ELD Instructional Coach

Martha's Vineyard Public Schools Martha's Vineyard Central Office - Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Martha's Vineyard Public Schools

Job : 5891206

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 19, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

• ELD Curriculum Coach
• Title 3 grant contingent on funding
• Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools
• School Year 2026–2027

Position Summary The ELD Curriculum Coach provides job-embedded, non-evaluative instructional coaching to support successful implementation of Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools’ adopted English language development curricula:
Cengage (National Geographic) Trailblazer (K–4), Impact (grades 5–8), and Lift (grades 9–12). The coach partners with the ELL Director, school leaders, and ESL educators to build curriculum literacy; strengthen implementation of the Massachusetts Next Generation ESL Standards; and increase multilingual learners’ access to systematic, explicit, sustained, and rigorous English language development instruction.

This district wide implementation-support position includes approximately 433 annual hours, averaging 10–11 hours per week across a 40-week school year. Instructional support will be delivered through a hybrid model that includes both virtual and in-person coaching, collaborative planning, classroom observation, modeling, and professional learning. Employment Term:
September 1, 2026–June 30, 2027.

Supervision and collaboration

The ELD Curriculum Coach reports to the ELL Director and works closely with ESL teachers, principals, classroom/content teachers, special educators,and curriculum leaders.

• ** Provide biweekly, a non-evaluative coaching to 13 ESL teachers through classroom observation, co-planning, modeling, feedback, and reflection.
• ** Support teachers in implementing the Trailblazer, Impact, and Lift ELD curricula with fidelity while responding to student needs
• ** Model effective ELD instructional routines, scaffolds, language objectives, academic discourse, and formative assessment practices
• ** Conduct non-evaluative walkthroughs, model lessons, co-teaching, and push-in support as needed
• ** Co-facilitate professional learning, curriculum launch sessions, unit planning, instructional rehearsal, student-work analysis, and reflection
• ** Support K-4, grades 5-8, and high school ESL teacher planning, including weekly Lift co-planning at the high school
• ** Develop practical planning tools, model lessons, templates, and curriculum-aligned resources
• ** Facilitate collaborative planning and professoional learning communities across schools and grade spans
• ** Support teams in using student work, formative assessments, ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS data, and classroom evidence to improve instruction
• ** Collaborate with ESL, general education, and special education staff to strengthen inclusive instruction for multilingual learners, including English learners with disabilities
• ** Maintian confidential coaching records and help identify district wide trends, needs, and next steps for curriculum implementation

Position Type: Part-time

Classroom Teacher > ELL / ESL / SEI / TESOL

Organization-level Positions >
Consultant

• ** Required Qualifications
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  Massachusetts ESL/English learner educator licensure, or eligibility for appropriate Massachusetts licensure
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  At least three years of successful experience teaching English learners in K–12 settings.
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  Strong knowledge of English language development, the WIDA ELD framework, ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS, and the Massachusetts Next Generation ESL Standards
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  Experience with high-quality instructional materials, curriculum implementation, and curriculum-based professional learning
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