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ACADEMIC COACH Columbus Preparatory & Fitness Academy

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Aug 2026

💰 $62,000/yr($55,000/yr – $62,000/yr)

About the role

Job titleAcademic Coach Classification Exempt Reports toPrincipal Organization UnitSupport Approved byHuman ResourcesEffective date08/01/26
Job purpose

An effective Academic Coach will spend 50-60% of their time on classroom coaching with teachers (planning, demonstration, observation, co-teaching and study of lessons) while the other 40-50% of their time will be spent on coaching responsibilities (personal PD, PD for staff, data review and conversations, staff development coordination with Principal, record keeping/logs).

Duties and responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include:

Encourage daily attendance through engaging instruction and student/family communication.
Serve as point of contact for building attendance including, but not limited to, supporting and monitoring staff with daily student attendance procedures, supporting systems to ensure attendance is entered accurately and on time, entering attendance in the event of a staff absence or vacancy, and ensuring that students that start their day outside of their homeroom (i.e. fitness) have accurate attendance reported daily.
Onboard, monitor and support staff on the use of GradeBook for submitting grades and attendance, including training new staff that start after the beginning of the year training.
Serve as the point of contact with the business office for any GradeBook related issues, including providing the business office with any staff changes, such as new staff, resignations or assignment changes so that GradeBook can be adjusted accordingly.
Teach concepts that develop student motivation and self-efficacy.
Participate in student retention, recruitment, and enrollment efforts at the request of the Principal or Superintendent.
Employ data to personalize instruction and assessment to student needs, helping students fill gaps and see their own growth.
Develop lesson plans from the approved curriculum using a variety of techniques and visual aids, creative projects, and technology to engage students in their learning.
Tutor K-8 students one on one and/or in small groups, based on ability levels in reading, mathematics, or both.
Utilize and provide curriculum maps and pacing guides to all instructional staff.
Coaches teachers on best practices for instruction, regularly consults with all instructional staff, and progress monitors students.

Acts as a catalyst to support continuous academic improvement.
Helps implement and oversee PBIS in the school.
Maintains up to date and accurate documents, schedules, and student work samples and provides them to the Principal or Superintendent, as requested.
Regularly monitor the use of all test prep materials for state mandated testing.
Assist with testing accommodations for all students, as needed, or requested by Principal, Superintendent, and/or Intervention Specialists.
Analyze student achievement and teacher professional development data to determine and document the impact on student learning and teacher practices.
Facilitates a variety of in-depth, sustained professional learning experiences, through BLT, PLC, and TBT meetings, aligned with the Building Strategic Plan, to improve student achievement.
Engages teachers in data analysis and interpretation of data from multiple sources to determine student and teacher needs.
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