Instructional Coach (Elementary)

Position Title:

Instructional Coach Qualifications:

Holds at least a Master's Degree in Education with 5 years experience Hold valid Indiana Teacher License that is applicable to the grade level/subject assigned Such alternatives to the above qualifications that the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Supervisor:

Principal Job Goal:

To assist teachers through demonstration and encouragement to provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resources and to insure that students master the Indiana State Standards and skills that will help them contribute to their development as mature, able and responsible citizens

Essential Abilities:

1. Maintains high ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students 2. Meets and coaches other staff members to improve performance 3. Demonstrates and encourages best instructional practices 4. Demonstrates and encourages a wide variety of instructional techniques which is consistent with the needs and capabilities of the class or student groups involved 5. Places special emphasis on differentiation techniques and special education improvements 6. Leads school effort to review and revise the current curriculum to include remediation/enrichment/assessment 7. Assists individual teachers as needed to guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum and establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to communicate these objectives to students 8. Strives to assist teachers to implement the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives 9. Demonstrates and encourages teachers to use special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students their needs, interests and abilities 10. Demonstrates and encourages assessment of student progress on a regular basis 11. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, and facilities 12. Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations 13. Upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations, and policies of the M.C.S. Board of Education 14. Able to stand for a reasonable length of time and to stoop and bend 15. Communicate orally and in writing using correct English, including proofreading, correcting documents and student work

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Assists principal with remediation/special education/high ability as needed 2. Assists principal with Summer School planning as needed 3. Assists principal with integration and articulation of curriculum between MCS schools 4. Assist with ILEARN testing (if applicable) 5. Assist principal with trend analysis of school data 6. Leads school level efforts of MTSS Committee and follow up 7. Leads school level efforts of remediation 8. Placement / entry testing as needed 9. Participates in in-service training programs 10. Make provisions for being available to staff and administration for educational related purposes 11. Cooperates with other members of the staff 12. Participates in the textbook adoption process 13. Helps students master instructional materials as needed 14. Demonstrates and encourages independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work 15. Remains alert to any problem or special information about an individual student 16. Assumes non-classroom duties as playground, lunchroom, hall, and bus area supervision as assigned 17. Attends and participates in faculty meetings 18. Establishes and maintains cooperative and professional relations with other members of the staff 19. Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing program of reading workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or advanced course work at institutions of high learning 20. Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings and reading professional journals 21. Other tasks and duties as assigned by the principal Terms of employment: o

Rate of Pay:

Salary Schedule of Mitchell Community Schools o

Paid Days of Employment:

184 days o

Hours of Employment Per Day:

8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. o Duty Free Time per Day (Paid or Unpaid): 30 min o Conditions of employment as per current Mitchell Community School Board Policy and the current master contract between Mitchell Community Schools and the Mitchell Education Association o The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the Corporation.

Evaluation:

o Job performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with board policy and the annual evaluation schedule