Elementary Schools Literacy Coach Grant-Funded

Elementary Schools Literacy Coach 10-Month Grant-Funded

St. Mary's County Public Schools – Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Leonardtown, Maryland

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and considered to fill the vacancy before external applicants are considered. Questions regarding the application should be directed to the Department of Human Resources.

Job

Starting Date:
Aug 18, 2026

Location:

Piney Point Elementary & Ridge Elementary

Supports the instructional goals of the school and system by ensuring effective literacy instruction that leads to improved student achievement. The grant-funded Literacy Coach mentors and models best practices for staff, enhances instructional delivery, and collaborates with school teams to analyze assessments, support Tier 1 instruction, and provide professional development for teachers, support staff, and parents.

• Professionally relate to and collaborate with co‑workers, students, and community members.
• Understand and maintain confidentiality.
• Use technology, including instructional technology, effectively to complete tasks.
• Report to work daily and on time.
• Organize, supervise, coordinate, and establish priorities of tasks.
• Work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and follow complex oral/written instructions.
• Communicate orally or in writing courteously and tactfully with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner.
• Work under pressure.
• Possess excellent time management skills, take initiative, and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced environment while being flexible in work responsibilities and hours.
• Know the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public Schools.
• Know curriculum and staff development.

• Demonstrate leadership skills and assume major responsibility for the Read and Lead Grant, including grant management, data collection, and instructional support to schools and staff.
• Work collaboratively with central office, school‑based administration, and teacher leadership to help meet instructional goals established as part of the Read and Lead Grant, individual school improvement plans, and MSDE coaching cohort requirements for literacy coaches.
• Model and provide coaching for staff and school teams focusing on areas identified by the system leadership and/or school site to support increased student achievement in literacy.
• Assist school‑based leadership and classroom teachers with the administration and interpretation of formal and informal assessments.
• Analyze data to impact instruction, including use of the SMCPS data management system.
• Facilitate collaborative team discussions and data‑based decision‑making sessions, including Universal Screen Team (UST) meetings and data meetings.
• Meet with the Supervisor of Elementary ELA and/or Instructional Resource Teacher Cohort on a monthly or bi‑weekly basis.
• Provide leadership in literacy initiative implementation and prepare required grant reports in a timely manner.
• Participate in system‑wide professional development to share at the school level.
• Model and share best instructional strategies for SMCPS administration and school‑based staff through direct modeling, information sharing at PD sessions, and/or electronic communication.
• Facilitate professional development for administrators, teachers, and parents as required to support system and school initiatives.
• Provide guidance to teachers who work with students to promote their educational development and welfare.
• Plan and coordinate the instructional program in accordance with the current curricula.
• Work in conjunction with other instructional staff to improve delivery of instruction.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Possess an advanced professional certificate or license or be eligible to receive APC/APL in the current school year (submission of official transcripts).
• Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience.

Preferred:

• LETRS 1–8 Training.
• Certification as a reading specialist and/or a master’s degree in an educational field.

Full‑time ten‑month position.

The salary for this exempt position will be based on the EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten‑month employees ($67,106–$117,670) per year.

Bargaining unit eligibility: EASMC.

Updated 6.2025.