The posting
TITLE: Teacher Clarity Specialist
JOB STATUS: Teacher on Special Assignment
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Teacher Clarity Specialist will serve as a coach for Olde Orchard and Woodcrest Elementary schools which are Focus Schools identified under the Ohio Department of Education guidelines.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
The Teacher Clarity Specialist will provide coaching, instructional, and curricular support to two SQIG grant funded schools for target area “Standards, Assessment & Accountability: Data use capacity improvement”. The duties will include but are not limited to the following areas:
• Provide instructional coaching, specifically around the topic of Teacher Clarity and the District’s Common Instructional Framework, to individual teachers, Teacher Based Teams (TBTs), and Building Leadership Teams (BLTs)
• Support teachers, instructional coaches and TBTs in the implementation of Teacher Clarity and the District’s Common Instructional Framework
• Coach building instructional coaches to effectively support classroom teachers in the implementation of literacy and/or math strategies
• Deliver professional development to teachers in a variety of areas including but not limited to: instructional strategies, assessment development, Ohio State Assessments, and deconstructing the standards
• Collaborate with teachers, teams, administrators, external partners, district departments, and community partners
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively
• Demonstrate knowledge of the necessary work of priority and focus schools
• Assess specific building needs and support schools in the development of an action plan using data
• Work with schools to use data to inform and guide instructional practices in order to increase student achievement
• Engage with staff to design job-embedded professional development aligned to building school improvement
plans, Teacher Clarity, and the District’s Common Instructional Framework
• Provide support to schools in integrating district initiatives into the school improvement process
• Support the implementation of innovative practices and programs in schools
• Other duties as assigned



