High School Literacy Coach

MARION CITY SCHOOLS

Marion Ohio

June 242025

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Anticipated Openings for the 2025-26 School Year

Title:

High School Literacy Coach

Department:

Certified

Responsible To:

Literacy Trainer and/or Building Principal/Designee

Building/Facility:

Grant Middle School

Employment Status:

Contract salary and benefits per negotiated agreement.

Supervises:

Educational assistants (para-professionals)/volunteers/student teachers

Qualifications:

Must hold a valid Ohio Teaching License and/or the

appropriate Endorsement and Authorization for the assignment.

Bachelors Degree in education from an accredited college or University

Prefer at least 3 years teaching experience in the area of literacy

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may

find appropriate and acceptable.

Job Goal:
Provides intensive reading instruction to struggling readers.

General Description:

Provides intensive reading instruction to struggling readers.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Increase the quality and effectiveness of the classroom instruction
• Align instruction with curriculum to meet the needs of all students
• Ensures implementation of adopted curriculum
• Designs collaborative job embedded standards-based professional learning
• Ensures that student achievement data drives instructional decisions at the classroom and school level
• Works collaboratively with the schools leadership to design implement and assess school change initiatives to ensure alignment and focus intended results
• Expands teachers use of a variety of resources to improve instruction
• Models continuous learning to keep current and to be a thoughtful leader in the school
• Leads and coordinates building and district professional development based on the needs as expressed through data
• Identify instructional supports that are aligned with the school and district literacy plan
• Work with content area teachers on implementing disciplinary literacy practices
• Work with students in small groups providing reading interventions
• Model and co-teach lessons in the classroom on a daily/weekly basis. Components of modeling include: planning with the teacher or team prior to teaching the lesson delivering and co-delivering the lesson debriefing with the teacher or team and coaching/mentoring the teacher teaching follow-up lessons
• Identify instructional strengths of individual teachers and assist in identifying effective teachers and model classrooms
• Support and collaborate with classroom teachers through coaching in the classroom
• Continue to support the maintenance and purchases for the building bookroom
• Collect and analyze data
• Facilitate the examination and assessment of student work to determine if it meet the standards
• Assist the principal and leadership team in the disaggregation of student performance data by area of need and coaching teachers in that area of need.
• Collaborate with the school leadership team to establish school culture of trust so that coaching is viewed in a positive manner by teachers and a vehicle to assist teachers in improving practice
• Cultivate a culture that supports innovation and collective efficacy
• Serves on the Building Leadership Team
• Ensure the safety of students
• Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent

Required knowledge skills and abilities:

• Maintain appropriate licenses/endorsements and training hours as required.
• Comply with applicable District state local and federal laws rules and regulations.
• Adhere to all standards established by the Ohio Department of Education for Licensed Educators.
• Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
• Maintain knowledge of academic area teaching methodology and strategies to engage students.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Exhibit professional behavior emotional stability and sound judgement.
• Maintain confidentiality and respect for confidential information at all times.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships.
• Attends meetings professional development and serves on staff committees as required.
• Interacts in a positive manner with staff students and parents.
• Refer suspected cases of child abuse immediately to the appropriate child protective services/law enforcement agency as mandated by state law and Board of Education policy.
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance attitude and conversation.
• Attend any required State Literacy Grant meetings and complete reports
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect district equipment materials and
  facilities.

Note: The above lists are not ranked in order of importance.

Conduct:

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Boards policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Marion City Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the Marion City Schools Board of Education that the best qualified applicant shall be selected for each position without regard to race color religion national origin age sex marital status political affiliation disabling or military status. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any impairment which is unrelated to the ability to participate in activities involved in the position or program for which application has been made.

*This job description identifies primary responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and activities. This job description is subject to change in response to student demographics staffing factors funding variables modified operating procedures program/curriculum changes as directed by the Superintendent of Marion City Schools.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in being considered for this position you must apply on the Marion City Schools website prior to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday July 1 2025. Here is the link to apply

you have questions contact Krista Dendinger Literacy Trainer via email.