Structured Literacy Coach

LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Bibb County Public Schools Williams Elementary School in Macon, GA seeks a Structured Literacy Coach to support K-3 literacy through structured coaching, data reviews, and collaboration with administrators and teachers.

The role focuses on implementing Georgia's Early Literacy Act, providing coaching feedback, and leading professional development to boost reading achievement by the end of 3rd grade.

Qualifications

• Valid Georgia Teaching or Service Certificate at Level 4 or higher.
• Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education or Special Education.
• Advanced preparation in Reading/Literacy via endorsements or approved program.
• Minimum of 5 years elementary teaching experience with evidence-based instruction.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured coaching cycles with teachers, including goal setting and feedback.
• Provide clear written and oral feedback to teachers about instruction.
• Conference with teachers to develop and monitor improvement plans.
• Review data with principals and teachers to adjust practices.
• Maintain organized documentation of coaching services.
• Assist with aligning school systems to structured literacy per Georgia Act.
• Develop school-wide literacy plans with K-3 teachers.
• Collaborate on professional development with Regional Literacy Coaches.
• Attend required GaDOE professional learning.

Skills

Reading processes

Assessment & instruction

Instructional coaching

MTSS

GSE alignment

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education or Special Education

Reading Endorsement or Dyslexia Endorsement

Renewable Certification in designated content areas

Job description

Structured Literacy Coach

Bibb County Public Schools WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - Macon, Georgia Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

This position will work in CSI schools to support the Georgia Early Literacy Act. The Structured Literacy Coach will provideappropriate servicesso that there can be a cohesive, sustained, intensive and classroom-focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant for students. The coach will provide a non-threatening, open, professional, and collaborative working relationship with principals, other academic coaches, and K-3 teachers. The coach willidentifythe needs of the school and prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technicalassistanceso that students achieve grade level reading by the end of 3 rd grade.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Facilitate and lead structured coaching cycles with teachers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment that includes goal setting, modeling, lesson observation, constructive feedback, and reflective discussions to enhance literacy instruction and student outcomes.
• Provide clear, practical,timely, and candid written and oral feedback to teachers about their instruction.
• Conference with teachersidentifiedforadditionalsupport to create, implement, andmonitorgoals and plans for improving practice.
• Meet regularly with principal, other school-based coaches, and K-3 teachers to review all formative and summative data (including required screeners) and make recommendations for adjustments in instructional practices.
• Maintain an organized system for documenting coaching services.
• Assistprincipals and other leadership in assigned schools with aligning schoolwide systems, processes, and resources to structured literacy as defined by Georgia Early Literacy Act.
• Assistschool administrators and other leadershipwithproviding regular and user-friendly data reports to their respective districts and other stakeholders.
• Assist K-3 teachers in addressing grade specific curriculum by developing an effective school-wide literacy plan and providing strategies formonitoringthe plan’s implementation.
• Collaborate with Regional Structured Literacy Support Coaches to design and conduct professional development to meet the varied needs of K-3 teachers.
• Attend all required GaDOE professional learning.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Valid Georgia Teaching or Service Certificate at Level 4 or higher
• Bachelordegree in Elementary Education or Special Education or Related field
• Advanced preparation in Reading/Literacy through completion of Reading Endorsement, Dyslexia Endorsement, or independent training program approved by International Dyslexia Association
• Minimum of 5 years elementary teaching experience including evidence-based word recognition and comprehension instruction

KNOWLEDGE,SKILLSAND ABILITIES

Thorough understanding of:

• Reading processes, acquisition, assessment, and instruction
• Systematic, explicit instructional process
• Instructional coaching approaches and strategies for teaching adult learners
• Scientific reading research and its application to effective classroom instruction, structure, and practices, as well as intervention
• Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science as well as new Georgia K-12 ELA Standards
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
• Data analysis and application

CERTIFICATION, LICENSE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Clear Renewable Certification in Designated Content Areas.

Consideration/interviews will begin as soon as a list of applicants isestablished.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $48,741 to $83,671 Per Year

Job Categories:

Classroom Teacher > Early Childhood

Classroom Teacher > Elementary

Classroom Teacher > Reading/Literacy

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Bibb County School District
• Human Resources Department
• 484 Mulberry Street, Suite 501
• Macon, Georgia 31216
• Phone: [phone]