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Illinois School District U-46

Data Coach

Illinois School District U-46, Elgin, Illinois, us, 60122


Position Type:Support Staff (Non-Union)/Stipend Extra Duty - ETA Only

Date Posted:8/28/2024

Location:Lowrie Elementary

Date Available:09/06/2024

Closing Date:Until FilledPosition / Title:

Data Coach

Bargaining Unit:

NON-UNION

Department/Location:

Assessment & Accountability and MTSS Department

Calendar Days:

184

Reports To:

Building Principal

JD Revision Date:

05/07/2024

Supervises:

None

Function / Position SummaryFocus on improving student growth and achievement in alignment with the District Strategic Plan and School Improvement Plan.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

Attend monthly Data Coach meetings.Provide support to building level intervention planning, implementation and monitoring.Support school improvement efforts by sharing analyzed data as determined by the SIP Committee.Support school staff in accessing data and assessment platforms (i.e. login/credentials).Provide technical guidance to building leaders, MTSS teams, and other building teams in retrieving and progress monitoring academic, behavioral, and attendance data from district platforms (i.e. My Data Zone, Tableau, Panorama).Provide technical support to building level assessment implementation and data use.Analyze, interpret, and share disaggregated building-level academic, attendance, and behavioral data with building leaders, MTSS teams, and other building teams.Help build capacity in building leaders and teams to analyze and interpret data.Attend all Tier 1 and Tier 2 (middle and high), 2/3 (elementary) meetings.Provide support to building based MTSS Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 team meetings. Examples of support include, but are not limited to, attending training and communicating expectations for MTSS, data retrieval, running reports, and aggregating/disaggregating various data.Provide effective communication with administrators, principals, teachers and parents, both orally and in writing.Support and collaborate with the building administration in the coordination of assessments, and work as a liaison between the Assessment Department and building instructional leader for local and state assessments.

Education

Certified Teacher with 3 years of teaching experience in environments with verifiably strong evidence of opportunity, access, and support success with students of cultural and linguistic diverse backgrounds.Previous experience teaching, coaching, and providing professional development for adult educators.Strong knowledge of analytical software, including spreadsheets.Strong computer skills and interest in new technologies.Familiarity with all local and state assessments.Considerable knowledge of Board policies and district/county/state procedures and standards regarding K-12 education.Willingness to act as a teacher leader, using data to develop and implement interventions at the classroom and building level.

Experience / Knowledge

Ability to provide professional development and coach teachers and other building staff.Ability to create data presentations and share with building staff: including but not limited to SIP and grade level teams.Time available throughout the year to coach and support teachers in instructional/operational applications and hardware.Ability to simplify and present ideas to an audience of varying skill levels.Good communication skills.Familiarity with all local and state assessments.Willingness to work collaboratively with principal, colleagues, building staff and district staff. Retention: Indefinitely.High interest in learning to understand student proportionality data analysis, and its use in identifying areas of inequities (like opportunity, access or support) that need to be addressed.Motivated to learn to disaggregate, interpret, and analyze assessment data.Work experience within U-46.

Physical Demands

Must be able to meet the demands of additional teaching and coaching.Must be able to work in front of a computer monitor for multiple hours at a time.

Terms of Employment

1-year position.Stipend

Attachment(s):

Data Coach Job Description 5-7-2024.docx