Academic Coach: Data-Driven Teacher Leader

GADSDEN ELEMENTARY; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System GADSDEN ELEMENTARY in Savannah, Georgia seeks an Academic Coach (Title I) to model best practices, analyze student data, and design instructional plans addressing learning needs. The role includes leading professional development for teachers and aligning growth plans with school improvement goals.

Requirements include a Bachelor's Degree, Georgia teaching certificate, and at least 3 years of teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Preferred:Advanced degree(s)
• Valid Georgia Teaching Certificate in one of the assigned teaching fields Elementary P-5
• Requires at least 3 years of teaching experience
• Evidence that Academic Coach expertise matches state target needs in school improvement plan.
• Evidence of mentoring and informal leadership activities with success in improving other teachers’ instructional skills to increase student learning.
• Evidence of the ability to effectively facilitate professional learning of teacher groups and individuals.
• Required professional learning relative to the teaching and learning needs set in the school improvement plan, and to the Academic Coach knowledge and skills
• Effective skills in both oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the school leadership team to analyze student data to identify student learning goals by grade level and content.
• Develop school improvement plan with measurable student achievement and focused professional development goals.
• Create a school assessment plan in the target areas; and
• Monitor goal-setting, activities, classroom follow-up and goal attainment for teacher groups and individual growth plans.
• Overseeing groups of teachers in the development of a professional growth plan that includes a specific student centered goal, instructional objectives to meet the goal, and strategies or interventions to meet the objectives;
• Providing support to each teacher in the group based on need;
• Facilitating teacher proficiency with the new strategies through classroom follow-up; and
• Ensuring that the progression of teacher skill development is aligned with changing student learning needs.
• Meets regularly with teachers, both in groups and individually, to analyze student work and instructional practices to ensure that 'best practice' methods are utilized.
• Designs and implements a variety of job-embedded professional learning experiences aligned with the school improvement goals.
• Facilitates the use of data in supporting teachers in the setting and measuring of achievement toward school goals.
• Designs model lessons and presents them to coach individual teachers.
• Assists in the assessment of individual teacher performance.
• Models professional practice by engaging in individual growth plans and by participating in and/or facilitating professional learning sessions based on the specific needs of teachers for the implementation of school goals.
• Performs other responsibilities as necessary for the effectiveness of the organization.

Skills

Mentoring and informal leadership

Effective communication

Facilitating professional learning

Data analysis

School improvement planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System GADSDEN ELEMENTARY in Savannah, Georgia seeks an Academic Coach (Title I) to model best practices, analyze student data, and design instructional plans addressing learning needs. The role includes leading professional development for teachers and aligning growth plans with school improvement goals.

Requirements include a Bachelor's Degree, Georgia teaching certificate, and at least 3 years of teaching experience.