Position Description: Induction Coach

Reports to: GWAEA Mentoring and Induction Program Administrator

Number of Days: District Teacher Contract

Compensation: District Teacher Salary Schedule

Overtime Status: Exempt

Date Job Revised:February 13, 2015

Position Summary: The Induction Coach will be responsible for supporting the growth and development of beginning teachers. Each induction coach will support a caseload of up to 15 first and second year teachers, K-12th grade within the Grant Wood Area Education Agency consortium school districts. In addition to mentoring, coaches provide professional development for teachersin areas such as class culture and climate, implementing instructional strategies, classroom management, analyzing student work, differentiated instruction, and supporting ELL and students with special needs. Induction coaches will utilize a variety of data collection tools and protocols that guide coaches and teachers in reflecting on practice and monitoring progress towards professional goals for instructional improvement.

Individuals selected for the position of Induction Coach attend training and professional development throughout the school year through GWAEAMentor Academies, Induction Coach Forums, professional learning teams and peer coaching.

The New Teacher Center (NTC), a national non-profit organization, is our partner organization and was awarded the Investing in Innovation grant which will help support the GWAEA consortium. Our induction model is grounded in the NTC’s formative assessment system. To learn more about NTC, visit

Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s degree in the field of education or related area; Master’s degree preferred
  2. Minimum of five years of recent classroom teaching experience in PK-12 education
  3. Iowa instructional license
  4. Designing, presenting and facilitating adult learning experience preferred
  5. Successful teacher leadership experience preferred
  6. Active teaching contract with a GWAEA Induction Consortium district

Specific Training/Skills

  1. Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing standards-based instruction, assessment and methods that improve student achievement in the classroom
  2. Ability to utilize innovative teaching methodologies
  3. Ability to collaborateand maintain confidential relationships with administrators and teachers
  4. Experience related to adult learning (coaching, professional development, mentoring, teaching)
  5. Demonstrated commitment to personal and professional growth and learning within a consortium community of practice
  6. Willingness to engage in formative assessment processes, including non-evaluative, reflective conversations with teachers using evidence of classroom practice and student learning
  7. Evidence of excellent oral, written and technology skills
  8. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  9. Proficiency in maintaining and managing regular communication and documentation
  10. Optimism for potential of teachers and schools to effect change in the academic lives of students

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Interactions with Teachers:

  • Establish and maintain a trusting, confidential and non-evaluative relationship with teachers to help develop their autonomy as professionals
  • Demonstrate skillful use of mentor language
  • Assist teachers in reflecting on and analyzing their practice, reviewing student work and using relevant data to inform instruction and enhance student achievement
  • Use knowledge of equity principles to deepen a teachers’ application of Iowa Teaching Standards
  • Model, as appropriate, innovative teaching methodologies through techniques such as co-teaching and demonstration lessons
  • Provide opportunities for teachers to observe exemplary practice by arranging inter-site visits
  • Provide consortium professional development
  • Encourage teachers to identify instructional resources and support throughout the entire school community
  • Incorporate technology and analysis of data to advance both teacher learning and classroom practice
  • Promote collegiality and build community among participating new teachers (e.g. new teacher seminars, summer orientation) by providing professional development

Interactions with Principals, District Staff, and GWAEA Leadership:

  • Invite ongoing collaboration with principals and GWAEAMentoring and Induction staff to ensure coherence between coaching activities and school or GWAEA Mentoring and Induction Program expectations

Individual professional growth:

  • Fully participate in coaching professional development, including Mentor Academies, Induction Coach Forums, peer coaching partnerships, professional learning teams and other area, team, and committee meetings
  • Commit to growth along a continuum (NTC Mentor Standards) and engage in goal setting and reflection

Professionalism in the workplace:

  • Commit to meeting or exceeding all performance targets established by program leadership
  • Maintain and submit required documentation (including but not limited to):
  • Coaching logs on a weekly basis
  • Coaching data analysis/recordsto drive decision making for teacher development and student achievement
  • Current and accuratecoaching calendar reflecting scheduled meetings
  • Accurate time and attendance records
  • Demonstrate the highest standards of honesty, integrity, flexibility, and responsiveness
  • Establish a flexiblework schedule that may extend beyond traditional school hours/days
  • Embrace Mentoring and Induction Theory of Action and spirit of collaboration and contribute to the ongoing improvement of GWAEA Mentoring and Induction Programs
  • Handle information in a confidential manner in accordance with established policies and legal requirements (FERPA, HIPAA, etc)

Physical Requirements

  1. Ability to travel between schools/sites served
  2. Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can’t always be anticipated

EOE/M-F-H-V

All professional development materials, resources, and tools are subject to NTC copyright and may not be shared, duplicated or disseminated in electronic or print media to districts or teachers outside of the GWAEA i3 Induction Consortium. I understand these are essential roles and expectations of the Grant Wood AEA i3 Induction Consortium and agree to these terms and conditions.

DateSignature of Selected Induction Coach