Literacy Leadership Consultant | Elementary

K12 Coalition provides products and services that help K-12 schools and teachers achieve transformational learning outcomes. We tackle many of today’s toughest education obstacles, including teacher certification, test preparation, professional learning, curriculum, consulting, and strategic planning. K12 Coalition came together when educators with deep experience as teachers, school leaders, and high-level district administrators observed a genuine need for something better. Our divisions include iteach, Passage Preparation, Teaching Channel, Keys to Literacy and Lavinia Group.

Keys to Literacy is dedicated to strengthening reading and writing instruction at every level through evidence-based literacy coaching, leadership development, and professional learning. Grounded in the belief that literacy is the foundation for all learning and essential to long-term success, our work centers on equipping educators and leaders with the knowledge and tools to drive meaningful outcomes for students.

We partner with educators, school and district leaders, State Departments of Education, and Institutions of Higher Education to deliver comprehensive literacy solutions. Through professional development, coaching, consulting, and training, we provide support across in-person, virtual, and asynchronous formats to meet the evolving needs of our partners. Keys to Literacy brings deep expertise and a sustained commitment to advancing effective, research-aligned literacy instruction.

• Part-Time Variable
• Non-Exempt
• Hourly

Location:

This is a remote position with expectations of on-site partnership. This position requires weekly travel to partner school sites.

We are specifically targeting candidates located in the central and eastern time-zones.

Travel:
Travel typically is up to 6-8 days on site per month.

Office

Hours:

Please plan to spend on average 7 hours per day at a school visit. Site visit days require up to a half day of remote preparation work.

The Literacy Leadership Consultant partners with district and school leaders to improve the systems and structures necessary for increased literacy outcomes that are aligned with the Science of Reading. Through leadership/instructional coaching utilizing a job-embedded professional learning model, this role supports instructional leaders in implementing evidence-based literacy practices. The consultant works collaboratively with school leadership to implement the structures necessary for data analysis, assessment, intervention, collaboration and professional development, thereby increasing literacy outcomes for all students.

The Literacy Leadership Consultant reports to the Vice President of Professional Learning.

• Build strong, trust-based relationships with principals, instructional coaches, and district leaders to understand current systems, priorities, and instructional context.
• Use a structured literacy needs assessment and multiple data sources to identify root causes, set goals, and determine actionable next steps to improve literacy outcomes.
• Examine school wide literacy data (screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and outcome data) to inform instructional priorities, intervention planning, and systems-level decision-making.
• Deliver ongoing, job-embedded coaching to school leaders that strengthens their ability to lead effective literacy instruction aligned to the Science of Reading and structured literacy.
• Support leaders in establishing and refining systems for data use, intervention, professional learning, and collaborative planning (e.g., PLCs).
• Design and deliver targeted professional learning experiences that build leadership capacity and support…