Literacy Coach Specialist

About the Employer

Structured Literacy Coach

Job Summary

This position will work in CSI schools to support the Georgia Early Literacy Act. The Structured Literacy Coach will provide appropriate services so that there can be a cohesive, sustained, intensive and classroom-focused approach that is rigorous, engaging and relevant for students.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

Facilitating and Leading Structured Coaching Cycles

Facilitate and lead structured coaching cycles with teachers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment that includes goal setting, modeling, lesson observation, constructive feedback, and reflective discussions to enhance literacy instruction and student outcomes.

Providing Feedback and Support

Provide clear, practical, timely, and candid written and oral feedback to teachers about their instruction.

Conference with teachers identified for additional support to create, implement, and monitor goals and plans for improving practice.

Data-Driven Decision Making

Meet regularly with principal, other school-based coaches, and K-3 teachers to review all formative and summative data (including required screeners) and make recommendations for adjustments in instructional practices.

Organizing Coaching Services

Maintain an organized system for documenting coaching services.

Supporting Schoolwide Systems

Assist principals and other leadership in assigned schools with aligning schoolwide systems, processes, and resources to structured literacy as defined by Georgia Early Literacy Act.

Providing Data Reports

Assist school administrators and other leadership with providing regular and user-friendly data reports to their respective districts and other stakeholders.

Developing School-Wide Literacy Plans

Assist K-3 teachers in addressing grade-specific curriculum by developing an effective school-wide literacy plan and providing strategies for monitoring the plan’s implementation.

Collaborating with Regional Coaches

Collaborate with regional structured literacy support coaches to design and conduct professional development to meet the varied needs of K-3 teachers.

Attending Professional Learning

Attend all required GADOE professional learning.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Valid Georgia Teaching or Service Certificate

Valid Georgia teaching or service certificate at level 4 or higher.

Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education or Special Education

Bachelor degree in elementary education or special education or related field.

Advanced Preparation in Reading/Literacy

Advanced preparation in reading/literacy through completion of reading endorsement, dyslexia endorsement, or independent training program approved by International Dyslexia Association.

Minimum 5 Years Elementary Teaching Experience

Minimum of 5 years elementary teaching experience including evidence-based word recognition and comprehension instruction.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Thorough understanding of:
- Reading processes, acquisition, assessment, and instruction
- Systematic, explicit instructional process
- Instructional coaching approaches and strategies for teaching adult learners
- Scientific reading research and its application to effective classroom instruction, structure, and practices, as well as intervention
- Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, as well as New Georgia K-12 ELA Standards
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
- Data analysis and application

Certification, License, and Special Requirements

Clear renewable certification in designated content areas.

Consideration/Interviews

Consideration/interviews will begin as soon as a list of applicants is established.