Job Title: Literacy Coach
Reports To: Immediate Supervisor
Prepared By: The Office of Human Resources
Board Approved Date:
Salary: UR308 to UR112
$49.202 to $108,419
Note: New employees coming to EBRPSS/current employees new to a position, must use the Verifent website to verify qualifying years of experience (outside of EBRPSS) aligned to the job description. All new employees to the district/current employees new to a position will receive 0 years of experience aligned to the job description until the verification of previous experience aligned to the job description is received.
Verifient Link
Experience verifications must be received in the Office of Human Resources within the first 6 months of employment in order to be eligible for a retroactive payment.
Summary:
Literacy coaches work with teachers and school administrators to enhance teachers’ ability to provide instruction that is engaging, academically rigorous, culturally responsive, and aligned to the curriculum standards and frameworks. Coaches focus their work on the implementation of school and district instructional priorities and adopted curricula, using student performance data and classroom observations to guide their work. Using the structures of department/grade level team meetings, professional development hours, and classroom based coaching, coaches work with teachers in small groups and one-on-one to support their improved practice.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Possesses and demonstrates a working knowledge of adult learning theory.
Applies these theoretical principles to professional learning in schools.
Facilitates student learning by training professionals to accurately collect, disaggregate, analyze, and interpret student data for planning content specific literacy strategies grounded in scientifically based research.
Determines professional development needs of instructional staff based on assessment data, classroom observations, conferences, needs assessments, and administrator recommendation.
Facilitates weekly peer coaching study team meetings.
Provides professional leadership in developing, coordinating, and implementing the East Baton Rouge Parish Adolescent Literacy program in cooperation with the Chief of Reading, Area Assistant Superintendents, and the Directors of Curriculum and Professional Development.
Participates in professional growth opportunities to continue developing their own skills and knowledge.
Promotes high quality staff development by implementing National Staff Development Council (NSDC) Staff Development Standards.
Assists in the selection, production and use of instructional materials.
Monitors the implementation of the district’s Literacy program
Works with teachers on diagnosis and solutions in relation to particular literacy problems including developmental dyslexia.
Informs teachers of current research and recommendations in the area of literacy in the content areas.
Other Duties:
Other duties as assigned that are related to the functions of the position.
Essential Functions/Qualifications/Requirements:
Education and Experience:
Master’s Degree or higher preferred; minimum of thirty (30) credit hours in the specific content (highly qualified status in the content) from an accredited university required. Must possess a valid Teacher Certificate.
Work Environment Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Professional Conduct:
The Employees are required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes, but is not limited to, neglect of duty, dishonesty, engagement in acts that are contrary to East Baton Rouge Parish School System policy, unlawful activities, or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.
Technological Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in general use of a computer, the use of Email as a form of communication, and other job-specific equipment, software, and/or
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The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and all of its entities (including Career and Technical Education Programs) do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, or gender in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment), and it is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender by Title IX (20 USC 168) and on the basis of disability by Section 504 (42 USC 794). The Title IX Coordinator is Andrew Davis, Director of Risk Management – ADavis6@ebrschools.org, (225) 929-8705. The Section 504 Coordinator is Danielle Staten-Ojo – DStaten@ebrschools.org, (225) 326-5668.