Position: Band Coach

Reports to: Principal

JOB SUMMARY:

Band coach interacts with band teachers on all aspects of instruction, including planning, assessing learning, and differentiating to meet students’ needs.  The band coach advocates for, facilitates, and supports the work of the teachers, but never performs evaluation.  The band coach is responsible for recruitment, facilitation, and direction of a district-wide field and parade show band.  The band coach will oversee the alignment of band programs across feeder patterns with the end goal of increased enrollment.  The role of the band coach is non-supervisory, separate, and apart from the evaluative role of the principal/supervisor of the teacher. 

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work with district/building administrators and Building Professional Development Committee (BPDC) to facilitate high quality job-embedded professional development for district and building staff to refine their knowledge and skills with marching band. Professional development could include, but be limited to: in-class coaching; observing; modeling; analyzing student work; developing lesson plans based on student needs; data analysis; integration of technology; co-planning; recruitment; and teacher study groups.

Examples of Work Performed:

• Analyze building and district marching band programs and implementation data to guide the development of training for band teachers.

• Documents evidence in improving marching band program at high school level and feeder schools.
• Analyze school and content area data for declines, or lower than anticipated growth, for follow-up root cause analyses.
• Develop and help monitor recruitment action plans which include specific improvement actions and indicators of success with band teachers.
• Role play, model, and practice effective coaching conversations related to instructional and classroom management strategies.
• Support individuals or teams of teachers in addressing persistent problems in their instruction or classroom management.
• Engage in conversations with teachers about planning, reflecting, and problem solving with the intent of building autonomy and interdependence.
• Interact with teachers on all aspects of instruction, including planning, assessing learning, and differentiating to meet students’ needs.

• Train teachers on the administration and use of formative and summative assessments.
• Provide professional development sessions for district trainings and site trainings.
• Meet with administrators and teachers to facilitate professional learning, student performance analysis, and reflective instruction.
• Demonstrate knowledge and use of effective strategies that improve staff and student engagement and performance.
• Demonstrate skill in data-driven decision making and professional learning teams.
• Use building walkthroughs to monitor and support marching band programs and the application of professional development.
• Provide constructive, two-way feedback to teachers on planning, instruction, performances, and competitions.
• Facilitate the analysis and use of student achievement data in professional learning communities to positively change instruction.
• Exhibits interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills required to effectively facilitate coaching and professional development.
• Displays the ability to collaboratively facilitate, present and monitor high quality professional development and create robust marching band programs to galvanize community and business support and attract large audiences.

• Individualized teacher or group planning, modeling and/or co-teaching to provide “real-time PD” related to effective instruction aligned to a robust marching band program (i.e. field and parade shows).
• Provide feedback to teachers on their instruction.
• Performs other duties as assigned based on student, teacher, school or District needs.

2. Develop, recruit, and lead a district-wide parade and field show band.

• Plan, coordinate, and attend all events
• Teach students marching and performance fundamentals
• Promotes the activity within the schools by recruiting students that may have potential or who have had a previous background in music.
• Plan and host events and/or participate in local and regional events and competitions
• Maintain good community relations with the booster club, community, and parents.
• Increase enrollment each year.

3. Attend and participates in all required meetings and professional development.
   Examples of Work Performed:

• Actively lead and/or participate in district professional development activities.
• Actively lead and/or participate in building professional development activities.
• Actively coordinate and/or participate in learning trips to historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) to view and learn about their marching band programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:  College degree in specific content area/Experience leading a robust marching band program/Current teaching certificate issued by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for the grade levels of the building assigned

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:  Broad knowledge of curriculum, instruction and assessment; Extensive knowledge of Missouri Learning Standards; Knowledge of various instructional delivery models; Knowledge of research-based and evidence-based instructional strategies; Extensive knowledge of marching band techniques

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Requires a minimum of five years of classroom teaching experience in middle or high school; Requires evidence of improving student performance; Experience with curriculum writing and leading professional development for others preferred

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Strong ability to maintain confidentiality
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Accurate and attentive to detail
• Outstanding organizational skills  
• Excellent communications and public relations abilities  
• Positive, effective people skills
• Willingness to work effectively with all levels of employees
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read, write, and speak at high levels
• Ability to establish and maintain positive effective working relationships with staff, students, and the community
• Ability to design and present high quality professional development
• Superior customer and public relations skills in working with others, in person, over the phone, and via email
• Proficiency using Microsoft Excel (spreadsheets, graphs, tables), Word (reports), PowerPoint (presentations), and Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Must be self-directed, highly motivated, and able to work independently

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and to lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required included close vision, distance vision, the ability to adjust and focus, and depth perception. Specific hearing abilities required include normal conversation, phone conversation, and isolating voices in multiple conversations.   

WORK ENVIRONMENT / CONDITIONS:

Primarily inside working conditions. 
 

EQUIPMENT / TOOLS/ MATERIALS USED:

Computer, copier, scanner, projector, telephone, calculator.

REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: None

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Assigned to a teacher contract; teacher compensation and benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Tuition Reimbursement) as provided by the Board of Education plus a Level 14 extra-duty contract. Note: This position may be subject to social security withholding, and only partial credit for the Public School Retirement System.  The Hazelwood School District has not received definitive guidance on which positions in the district may be affected.  When the District receives a determination, prospective and current employees will be informed.

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Prepared by: Eric Arbetter, Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools; Dr. Rhonda Key, Assistant Superintendent for High Schools; Mr. Chris Norman, Chief Financial Officer 

Approved by:

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The statements contained within this document are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the position. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, management reserves the right to revise the position or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological changes). This job description does not create an empl