Instructional Coach Mathematics TI - Heritage Elementary School

Position Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Instructional Leadership

• Provide and facilitate leadership for Math PLCs and coach teachers on the expected process/protocols and outcomes for PLCs including effective planning of instruction, assessment development, data analysis for intervention and enrichment planning, and meeting professional learning goals
• Utilize the peer coaching cycle, including tools for observation, to provide feedback on instructional practice and to engage teachers in reflective practice
• Model and support instructional planning that includes purposeful technology integration and the implementation of Blended Learning within instruction in the learning management system to support the instructional model
• Collaborate with the campus and district leaders to provide job embedded learning opportunities that promote the implementation of the written curriculum and the campus/district instructional focus
• Collaborate with campus and district leaders to provide ongoing instructional support to math teachers through the use of effective partnership agreements within the coaching cycle
• Facilitate the disaggregation of multiple sources of data to make instructional decisions
• Develop capacity in math teachers to utilize data from formative and summative assessments to diagnose instructional needs and identify research based best practices for instruction in order to close achievement gaps
• Provide leadership to support the implementation of the conceptual development of mathematics and inquiry based math lessons
• Facilitate PLC development
• Address complaints and resolve problems in a timely manner

• Utilize the peer coaching cycle to provide individual and group coaching/mentoring to support the implementation of the written curriculum and instruction aligned to the identified district/campus instructional focus
• Collaborate with teachers to create T-TESS (Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System) goals and provide job embedded supports to assure attainment of T-TESS teacher professional goals
• Collaborate with the campus and district leaders to promote best practices in instruction through modeling, co-teaching, and instructional planning within Math Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
• Collaborate with district departments to develop, facilitate, and/or provide professional development and training to math teachers and staff aligned with campus/district instructional goals including campus based and summer professional learning opportunities
• Facilitate guided teacher observations to promote reflective practice and highlight best instructional practices
• Attend district level instructional meetings, intervention, math content knowledge development sessions, and professional learning events to promote professional growth

• Lead and/or participate in guided coach observations to promote reflective practice