Literacy Coach at Four Points Preparatory Academy

School Information:

Four Points Preparatory Academy is a tuition-free public charter school in Braselton serving students in grades K-6. We shape instruction to build on the strengths and abilities of each student and integrate Moral Focus lessons into every school day. As a result our students are well-prepared from kindergarten through eighth grade. A Stanford University study found National Heritage Academies partner-school students gained the equivalent of 3.5 months of additional learning each year compared to peers.

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Why ChooseFour Points Preparatory Academy:

• Strong tenured leadership team with a proven track record.
• Dedicated instructional coaches to provide valuable support to teachers.
• Focused on a collaborative approach to catering to the hearts and minds of all scholars.
• Academically out performs both the Atlanta Area Schools and the state.
• Recognized and designated as Beating the Odds.
• Achieved 100 Points in Closing the Gap for Elementary and Middle School.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Literacy Coach will serve as the schools literacy and instructional improvement specialist supporting teachers through evidence-based coaching practices grounded in the Science of Reading data-driven decision making and implementation of high-quality literacy instruction and intervention programs.

• This is a part-time position where you would work 20 hours per wee.
• Collaborate with the principal to develop and implement a strategic literacy coaching plan aligned to school improvement goals.
• Spend the majority of coaching time working directly in classrooms alongside teachers and students through modeling co-teaching observation coaching cycles and side-by-side support.
• Analyze collaboratively with teaching staff student screening diagnostic formative and progress-monitoring data to inform instruction grouping decisions and intervention planning within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework.
• Synthesize student performance data and teacher practice data to establish coaching goals and provide differentiated needs-based support to educators.
• Support implementation of evidence-based literacy curricula instructional materials and intervention programs with fidelity.
• Monitor the effectiveness of literacy instruction and interventions and support teachers in adjusting instructional practices based on student data.
• Provide professional development and coaching focused on:
• Explicit and systematic reading instruction
• Foundational literacy skills
• Reading comprehension
• Writing instruction
• Dyslexia awareness and intervention strategies
• Science of Reading best practices

Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years of documented successful classroom teaching or literacy intervention experience at the assigned grade levels.
• Demonstrated knowledge of:
• Scientifically based reading research
• Evidence-based literacy instruction and intervention
• Dyslexia-specific interventions
• Student data analysis and application to instruction
• The Science of Reading and structured literacy practices

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National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.