School District of Pickens County
Reading Coach
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Job Description
- Req#: 5143203
- Model effective instructional strategies for teachers by working weekly with students in whole, and small groups, or individually.
- Facilitate study groups.
- Train teachers in data analysis and using data to differentiated instruction.
- Coach and mentor colleagues.
- Work with teachers to ensure that research-based reading programs are implemented with fidelity.
- Work with all teachers (including content area and elective areas) at the school they serve, and help prioritize time for those teachers, activities, and roles that will have the greatest impact on student achievement, namely coaching and mentoring classrooms.
- Help lead and support reading leadership teams.
- Be assigned a regular classroom teaching assignment.
- Perform administrative functions that will confuse their role as teachers.
- Devote a significant portion of his/her time to administering or coordinating assessments.
- Observe teachers for formal evaluation purposes.
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher and an add-on certification for literacy coach or literacy specialist.
- Bachelor’s Degree and are enrolled and actively participating in the SCDE Literacy Leader Institute or are actively pursuing the literacy coach endorsement by enrollment in an SCDE approved program.
- Master’s Degree or higher in reading or a closely-related field and be pursuing the requiring qualifications in coaching.
Classification Title: 1.0 Reading Coach
Department: Elementary Schools
Pay Grade: SDPC Salary Schedule
FLSA Status: Exempt
Days: 190
Funding for these positions are specific to this position as required through guidelines set forth from the State level.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
The reading coach shall:
The reading coach shall not:
Minimum Education and Training
Applicant must meet one of the following for consideration.
About the company
The School District of Pickens County is a county-wide school system in South Carolina serving more than 16,000 students in grades K-12.
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