County-wide Building- Based Math Coach (initial location Flat Rock)

Jackson County Board of Education announces the following vacancies. Applications should be submitted through the Teach in Alabama

Website. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

School/Worksite

Title

Job Description

Qualifications

Salary

Posting Dates

County-wide

5 positions available

(initially locations - Bridgeport, Section,

Flat Rock, Hollywood, and Rosalie)

Alabama Numeracy Act K-5 Building-Based Math Coach

Supporting the improvement of instruction with an emphasis on Tier 1 instruction to ensure students do not fall behind.

Collaborating with the school principal and faculty to establish and implement a strategic plan for coaching and mathematics instruction to improve student achievement in mathematics. 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 debriefing. Modeling evidence-based mathematics instructional and intervention strategies for teachers. Continuously mentoring and coaching teachers. Assisting teachers in using data to differentiate mathematics instruction and to identify students exhibiting the characteristics of dyscalculia and other exceptionalities. 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 data.

Focusing solely as a mathematics coach for schools with elementary grade students. Collaborating with teachers and grade-level teams of teachers to foster the use of appropriate instructional materials, including concrete materials, is necessary to ensure that students understand mathematical concepts.

Collaborating with grade-level teams to develop rigorous tasks, lessons, and assessments aligned with grade-level mathematics content standards; facilitating the analysis of student work samples and assessment data; and working in partnership with teachers to provide real-time feedback and make next-step instructional decisions based on the student evidence. Assisting teachers in using formative assessments and analyzing student work to identify students with misconceptions, students exhibiting characteristics of dyscalculia, and students needing acceleration. 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 week. Assisting teachers with administering fractional reasoning screeners or diagnostic assessments, or both, for students in grades four and five, subject to legislative appropriation. The assistance of a mathematics coach may not exceed two hours per week. Advocating, planning, and coordinating opportunities, in conjunction with the principal, for school-based family and community engagement in mathematics.

Actively and cooperatively participating in any Office of Mathematics Improvement regional coordinator and AMSTI regional mathematics specialist visits and professional learning to meet agreed-upon personal outcomes and all school, district, and state-established mathematics goals. Engaging in ongoing learning opportunities to grow in knowledge, skills, and expertise in mathematics.

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 mathematics.

Planning or facilitating, or both, professional learning opportunities that will assist teachers in targeting student deficits; facilitating professional conversations; fostering student engagement; assessing student learning; reflecting on professional practice; and identifying next learning steps to achieve state, district, and school goals in mathematics.

Recording job duties and time spent with teachers on a state-specified electronic platform. Supporting teachers in the authentic integration of computer science and computational thinking concepts within the mathematics classroom. Any and other duties assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

B.S. degree with proper State of Alabama Certification

Jackson County Salary Matrix

10-month position

September 25, 2024, through October 8, 2024, or until filled.