Job Title: Elementary Literacy Instructional Coach

 

Reports To: Principal

Employment Type: Full-Time

Start Date: August 1, 2026 (2026/2027 School Year)

Position Summary

The Literacy Instructional Coach is a school-based leadership position focused on improving student learning by providing high-quality, research-based professional development for teachers. You aren’t just a "reading teacher"; you are a mentor, a data detective, and a strategist dedicated to closing the achievement gap through the Science of Reading.

 

Core Responsibilities

• Teacher Mentorship & Coaching: Provide non-evaluative support through the "coaching cycle" (modeling, co-teaching, and observing) to help teachers master literacy instruction.
• Curriculum Leadership: Guide the implementation of the district's core literacy curriculum, ensuring alignment with state standards and evidence-based practices.
• Data Analysis: Lead Data Team meetings to help teachers interpret benchmark assessments (e.g., DIBELS, NWEA Map) and group students for differentiated instruction.
• Professional Development: Design and facilitate workshops or "Lunch and Learns" on topics like phonemic awareness, morphology, and fluency strategies.
• Intervention Support: Collaborate with the MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) team to identify students in need of Tier 2 or Tier 3 interventions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Literacy, Reading, or Curriculum & Instruction preferred.

• Valid Colorado Teaching License with a Reading Endorsement or Specialist certification preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of successful classroom teaching experience, in grades K–5 preferably.

• Deep understanding of the Science of Reading.

• Exceptional active listening, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution skills.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary based on experience and district salary schedule

• Benefits package including health, dental, vision, and retirement

• Professional development opportunities

• Literacy Coach contract is based on a 160 day schedule, August through May.

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit a full application at npk12.org.

 

Application will remain open until position is filled.

 

 

Working Conditions

 

Job functions will take place both in a heated office and outside for play.

 

North Park School District prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at npk12.org. Employees requiring a specific workplace accommodation due to a disability, medical condition, or religious belief are required to submit their request in writing to the Business Office during standard operating hours.