What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Coach - Secondary (25-26 school year) position at DISTRICT?
POSITION TITLE: Instructional Coach
EXEMPTION STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Principal
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10.5 months 2025-2026 school year
Primary Purpose:
Serve as a resource for teachers to identify and demonstrate instructional strategies, best practices, and interventions to promote maximum success for students in all areas of the curriculum.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
Valid Texas teaching certificate
Master’s degree, preferred
Special Knowledge/Skills
Knowledge of core curriculum and effective instructional strategies
Successful classroom teaching experience
Strong organizational, communication (verbal and written), and interpersonal skills
Experience:
Minimum three years’ experience in primary reading and math instruction
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Instructional and Program Management
- Work directly with teachers individually and in small groups as directed by the principal.
- Give best practice demonstration lessons for teachers in their classrooms.
- Incorporate strategies that are aligned with the district’s curriculum.
- Communicate with teachers of identified students to develop effective classroom teaching strategies and monitor students’ progress.
- Assist teachers in evaluating student for ongoing instructional decision making.
- Promote and facilitate research that leads to best practice.
- Model best practices in small group instruction by working with identified students in classrooms.
- Support professional learning communities; admission, review and dismissal meetings; and language proficiency assessment committees with student data, instructional resources, and instructional strategies.
Assessment
- Assist teachers in interpreting data to determine students’ needs.
- Collaborate with teachers to make data-driven decisions in planning effective instruction.
- Assist teachers with implementing appropriate resources to maximize student progress.
- Monitor data related to English language learners and students with low socioeconomic status.
Communication
- Communicate information about curriculum and instruction.
- Network with other instructional coaches to assess and plan instruction, research best practices, and coordinate management of materials and procedures with consistency across the district.
Professional Growth and Development
- Initiate, participate in, and evaluate professional learning programs.
- Provide professional learning for staff that emphasizes scientifically researched instruction.
- Utilize information from professional learning to demonstrate effective implementation in classrooms.
- Assist tutors and others in best practices and scientifically researched resources.
- Provide ongoing training and instructional support in implementing strategies for English language proficiency standards
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environment Factors:
- Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including computer, peripherals, and telephone
- Posture: Prolonged sitting/standing, occasional kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, twisting
- Motion: Frequent repetitive hand motions, keyboarding, use of mouse, wrist flexion/extension
- Lifting: Lifting and carrying up to 30 pounds without assistance, 30-55 pounds with assistance, and more than 55 pounds with appropriate assistance
- Environment: Work is performed in classrooms and in an office setting; occasional irregular and/or prolonged hours
- Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress, work with frequent interruptions
