Building Based Math Coach

187 Day Teacher Contract with 15 additional contract days to be determined based on the ALSDE position requirements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Alabama Numeracy Act, page 24):

1. Hold a valid Alabama professional educator certificate in early childhood education, elementary education, or special education.
2. Have a minimum of five years of experience as an early childhood, elementary, or special education
3. Demonstrate expertise, as attested by a current or former employing county or city superintendent of education, in mathematics instruction and intervention and early numeracy interventions, including dyscalculia
4. Hold a master's degree or have completed professional development recommended by the Elementary Mathematics Task Force, or

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:A mathematics coach shall be employed by the local education agency with funds appropriated by the Legislature. Mathematics coaches shall be employed as 10-month employees (ANA page 23). The extra days beyond the nine months shall be used to train teachers, develop units of instruction and materials to support instruction, as determined by school data, and receive professional learning. A mathematics coach shall prioritize coaching in mathematics and may not perform administrative duties, serve in administrative roles, serve as a substitute teacher, serve as a testing coordinator, serve as an interventionist, or perform other school duties not focused on coaching or the mathematics improvement of students during the instructional day (ANA page 27-28). Duties and responsibilities of building-based mathematics coaches shall include all the following:

1. Supporting the improvement of instruction with an emphasis on Tier 1 instruction to ensure students do not fall
2. Collaborating with the school principal and faculty to establish and implement a strategic plan for coaching and mathematics instruction to improve student achievement in
3. Facilitating schoolwide mathematics professional learning, including job-embedded assistance using coaching strategies, including joint preplanning, modeling lessons, co-teaching lessons, targeted observation to collect data, and
4. Modeling evidence-based mathematics instructional and intervention strategies for
5. Continuously mentoring and coaching
6. Assisting teachers in using data to differentiate mathematics instruction and to identify students exhibiting the characteristics of dyscalculia and other
7. Monitoring the progress of K-5 students in mathematics through benchmark formative assessments at least three times per year and making recommendations for modifying instruction based on the individual needs of students and trends in student
8. Focusing solely as a mathematics coach for schools with elementary grade
9. Collaborating with teachers and grade-level teams of teachers to foster the use of appropriate instructional materials, including concrete materials, necessary to ensure that students understand mathematical
10. Collaborating with grade-level teams to develop rigorous tasks, lessons, and assessments aligned with grade-level mathematics content standards; to facilitate the analysis of student work samples and assessment data; and to work in partnership with teachers to provide real-time feedback and make next-step instructional decisions based on the student
11. Assisting teachers in using formative assessments and analyzing student work to identify students with misconceptions, students exhibiting characteristics of dyscalculia, and students needing
12. Assisting teachers in administering early numeracy screeners or diagnostic assessments, or both, in Grades K-2. The assistance of a mathematics coach may not exceed two hours per
13. Assisting teachers with administering fractional reasoning screeners or diagnostic assessments, or both, for students in grades four and five, subject to legislative The assistance of a mathematics coach may not exceed two hours per week.
14. Advocating, planning, and coordinating opportunities, in conjunction with the principal, for school-based family and community engagement in
15. Actively and cooperatively participating in any Office of Mathematics Improvement (OMI) regional coordinator and Alabama Mathematics, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) regional mathematics specialist visits and professional learning to meet agreed upon personal outcomes and all school, district, and state established mathematics
16. Engaging in ongoing learning opportunities to grow in skills. and expertise in mathematics.
17. Facilitating the use of assessment data in all tiers of mathematics instruction to assist in making decisions that will move students to higher levels of performance in
18. Planning or facilitating, or both, professional learning opportunities that will assist teachers in targeting student deficits; facilitate professional conversations; foster student engagement; assess student learning; reflect on professional practice; and identify next learning steps to achieve state, district, and school goals in
19. Recording job duties and time spent with teachers on a state-specified electronic
20. Supporting teachers in the authentic integration of computer science and computational thinking concepts within the mathematics

Salary Range: According to Madison County Schools Salary Schedule. Actual salary will be determined by rank and experience. Current employees with questions regarding step placement on the salary schedule should contact the Personnel Department.

Additional Information: Please contact the school principal for any additional inquiries.

School Directory Link: https://www.mcssk12.org/our-district/school-directory

The State does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religious preference, marital status, disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law. Employees of the District are required to comply with the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments.

Alabama school boards are required by state law to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees by using the federal E-Verify program. New employees are required to provide a Social Security number, an unexpired identity document that contains a photograph, and other acceptable documents that establish employment eligibility. In addition to determining whether a new hire is authorized to work in the United States, E-Verify will confirm that the employee's name and Social Security number match.