Contingent on Grant Funding

PL 1 @ 207 Days

Primary Purpose:

TSR Comprehensive Lead Coach provides classroom support for implementation of a project to supports school readiness for prekindergarten children. Coaches must be willing to implement a variety of strategies including side-by-side coaching, and co-teaching, instructional planning and reflective feedback. Training on these skills will be provided to the coaches. Coaches must be willing to collaborate with CLI staff to ensure TSR fidelity. Travel as necessary to provide coaching, training, and to attend meetings.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

4 year degree from a college or university in Early Childhood or a related field

Advanced degree preferred

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Use of research based pre-kindergarten literacy/language/numeracy/science materials and instructional strategies.

Knowledge and understanding of pre-school literacy screening and progress monitoring and how each informs classroom instruction.

Understanding of Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines, Head Start Child outcomes, and child licensing standards.

Working knowledge of technology (internet, Microsoft Word, Excel, videotaping, uploading documents/videos etc.).

Experience:

Three years of experience teaching preschool or K-1^st

Three years of experience training or coaching adults

Experience in working with varied groups to achieve integration of early childhood services

The qualifications listed above are guidelines for selection purposes; alternative qualifications may be substituted if sufficient to perform the duties.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Work with CLI to support the management of project expenditures.
2. Attend and complete all CLI training.
3. Facilitate ongoing professional development as required for the implementation of the project (CIRCLE Preschool Early Language and Literacy training, eCIRCLE facilitation, progress monitoring training, curriculum training, administrators training etc.).
4. Participate in training opportunities that may require videotaping of coaching practices and interactions with teachers in the classroom.
5. Support teachers with the implementation of instructional strategies as outlined in the eCIRCLE professional development sessions as well as the Classroom Observation Tool.
6. Collaborate with teachers to develop lesson plans and daily schedules that reflect a minimum of 3 hours of cognitive instruction.
7. Assist teachers in understanding progress monitoring data reports and providing classroom instruction based on these reports. 
8. Provide coaching support to teachers as required (i.e., 4 hours per month of direct support to year 1 teachers, 2 hours per month of direct support to year 2 teachers, 1 hour per month for year 3 teachers). Use a variety of coaching strategies including video reflection to improve teacher quality. Meet with the teacher after each classroom visit for a minimum of 20 minutes to encourage teacher reflection and set goals.
9. Use required coaching tools (e.g. Classroom Environment Checklist, Classroom Observation Tool) to monitor teacher’s progress and to set goals for improvement.
10. Provide teachers with written feedback a(Short Term Goal Report after each classroom visit.
11. Work in collaboration with CLI to order, ensure delivery, and inventory teacher/classroom materials.
12. Collect, update, tack, and manage school, classroom, class, teacher, and child data.
13. Attend and participate in required conference calls hosted by CLI, including collaborative peer viewing and discussion of own video-recorded coaching practices for coaches and coordinators.
14. Perform other duties as assigned.

Evaluation/Appraisal:

Project Coaches will be jointly evaluated by both CLI and the lead agency.