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Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/Academic CoachDate Posted: 4/14/2026Location: Demorest Elementary SchoolDate Available: August 2026Closing Date: Until FilledTitle: Academic CoachReports to: Building PrincipalLocation: SchoolPosition: CertifiedContract Days: 195Retirement: TRSFLSA Status: ExemptPay Scale: TeacherMinimum Requirements:Education: Valid Georgia Teaching certificate at the master's level or higher; Reading/Math Specialist or Endorsement preferred.Experience: A minimum of three years teaching experience in the fields of mathematics or reading/language arts; Prior coaching experience; Experience leading professional learning activities.Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: Skills in working effectively with people; effective writing and speaking skills; ability to employ a variety of instructional strategies that connect the curriculum to the learners; ability to deal with multiple tasks. Primary Function: Provides support of instruction designed to improve instructional practices and student achievement; provides faculty leadership and support to the administration for the implementation of the curriculum and instructional process;Performance Responsibilities:CollaboratingFacilitating the development of the school's professional learning plan to target curriculum, assessment, and instruction.Collaborating with administration and teachers to design both formative and summative assessments for determining the impact of instruction on student achievement.Guiding the teachers through on-going, on-site professional learning to improve lesson design and classroom instruction, and the development of a quality teaching style.Serving on the District's Professional Learning Committee.Participating in professional networks at the RESA, Regional, State, and/or National levelDistributing Teacher LeadershipProviding opportunities for individual teachers to develop leadership and facilitation skills.Providing guidance and professional learning in differentiating the curriculum and identifying strategies and how they align with the Tiers of the Pyramid of Interventions.Assessing team and classroom progress toward meeting district goals and school objectives.Guiding teams of teachers and individual teachers in analyzing student data to identify student learning goals by grade level/content.Supporting LearningGuiding teams of teachers in the development and implementation of action plans that target a specific annual measurable objective and identify instructional strategies or interventions for meeting the objective.Facilitating on-going collaboration of teachers to effectively monitor and adjust curriculum to ensure equity and excellence of student learning.Facilitating teacher proficiency with the new strategies through classroom follow-up observations.Guiding teachers in planning and implementing strategies in a standard's based classroom.Ensuring that the progression of teacher skill development is aligned with changing student needs.Providing classroom follow-up with individual teachers based on teacher need by coaching, modeling, critiquing videos, co-teaching, etc.Designing on-going, site-based professional development where teachers support each other's growth and focus on the school's goals and needsProvide professional learning that supports Habersham County's instructional frameworks by showing its relevance, by monitoring its implementation and by evaluating its effectiveness.Developing SelfEngaging in professional learning to promote personal growth and better support the development of classroom, content area team, and whole school practicesEvaluation Instrument:In Praise of Learning