Literacy Instructional Coach na Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching License, Educational Administration or appropriate related field
• Five years of successful teaching experience; prefer experience teaching elementary at multiple grade levels; prefer experience in coaching and mentoring
• Trained and knowledgeable in structured literacy; knowledgeable about current Dyslexia Support Laws

Job Summary:

• Support teachers in the implementation of all elements of Reading/English Language Arts instruction, including disciplinary literacy
• Provide job-embedded professional development for teachers that includes:  in-class consultation, model lessons, co-teaching, collaborative planning, individual and group coaching, feedback, observations and/or walk-throughs
• Develop coaching plans for teachers to improve teacher capacity and ensure student improvement
• Provide ongoing professional development for teachers and administrators that supports evidenced-based practices to enhance literacy instruction and assessment and supports building leadership team and teacher-based team instructional goals
•  Work with administrators and teachers to align instruction and teaching practices with the ODE learning standards, the adopted curriculum materials and the district’s priorities
• Support administrators and teachers through collaborative analysis of assessments, student work and other student performance data to analyze current practice and identify ways to inform instruction
• Provide direct instruction to students as needed, per building principal

Additional Qualifications:

•  Complete a clean FBI-BCI background check
•  Comply with drug-free workplace rules and board policies
•  Employee is expected to follow all policies and procedures in accordance with the ESC of Northeast Ohio and client district assignments.