determination and placement of students in the appropriate intervention and support service(s).

? Identify needs and make recommendations for appropriate instructional materials and assessments that directly support and align to the North Carolina Standards.

? Meet regularly with Professional Learning Community (PLC) teams and the building principal to report on instructional practices and progress while also planning for "next steps" of student and school improvement.

? Collaborate with teachers to identify the instructional needs of students, to set learning goals and targets, and to problem-solve with teachers to develop best practices for continuous academic growth of students.

? Provide professional development on best practices across the curriculum.

? Provide specific integration and differentiation strategies that enable teachers to meet the needs of all learners.

? Develop and provide materials for teachers.

? Collect, analyze and interpret data to inform and to focus efforts on increased student achievement.

? Knowledgeable of the best practices for School Improvement

? Willingness to attend local, regional, state staff development meetings

? Willingness to work collaboratively with assigned principal, school improvement team, and the central office in planning and conducting needed staff development

? Knowledgeable of State and Every Student Succeeds Act academic requirements

? Knowledgeable of the process of analyzing local, state, and national academic performance data

? Willingness to plan and model lessons

? Willingness to lead the planning, implementation and monitoring of school improvement initiatives

? Willingness to work at least 75% of time in classrooms and 25% developing lessons, etc. ? Perform other duties as assigned