SUMMARY: The Elementary Grade Band K-4 Instructional Coach is an educational professional and content expert whose job it is to help improve student achievement by building teacher capacity and an understanding of instructional practices by providing ongoing professional development, building their teaching skills, and assisting them in applying new knowledge. The instructional coach specializes in a specific academic subject or area and supports the Curriculum & Resources Administrator in facilitating vertical planning across grade levels. Their typical job duties include observing instructional practices, training teachers and staff, ordering new instructional materials, assisting with the design and implementation of a district wide, content specific scope and sequence, and ensuring instructional practice is in alignment with curriculum goals. Instructional coaches also focus on different ways to improve learning opportunities for students and educators alike. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, professional learning, and providing feedback to teachers. They work collaboratively with Instructional Technology Specialists, various administrators, content leads and teachers to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom environment. Other responsibilities involve meeting with content leads and assessing students' grades with the goal of helping teachers raise student achievement. This is not a supervisory position and reports directly to the Curriculum & Resources Administrator. Additional information can be found on Indeed including salary.