Instructional Coach - 5th-8th

Reports To: Director of Academics

Internal Applicants - please email resume and letter of interest to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

United Schools of Indianapolis (USI) is seeking an exceptional Instructional Coach to support teachers and school leaders at Avondale Meadows Middle School in improving instructional practice and accelerating student achievement.

The Instructional Coach serves as a non-evaluative instructional leader responsible for building teacher capacity through coaching, modeling, feedback, professional learning, and data‑driven instructional support. This role is critical to advancing USI's strategic priorities related to instructional coherence, educator effectiveness, and student outcomes.

The Instructional Coach will implement USI's unified coaching model, framework, and philosophy across the network, ensuring consistency in coaching practices, expectations, and support structures. Coaching efforts will be explicitly anchored in strengthening Tier 1 instruction and increasing the effectiveness of classroom teaching across all content areas.

The ideal candidate is a highly successful educator with a demonstrated record of improving student achievement, deep instructional expertise, and the ability to build trusting relationships with adult learners while driving measurable improvements in instructional practice.

United Schools of Indianapolis is committed to a unified coaching framework that establishes a common vision, language, and approach to instructional coaching across all schools.

Instructional Coaches are expected to:

• Implement a common coaching model, framework, and philosophy across the network.
• Utilize codified coaching tools, protocols, and resources developed by USI.
• Maintain alignment between coaching practices and network instructional priorities.
• Anchor all coaching work in strengthening high‑quality Tier 1 instruction.
• Support instructional coherence across classrooms, grade levels, and schools.
• Align existing coaching structures and practices within the USI coaching framework.
• Promote continuous improvement, professional growth, and instructional excellence.
• Contribute to the development of a shared definition of coaching success across the organization.

• Facilitate individualized coaching cycles that include observation, feedback, goal setting, action planning, modeling, co‑teaching, and reflection.
• Support teachers in implementing rigorous, standards‑aligned Tier 1 instruction.
• Conduct classroom observations and provide actionable feedback aligned to the USI Instructional Framework.
• Model exemplary instructional practices and facilitate demonstration lessons.
• Partner with teachers to improve lesson design, instructional delivery, student engagement, differentiation, and assessment practices.
• Support new, developing, and veteran teachers through differentiated coaching and professional support.
• Utilize coaching data and teacher growth measures to monitor progress and impact.

• Analyze student achievement and growth data to identify instructional priorities and opportunities for improvement.
• Support teachers in using formative and summative assessment data to drive instructional decisions.
• Facilitate data discussions focused on student outcomes and instructional improvement.
• Assist teachers in developing action plans to address student learning gaps.
• Monitor progress toward school and network academic goals.

• Design and facilitate high‑quality professional development aligned to school and network priorities.
• Lead professional learning communities (PLCs), collaborative planning meetings, and instructional data meetings.
• Support implementation of curriculum, assessment systems, and instructional initiatives.
• Build teacher capacity through job‑embedded professional learning experiences.
• Foster reflective practice and continuous professional growth among staff.

• Collaborate closely with the Director of Academics, Principal, Assistant Principal, and Chief of Schools to ensure alignment between coaching efforts,…