Teacher - Literacy Coach, K-3 (Refer to Additional Information Below)

Duties include:

• Assist school leadership with aligning schoolwide systems, processes, and resources to structured literacy as defined by Georgia Early Literacy Act
• Assist school leadership with providing regular and user-friendly data reports to internal and external school stakeholders
• Facilitate and lead structured coaching cycles with teachers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment that includes goal setting, modeling, lesson observation, constructive feedback, and reflective discussions to enhance literacy instruction and student outcomes
• Provide monthly reports related to the literacy components of the school improvement plan
• Provide ongoing, job-embedded professional development to teachers through coaching cycles, including observation, modeling, and co-teaching
• Conference with teachers identified for additional support to create, implement, and monitor goals and plans for improving practice
• Spend a minimum of 70% of the workday in classrooms supporting instruction and assisting teachers in implementing a "high-quality instructional stack" that includes core reading programs, supplemental materials, and intervention tools grounded in the science of reading. Maintain an organized system for documenting coaching services
• Assist K-3 teachers in addressing grade specific curriculum by developing an effective school-wide literacy plan and providing strategies for monitoring the plan's implementation
• Facilitate the use of universal literacy screeners to identify students at risk for reading failure, including those with characteristics of dyslexia
• Support teachers in designing and delivering Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions for students identified as needing additional literacy support aligned to Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
• Lead grade-level team meetings to analyze student work and help plan lessons that meet the needs of learners
• Facilitate professional learning communities (PLC's) focused on literacy instruction
• Stay current on the latest research in early literacy and attend all required state or district-mandated literacy coach training and actively participate in district meetings with the K-5 ELA Coordinator
• Collaborates with Regional Structured Literacy Support Coaches to design and conduct professional development to meet the varied needs of K-3 teachers
• Meet regularly with school leadership, other school-based coaches, and K-3 teachers to review data and make recommendations for adjustments in instructional practices
• Maintains an organized system for documenting coaching services
• Supports the vision and mission of Fayette County Public Schools and district leadership 

Salary is based on Fayette County Public School System's Educator Salary Scale.
Employee benefits include health insurance, flexible benefits and retirement plans. 
Employer contributions are included with some plans.