accelschools · Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida · Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida
<h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the Team</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida is a K–12 tuition-free online public school serving students statewide. At VPA Florida, we provide a safe and nurturing environment where every student has the opportunity to be understood and inspired through a customized learning path that includes live interactive sessions and personalized teacher support.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The ELA Content Coach provides content-specific support to teachers in grades 3–10 to ensure consistent implementation of standards-aligned English Language Arts curriculum and appropriate instructional pacing. This position partners with teachers to monitor standards coverage and mastery, analyze student performance, maintain alignment to pacing guides, and identify standards that require additional instruction, intervention, or reinforcement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The ELA Content Coach serves as a content-area resource to help teachers maintain a clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, what standards have been taught, what standards remain to be addressed, and where adjustments to pacing or instructional priorities may be necessary to support student achievement.<br></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><em>Pl<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ease note – while this is an online school position and all instruction occurs virtually, travel and face to face attendance will be required several times per year to support in person state testing and student events.</span></em></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong><em>ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of Florida.</em></strong></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the Opportunity</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Support ELA teachers in grades 3–10 with implementation of standards-aligned curriculum, pacing guides, and instructional resources.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Monitor pacing throughout the school year to ensure priority standards and required content are taught within established instructional timelines.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Work with teachers to track which standards have been introduced, taught, assessed, mastered, and still require instruction or reinforcement.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Support teachers in unpacking ELA standards and understanding the knowledge and skills students are expected to demonstrate.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Review curriculum maps, pacing guides, lesson plans, and instructional resources to ensure alignment with grade-level standards.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Analyze student achievement and standards-mastery data to identify strengths, instructional gaps, and standards requiring additional attention.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate with teachers to adjust instructional pacing and priorities based on student performance and standards mastery.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Help teachers identify prerequisite skills and standards that may need to be revisited to address learning gaps.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Support vertical alignment across grades 3–10 to ensure appropriate progression of reading, writing, language, vocabulary, and literacy skills.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Assist teachers in prioritizing essential standards when instructional time or student performance requires adjustments to pacing.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Monitor student performance on classroom, benchmark, diagnostic, and state assessments to evaluate progress toward standards mastery.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span st