Instructional Coaching
Vision and Purpose Statement:
The Instructional Coach facilitates the district’s professional development model by demonstrating lessons, observing classroom instruction, and coaching teachers one‐on‐one in their area of focus and expertise. The Instructional Coach aims to enhance teachers’ ability to provide instruction that (1) builds student understanding and skills, (2) is academically rigorous, (3) addresses the curriculum standards and frameworks, and (4) enhances student sense of engagement in and ownership of learning. The Instructional Coach, in collaboration with teachers and school leaders, reviews student work and performance outcomes and assists teachers with designing instruction and learning that meets the district’s vision of G.R.E.A.T. Instruction for all students.
What Coaching Is:
Partnership
Collaborative
Learning Relationship
Thought Partners
Focus on Teacher Practice/Student Outcome
What Coaching Is Not:
Evaluative
Fixer
Invasive
Negative
Punitive
Meet The Coaches
Nicole Cammarota-Verasco | Inclusion Coach
Experience:
Instructional Coach for National Math Science Initiative in areas of Equity, English Language Arts, Literacy, Inclusion, and Gifted and Talented
7th and 8th grade pre-AP English
8th grade Special Education English
8th grade Reading Interventionist
12th grade honors and college prep English
Education:
The College of New Jersey - B.A. Secondary Education and English
University of Virginia - M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in gifted education
University of Virginia - Supervisors Certification
Rowan University - Prospective Ed.D in Educational Leadership
Contact Information:
Office Ext: x.4312
cammarotan@krsd.us
Vincent Doud | Instructional Technology Coach
Experience:
Instructor: Video Production, 8th-12th grades
Director of District Multimedia
Director of Elementary Media Program, 3rd-5th grades
Education:
Florida Atlantic University - B.A. Studio Art
CTE: Audio-Visual Broadcast Production Technology Certificate
Contact Information:
Office Ext: x 4313
doudv@krsd.us
Nicole Servais | Instructional Technology Coach
Experience:
Instructor: ESL Methodology, Second Language Acquisition, English through Drama, and varied language courses (post-secondary)
6th-8th grade content-based sheltered instruction in ESL math, science, social studies and ELA
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison - B.A. in Italian Studies
George Mason University - M.A. in Applied Linguistics with a certificate in TESL
Post-grad coursework for K-12 certification in ESL
Contact Information:
Office Ext: 4314