Literacy Coach

Literacy Coach

Boushall Middle School, Richmond, Virginia

Terms of Employment: 10‑month (210 Day)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Work Location: Boushall Middle School

Immediate Supervisor: School Principal

Starting Date: August 3, 2026

Position Type: Full‑time

Salary: $61,643 to $114,689 per year

The Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach provides school‑based leadership to advance literacy development for all students at the assigned school. The role supports staff by applying an understanding of the English/language arts curriculum and instructional practices aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning. Responsibilities include ensuring high‑quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co‑planning, co‑teaching, and providing non‑evaluative feedback to teachers, as well as professional development, coaching, and resource alignment to foster student academic success.

This is not a supervisory position and does not include evaluation of colleagues.

• Monitors the instructional program provided by English/language arts classroom teachers and provides ongoing professional learning support and coaching to help teachers improve performance and achieve literacy-related objectives.
• Supports teachers in ensuring the alignment of their lesson plans and instruction to the appropriate Virginia Standards of Learning.
• Facilitates teachers’ use of high‑impact, evidence-based instructional strategies, including differentiated instruction for diverse learners.
• Stays abreast of the latest English/language arts research, innovations, program trends, and methodologies, and implements new strategies as appropriate for the school’s student population.
• Works with new teachers to ensure they have materials and competencies to succeed.
• Observes classroom English/language arts instruction regularly and provides follow‑up consultation and written non‑evaluative feedback to teachers.
• Provides direct support to individual and small groups of students as warranted.
• Analyzes and uses student performance data to identify and respond to the literacy-related professional learning needs of individuals and groups of teachers.
• Assists administrators in proactively identifying school strengths and areas for improvement in English/language arts and recommends responses that maximize student achievement in reading and literacy development.
• Works well in a fast‑paced environment; demonstrates flexibility and adaptability with a sense of urgency and zeal for ensuring that all students in the school meet grade‑level expectations in English/language arts and attain foundational literacy skills that lead to college, career, and civic readiness.
• Models professionalism, engages in reflection, self‑led continuous improvement, seeks out feedback and provides constructive feedback to colleagues.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Postgraduate Professional License with an endorsement as a Literacy Specialist or a Master’s Degree in English.
• Minimum five years of successful teaching experience with at least three years of teaching reading or English/language arts at the appropriate grade level span.
• Experience working in diverse settings.
• Ability to provide school‑level leadership in curriculum, pacing, and resources to support classroom instruction with a deep understanding of the Virginia Standards of Learning.
• Proven ability to analyze data at the student, class, and school levels and help teachers use this data to tailor instruction and increase academic performance.
• Comprehensive knowledge of child growth and development, large and small group instructional strategies, and the theory and pedagogy related to literacy instruction.
• Extensive experience with innovative teaching techniques, instructional materials, and current trends in English/reading.
• Demonstrated ability to train teachers in the dimensions of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics/word study, vocabulary development, fluency, and comprehension.
• Ability to coach teachers in meeting the diverse needs of students.

Richmond City Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.