The Muscogee County School District has up to 6,000 employees from all backgrounds. We offer opportunities for everyone including support personnel, teachers, leaders, tradespeople, and much more.Join the Muscogee County School District in Creating We in an environment that values the unique experiences and perspectives each of us bring to our community.WE recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.POSITION TITLE:Regional Structured Literacy Support Coach (Part-Time)FLSA:ExemptSALARY:Teacher Salary ScheduleWORK DAYS:Max. 19 hours per weekLOCATION:Division of Teaching & Learning/Muscogee County Public Education Center (MCPEC)REPORTS TO:Executive Director of Curriculum & InstructionPrimary Function: Regional Structured Literacy Support Coaches will work in assigned schools to support the Georgia Early Literacy Act and provide appropriate services to schools so that there can be a cohesive, sustained, intensive and classroom-focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant for students. Regional Structured Literacy Support Coaches will provide a non-threatening, open, professional, and collaborative work relationship with principals, other academic coaches, and Pre-K through 3rd grade teachers. They will be required to effectively identify the needs of assigned schools in order to prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technical assistance so that students in assigned schools achieve grade level reading by the end of 3rd grade.Year-to-year position pending budget availability. # of Positions: 3 REQUIREMENTS:1. Educational Level:Master's degree in Elementary Education or Special Education or a related field,2. Certifications/Licenses:Valid Georgia Teaching or Service Certificate at level 5 or higher; Advanced preparation in Reading/Literacy through completion of Reading Endorsement, Dyslexia Endorsement, or independent training program approved by International Dyslexia Association preferred; Advanced preparation in instructional coaching through completion of Teacher Support & Coaching Endorsement, Coaching Endorsement or Teacher Leader endorsement preferred.3. Experience:Minimum of 5 years elementary teaching experience including evidence-based word recognition and comprehension instruction required; 3 years instructional leadership experience including curriculum design, professional development, and implementation support at the school or district level preferred. 5. Physical Activities:Routine physical activities that are required to fulfill job responsibilities.6. Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:A thorough understanding of the following is vital:
- 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 for Excellence in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science as well as new Georgia K-12 ELA Standards
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support and data analysis and application.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES: 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. Support schools with data analysis using the ATLAS Protocol and assist school leadership with providing regular and user-friendly data reports to stakeholders. Assist Pre-K through 3rd grade teachers in addressing grade specific curriculum by developing an effective school-wide literacy plan and providing strategies for monitoring the plan's implementation. Collaborate with the district elementary ELA content specialist to design and conduct professional development to meet the varied needs of Pre-K through 3rd grade teachers. Provide structured literacy professional development to teachers and leaders. 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. 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. Meet regularly with school leadership to review data and make recommendations for adjustments in instructional practices. Maintain an organized system for documenting coaching services. Performs other related duties as assigned within guidelines for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.The Muscogee County School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.