Math Coach

Reports to: Principal

Purpose: A coach is a certified teacher who works with classroom teachers in assisting with the full implementation and monitoring of the math curriculum in response to interventions needed for student achievement.

Qualifications: NC teaching licenses required with successful teaching experience at the secondary level. Master in Math preferred.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

· Research and provide staff support that will improve teaching and learning- including: teaching strategies, assessment of math skills, interpretation and use of data and assessment results to drive instruction, etc.

· Research, prepare materials, and identify resources for use by the district, teams, schools, and use of assessment results, etc.

· Research and provide information and guidance regarding a range of effective and innovative math practices through various activities such as: individual discussions (informal and formal), coaching sessions, demonstration lessons with pre- and post- discussion/analysis, study groups, staff meetings, and professional development programs.

· Provide support and assistance to all classroom teachers in the full implementation of the math curriculum with strategies for remediation and enrichment activities.

· Conduct demonstration lessons to ensure that all teachers have been trained to an advance level of delivery and are using instructional activities to target struggling students.

· Assist teachers in building an interactive classroom and assures that recommendations for improvement are implemented.

· Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate instructional strategies and intervention to improve student achievement for all students.

· Assist teachers in preparation of instruction that supports data driven instruction to assist struggling students.

· Participate in collaborative grade level meetings to assist in the analysis and utilization of assessment data to improve the focus of instructional planning and student achievement.

· Prepare forms, records and reports as directed.

· Attend meetings and training as directed.

· Coordinate/facilitate the use of instructional math materials.

· Attend Title I meetings as scheduled.

· Other duties as assigned.

Term of Employment: 10 months