Instructional Coach- Mathematics

First Line Schools:
Instructional Coach, Mathematics

Creating and inspiring great, open admissions public schools in New Orleans

In 1998, First Line Schools started the first charter school in New Orleans. First Line now operates several PK-8th grade schools. Our mission is to create and inspire great, open admissions public schools in New Orleans. We do this by:

• Ensuring college and career readiness for all students, as demonstrated by achievement, aspiration, love of learning, and confidence
• Providing a rich variety of education experiences to nurture our students’ character, health, and active citizenship
• Developing the skillfulness of our team members
• Building a sustainable organization that facilitates our long‑term success

Our faculty is a diverse and talented group dedicated to our students’ success and to their own growth as teachers. Our schools are led by leaders who hold themselves accountable for student achievement and teacher development.

The Instructional Coach – Mathematics is a school‑based instructional leader responsible for improving the quality of mathematics instruction and student achievement across grades K‑8. Working in partnership with the School Director, Assistant Principals, and the First Line Schools Academics Team, the Instructional Coach develops teacher capacity through job‑embedded coaching, real‑time feedback, lesson preparation, professional development, and data‑driven instructional planning.

The Instructional Coach serves as the school's lead expert in mathematics instruction and is responsible for ensuring that teachers consistently deliver rigorous, standards‑aligned instruction that accelerates student learning and achievement, aligned with First Line’s vision for excellence in math instruction.

• Provides ongoing instructional coaching to K‑8 mathematics teachers through frequent classroom observations, modeling, co‑teaching, and real‑time coaching.
• Delivers immediate, actionable feedback that strengthens teacher practice and improves student outcomes.
• Plans and facilitates regular coaching cycles, including pre‑conferences, observations, feedback meetings, goal setting, and follow‑up support.
• Models highly effective instructional practices and demonstrates lessons in classrooms.
• Supports teachers in implementing school and network instructional priorities with fidelity.
• Builds teachers' instructional knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in mathematics.
• Collaborates with school leadership to identify teacher development priorities and differentiated coaching supports.
• Maintains coaching documentation, teacher action plans, and progress monitoring.

• Supports teachers in developing high‑quality, standards‑aligned lesson plans using network curriculum and instructional resources.
• Leads collaborative lesson internalization and planning meetings.
• Ensures lesson plans include rigorous questioning, mathematical discourse, checks for understanding, differentiation, and effective use of instructional materials.
• Assists teachers in planning targeted interventions based on student misconceptions and assessment data.
• Collaborates with teachers to prepare for upcoming instructional units and assessments.

• Designs and facilitates engaging professional development sessions for teachers throughout the school year.
• Leads grade‑level and content team meetings focused on instructional excellence.
• Supports new teacher onboarding and mathematics curriculum training.
• Develops resources, exemplars, and instructional tools that strengthen mathematics instruction across the school.
• Partners with network academic staff to implement instructional initiatives and professional learning aligned to organizational priorities.

• Analyzes classroom, interim, and state assessment data to identify instructional trends and priorities.
• Supports teachers in using student work and assessment data to inform instructional decisions.
• Facilitates data meetings that result in actionable instructional adjustments and intervention plans.
• Monitors…