ADM - Academic Support Coach (Dual Language)

Administration/Central Administration

11/20/2024

Educational Support Services

12/04/2024

ACADEMIC SUPPORT COACH - DUAL LANGUAGE

Director of CLDE

Model lessons and facilitate instructional strategies and planning for teachers and small groups of teachers in content and program areas.

Education Level Details

Bachelor Degree required

Master Degree in education preferred

License / Certification Required

Colorado Teaching License in subject area specified

CLDE and ReadAct Preferred

Bilingual Required

Work Experience Required

Minimum of three years of experience as a teacher

Minimum of three years of successful leadership experience preferred

Other Skills and Abilities Required

Demonstrated leadership skills

Ability to problem solve, think critically and manage conflicts

Ability to collect, analyze and use multiple sources of data

Strong organizational, and strategic planning skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Strong interest in urban education and driving improvement in student achievement

Work collaboratively to build consensus while also delivering exceptional results

Ability to inspire, manage and collaborate with a wide variety of internal and

external stakeholders at all levels

Be flexible, resilient and adaptable to changing priorities

Knowledge and expertise in writing grants

Major Responsibilities

• Utilize a variety of methods to improve teaching , i.e., coaching, monitoring data, focused dialogue, collaborative planning, action plan implementation, providing professional development.
• Provide targeted feedback to teachers regarding classroom instruction and student achievement.
• Assist in the implementation of the district curriculum, initiatives, and strategies through classroom coaching and data analysis.
• Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) with a strong focus on lesson internalization, student work analysis and data driven instruction.
• Develop, implement and evaluate short/long-term content-based and instructional-based action plans.
• Identify areas of needed improvement in classroom instruction.
• Monitor campus and classroom student data and identify areas of improvement for instructional focus. Use this information to provide individual support to teachers.
• Serve as an instructional liaison between district departments and campus personnel.
• Provide leadership and facilitation of vertical and horizontal instructional planning and meetings among grade-levels and/or departments with teachers.
• Collaborate with campus staff to facilitate systemic change and sustainability of district initiatives

Instructional Professional Development

• Collaborate with school leadership and district personnel to develop professional development based on campus identified needs or based on curriculum components.
• Arrange professional development activities for all teachers in the school or in the district, as needed
• Provide job embedded professional development to teachers and monitor implementation of development.
• Attend district provided or facilitated professional development, to include evenings and weekends as needed.
• Maintain professional development in content areas, knowledge and expertise, identify current trends, and provide current information to content area teachers to inform instruction.

Professional Development

• Collaborate with school leadership and district personnel to develop professional development based on campus identified needs or based on curriculum components.
• Arrange professional development activities for all teachers in the school or in the district, as needed
• Provide job embedded professional development to teachers and monitor implementation of development.
• Attend district provided or facilitated professional development, to include evenings and weekends as needed.
• Maintain professional development in content areas, knowledge and expertise, identify current trends, and provide current information to content area teachers to inform instruction.

Bilingual

• Provides technical assistance and consultation to assigned school(s) concerning professional development and resource needs for implementation of the Dual Language program plan,
• Provides support and guidance for strategies and methods for biliteracy development and English Language Development to serve emerging bilingual students.
• Assists the staff and administrators to monitor, refine, and promote the Dual Langugage Program and the K-12 biliteracy program within the school, with parents/guardians, and in the greater community.
• Supports the process to identify emerging bilingual students at all grade levels, including review of students to monitor progress.
• Assist teachers to develop and provide emerging bilingual students with appropriate instruction through curriculum modification, acceleration, adaptation, etc.
• Supports continuing evaluation of the bilingual program and implement changes based on findings.

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