ReadOhio Literacy Coach

at  Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio

READOHIO LITERACY COACH K-12

200 Day Contract beginning with 2024-25 School Year
One-Year Grant Funded Position
$85,000 annually
Location:
Varied. Coaches may be assigned 1 or more Districts as determined by ODE
Date Available:
August 2024

THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER OF NORTHEAST OHIO IS A NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Governing Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, military status, ancestry or age in its programs and activ

Skills

• Delivering explicit and systematic reading instruction in grades K-5 and/or intervention grades 6-12.
• Administering assessments and measures of essential early literacy skills, interpreting results and using data to drive instruction.
• Administering system fidelity assessments, interpreting results to set goals, identify additional professional learning needs and recommend changes to improve schoolwide and/or classroom instructional practices.
• Ability to rapidly acquire and apply new skills and information.
• Ability to provide and receive effective instructional feedback.
• Ability to effectively prioritize, schedule, manage, and organize multiple daily tasks to achieve goals.
• Ability to identify problems and develop appropriate solutions.
• Use effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to engage in difficult and candid conversations with a variety of stakeholders

Literacy coaches will work at the direction of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to coordinate and provide literacy services to school districts, community schools and STEM schools with the lowest rates of proficiency in literacy, focused on providing cohesive, sustained, intensive, classroom-focused supports in addition to support for building and strengthening literacy systems. Coaches will work collaboratively with building and district-level personnel, community partners and regional service providers. Coaches will support schools in identifying needs, implementing evidence-based language and literacy practices and monitoring effectiveness in order to support students in becoming proficient readers.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESSchool and District Level (85% of Time)

• Provide daily intensive support to school-based personnel (including instructional coaches, administrators, educators, etc.) to build their capacity in support evidence-based language and literacy instruction.
• Monitor district-level, school-level, and classroom-level data to help provide targeted support to literacy leadership teams, coaches and teachers.
• Model effective coaching and feedback practices.
• Facilitate and support analysis of a literacy-specific needs assessment.
• Assist administrators in developing, implementing and monitoring a building-level literacy improvement plan, including an implementation plan for the reading components of a multi-tiered system of supports, aligned to Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement and the requirements of Ohio’s literacy policies.
• Provide support in selection and de-selection processes of high-quality instructional materials, programs and practices for literacy.
• Facilitate professional development in evidence-based strategies for effective literacy instruction.
• Provide feedback and support to instructional coaches and/or peer coaching teams regarding coaching practices, implementation plans and goal setting.
• Meet regularly with teacher-based teams and building-level teams to review data and implement changes and adjustments to instruction and classroom practice.
• Maintain coaching logs and document coaching services.

Regional and State Level (15% of Time)

• Collaborate with other literacy coaches to support implementation of Ohio’s coaching model.
• Participate in regional literacy networking opportunities and support district and school involvement.
• Communicate consistent messaging regarding Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement.
• Participate in coaching, mentoring and evaluation activities with supervising regional literacy coaching coordinator and state level leads.
• Participate in ongoing training, support and networking to support implementation of Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement and development as a literacy content expert.
• Maintain feedback loop with DEW and participate in monitoring related to coaching activities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND DISPOSITIONSKnowledge

A thorough understanding of the following is essential:

• Reading acquisition, assessment and instruction.
• Effective strategies for language and literacy instruction, aligned with the science of reading.
• Explicit and systematic reading instruction.
• Ohio’s Learning Standards in English language arts and literacy.
• Instructional coaching practices and strategies for supporting adult learners.
• Data-driven decision making to support all learners through a multi-tiered system of support.

Skills

• Delivering explicit and systematic reading instruction in grades K-5 and/or intervention grades 6-12.
• Administering assessments and measures of essential early literacy skills, interpreting results and using data to drive instruction.
• Administering system fidelity assessments, interpreting results to set goals, identify additional professional learning needs and recommend changes to improve schoolwide and/or classroom instructional practices.
• Ability to rapidly acquire and apply new skills and information.
• Ability to provide and receive effective instructional feedback.
• Ability to effectively prioritize, schedule, manage, and organize multiple daily tasks to achieve goals.
• Ability to identify problems and develop appropriate solutions.
• Use effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to engage in difficult and candid conversations with a variety of stakeholders.

Dispositions

• Sense of urgency for literacy achievement.
• Motivating others to perform at high standards.
• High degree of professionalism to ensure and protect the confidentiality of educators and students.
• Strong work ethic, self-directed and reliable, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• High quality interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to and interact with peers and colleagues.
• Persistent despite obstacles.
• Ability to orchestrate change.
• Value lifelong learning.
• Belief that a coach can make a difference, despite the nature of the challenges.
• Desire to grow professionally.
• Belief that all students can become proficient readers.

This position is grant funded through the 2024-2025 school year.