Anicipated Instructional ELA Coach

Anicipated Instructional ELA Coach

Lackawanna City School District

245 South Shore Boulevard

Lackawanna, NY 14218

Certified - Teaching - English Teacher {ENG}

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Open Date 05/19/2025

Closing Date 06/03/2025

POSITION: The Assistant Superintendent is seeking applications from qualified individuals for the position of INSTRUCTIONAL LITERACY COACH.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidate must possess a Master of Science degree in Education with a minimum of four years teaching experience.

Candidate must possess a valid New York State teaching certificate in Literacy Education (B-6) and or Childhood Education (Grades 1-6).

Candidate must demonstrate evidence of effective use of assessment data, including collection, analysis and reporting of results.

Candidate must possess strong interpersonal skills, facilitation, communication, organization, collaboration and decision-making skills.

Candidates must possess fingerprint clearance from the New York State Education Department.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Instructional Support: Supporting teachers with designing and implementing rigorous and culturally responsive strategies that meet the learning needs of all students

Provides instructional coaching in Reading which includes student-centered observation-feedback cycles with individual teachers focused on improving student outcomes through effective instruction and assessment

Facilitates reflection and problem solving with teachers

Creates an environment that establishes and promotes continuous improvement for student outcomes

Collaborates with teachers and provides specific strategies for improved instructional delivery with research-based instructional strategies and interventions to improve achievement for all students

Assists teachers with implementation of Response-to-Intervention framework

Collaborates with the teacher support team to develop and implement plans designed to assist struggling students

Co-teaches and/or models lessons as needed to support teacher development

Builds teacher capacity in ensuring all students have equitable access to rigorous learning opportunities that take individual student needs into consideration

Data Analysis and Utilization Support: Supporting teachers in understanding, analyzing and utilizing data to support equitable student access to learning

Establishes a culture that uses student data regularly to improve instructional practices

Builds teacher capacity in effectively using formative data to inform instruction

Cultivates a standards-based, data and results-oriented culture

Collaborates and/or facilitates the analysis of interim and formative assessment data that informs instructional planning

Content and Curriculum Support: Supporting teachers in deepening their content knowledge while aligning standards, curriculum, and assessment

Makes recommendations on best practices for supporting curricular alignment across all grade levels and individual schools (alignment to district curriculum and resources as well as to state and national standards in Reading/English Language Arts)

Supports teachers in reviewing curriculum to create milestones or benchmarks so that teachers have a clear understanding of where students should be throughout the school year

Supports teachers in the internalization of unit and daily lesson plans

Reviews and provides feedback on teacher-developed lesson plans, unit plans and assessments

Professional Development: Providing ongoing professional development based on teacher, building, and district needs.

Turnkeys professional development to teachers during before or after school professional development times or during Collaborative Planning Time

Builds the capacity of teachers to support the improvement of student outcomes

Collaborates with principals in determining appropriate resources and support for teachers

Leads teacher study groups to increase content and pedagogical knowledge as needed

Other work:

Maintains records of teacher support and submits to supervisor at requested intervals to document quantity, duration and type of teacher support

Support the administration of NYS ELA exams

Study and support the work of consultants

Keep abreast of current best practices, research findings, and other developments in the field.

Assumes any other duties assigned by the Superintendent of Schools.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

Strong record of helping students achieve academic success

Significant experience with curriculum development and daily lesson planning

Experience in analyzing data and using results to modify lessons

Knowledge of and experience with backwards designed curricular models and Understanding by Design

Significant experience with instructional best practices

Ability to model positive and healthy character traits and habits, such as being organized, consistent and understanding

Comfort and willingness to actively participate in school community

Ability to plan, model, coach and provide feedback to individual teachers and teams of teachers to improve teaching and learning

Experience implementing effective instructional practices, designing engaging lessons, using data and formative assessment in the classroom and implementing a multi-tiered system of student and staff support

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Itinerant Location Truman Elementary

Position Status Full time

Start Date TBD

Required Certification Type Childhood Education Grades 1-6 {3014}, Literacy Birth - Grade 6 {7061}

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Contact Person's Name Adriann Johnson

Contact Person's Title Assistant Superintendent

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