Common use of Instructional Coaches Clause in Contracts

Instructional Coaches. a. Instructional Coaches shall be included in Article 1, “Recognition” of the Negotiated Agreement and shall be 192-day employees. b. Instructional Coaches shall be under the supervision of one administrator for purposes of evaluation. c. Instructional coaches shall have their schedules arranged so as to provide a duty free lunch daily as well as planning/conference time equal to that of the classroom teacher at the grade levels to which they are assigned. d. Instructional Coaches’ work schedules will be arranged in collaboration with the classroom teachers with whom the Instructional Coach is working. The classroom teacher and the Instructional Coach must agree on the dates, times of their work. The extent and nature of activities and services provided by the instructional coach will be driven by student data, district initiatives, and/or teachers’ needs. Grade levels will be targeted annually based on student data and other services provided to staff. Building principals will be kept informed as to meeting times. e. The Board shall provide weekly planning and collaboration time for the Instructional Coaches. Principals will work with the instructional coached and classroom teachers to identify time for collaboration and planning. Classroom teachers and Instructional Coaches may meet to plan instruction in lieu of attending grade level meetings no more than once per month and with notification to the principal. f. Clerical duties including but not limited to data collection, reports, and logs assigned to Instructional Coaches shall be reviewed and monitored by the Board and the Union. g. Instructional Coaches shall not have any role in teacher evaluation nor shall they provide any information to any administrator regarding individual teacher performance. h. An Instructional Coach who requests on his/her assignment preference form not to be assigned as an Instructional Coach for the subsequent school year shall have that request honored by the Board.

Instructional Coaches. a. Instructional Coaches shall be included in Article 1, “"Recognition” " of the Negotiated Agreement and shall be 192-192 day employees. b. Instructional Coaches shall be under the supervision of one administrator for purposes of evaluation. c. Instructional coaches shall have their schedules arranged so as to provide a duty free lunch daily as well as planning/conference time equal to that of the classroom teacher at the grade levels to which they are assigned. d. Instructional Coaches’ work schedules will be arranged in collaboration with the classroom teachers with whom the Instructional Coach is working. The classroom teacher and the Instructional Coach must agree on the dates, times of their work. The extent and nature of activities and services provided by the instructional coach will be driven by student data, district initiatives, and/or teachers’ needs. Grade levels will be targeted annually based on student data and other services provided to staff. Building principals will be kept informed as to meeting times. e. The Board shall provide weekly planning and collaboration time for the Instructional Coaches. Principals will work with the instructional coached and classroom teachers to identify time for collaboration and planning. Classroom teachers and Instructional Coaches may meet to plan instruction in lieu of attending grade level meetings no more than once per month and with notification to the principal. f. Clerical duties including but not limited to data collection, reports, and logs assigned to Instructional Coaches shall be reviewed and monitored by the Board and the Union. g. Instructional Coaches shall not have any role in teacher evaluation nor shall they provide any information to any administrator regarding individual teacher performance. h. An Instructional Coach who requests on his/her assignment preference form not to be assigned as an Instructional Coach for the subsequent school year shall have that request honored by the Board.