Literacy Coach (4th - 8th Grade)

Job Description
Start:
July 2024
Type:
Full-Time;
Year-Round;
Salaried
Reports to:
School Leader
*Florida certification is required * Reading Endorsement is Required*
Position Overview:
The 4-8 Literacy Coach is a year-round, certified, school-based position that is responsible for coaching their school’s fourth through eighth grade teachers in literacy. They observe, give feedback, model lessons, and support their caseload of teachers. The projected caseload would be 5 teachers and collaborating with the Manager of the Baker Teaching Fellowship and Manager of the Aspiring Teacher’s program to support any fellows or guest educators in these classrooms. This coach would also collaborate with school-based administrators who evaluate teachers, in addition to partnering with any other teachers that help support primary grades literacy, including learning specialists or interventionists. The 4-8 Literacy Coach will also lead professional development for teachers and collaborate with peers and the academic team across the region. In the event a teacher is out, the coach may be asked to lead literacy instruction or model key lessons and must be certified to support students if needed.
Success in this role is measured by positively impacting literacy data for their school and for teacher retention of the teachers they coach.
As a school-based leader, this position is year-round and performs duties as assigned by their school leader. Typical hours for school-based leaders are 7:
30 a.M. to 5:
00 Monday through Friday and there may be occasional meetings, special school events, or commitments that fall outside of these hours. Student hours are typically 7:
45 a.M.
- 3:
45 p.M. Every Wednesday is a student early release day (1:
30 p.M.), which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development.
Specific Position Duties:
Coach intermediate grades teachers by establishing weekly observations and debrief meetings that include looking at data, best practices, and feedback to impact student achievement
Own the literacy content teams in collaboration with the regional academic team
Conduct walk-throughs specifically focused on urgent academic monitoring and respond to observation data in the moment through real time coaching.
Pull grade-level or school-level trends in data and adjust instruction and coaching accordingly
Track all data, including data meetings, lesson planning feedback, and observation feedback in the regional performance platform
In the event a teacher needs additional support in classroom culture to better achieve literacy goals, the coach would collaborate with a school-based administrator on support for classroom management routines and procedures that support literacy instruction
Own their own professional development and growth by leveraging lifelines within the region and the broader KIPP network, asking for and implementing feedback weekly, and pursuing additional professional development and growth opportunities both within and outside the region.
Establish and uphold school culture norms and hold teachers and scholars accountable to norms and expectations, both in classrooms and in shared spaces.
Embody mindsets that work towards equity for our scholars and staff and model person-first thinking
Work with the school-based leadership team to accomplish the school’s goals
Knowledge of best practices and instruction of primary literacy to lead professional development
Other duties as outlined by school or regional leadership teams
COMPENSATION
The salary for this position is $53,000.
This position would be eligible for a stipend for leading content team(s) in the region
This position would be eligible for the instructional milage stipend (last year, the amount was $7,000 for New to KIPP employees in this category).
Free individual level health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision
Free individual short-term and long-term disability insurance
403(b) retirement program with a company match
To support professional practice and growth, all teachers and coaches receive individualized coaching and professional development
*Benefit offerings subject to change each school year. Full details would be outlined in an offer letter - if issued.