2024-2025 Instructional Coach

**Primary Purpose**:
To provide students with high quality, appropriate and engaging learning activities and experiences designed to help students attain their maximum potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth and to assist the campus staff with continuous improvement through the implementation of the district curriculum and instructional strategies that will directly contribute to increased student achievement.

**Minimum Qualifications**:
**Education/Certification**

**Experience**:
Three (3) years’ teaching experience

Previous coaching or teacher leadership experience

**Knowledge/Skills**:
An instructional coach for Del Valle ISD will show evidence of and demonstrate the following characteristics:

- Lifelong learning - engage in regular professional learning to expand knowledge in adult learning, instructional coaching, and content area initiatives. In addition, the instructional coach is open to receive training to further develop areas lacking proficiency.
- Depth of knowledge and proven practice of best instructional practices for all content areas, including responsive teaching strategies, and in all classroom settings such as special education inclusion, dual language, and ESL.
- Depth of knowledge and proven practice of best instructional practices for adult learners, including the implementation of an instructional coaching cycle.
- Depth of knowledge and proven practice of leading an effective professional learning community and the strategies to help engage teachers in planning for lessons aligned to the district curriculum and student needs.
- Depth of knowledge and proven practice of implementing the instructional coaching cycle, model teaching, co-teaching, and strong communication to improve classroom instruction.
- Depth of knowledge and proven practice in collaborative leadership, effective communication, and sense-making for teachers regarding district and campus initiatives.
- Depth of knowledge, proven practice, and ability to lead well-planned, clearly articulated professional learning in alignment with district and campus initiatives.
- Practice data driven decision-making for students and adults, including using several data points to inform instruction for students and professional learning for adults.

**Major Responsibilities and Duties**:

- (The following statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions that may be assigned or skills that may be required.)_

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**Professionalism**

The Educators' Code of Ethics is set forth in Texas Administrative Code to provide rules for standard practices and ethical conduct toward students, professional colleagues, school officials, parents, and members of the community.
- Rule -247.1 Purpose and Scope; Definitions
- Rule -247.2 Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators

**Instructional Management**

The instructional coach promotes improvement of instruction by assisting with activities such as the following:

- Implement the instructional coach cycle with classroom teachers in all content areas including dual language, ESL, and special education.
- Pull the best data reports based on the content area and analyze formative data in order to guide teachers to provide targeted instruction based on each student’s individual needs.
- Improve teaching through a variety of methods, such as instructional coaching cycle, model teaching, monitoring, data focused dialogue, and clear communication to improve classroom instruction.
- Capacity to lead and assist in the design, coordination, fidelity of implementation, and evaluation of the district and campus instructional program including dual language, ESL, and special education inclusion.
- Lead and assist in the planning for district and campus level professional learning, both during professional learning days and ongoing professional learning.
- Assist in the review, revision, and implementation of the district curriculum.
- Monitor and adjust teacher supports to attain student achievement.
- Help teachers design learning experiences for students.
- Encourage the development and piloting of innovative instructional programs.
- Perform other duties as assigned by district and campus administration.

**Organization Climate**

The instructional coach assists with fostering a positive school or organization morale through activities such as the following:

- Assess and plan improvement of the school, school district, or community engagement.
- Reinforce excellence.
- Promote a positive, caring climate of learning.
- Use effective communication skills, instructional coaching techniques, and crucial conversations.

**Organization Improvement**

The instructional coach promotes leadership in efforts to improve the school or organization through activities such as the following:

- Collaborate in the development and articul