ELM Literacy Coach

ELM Literacy Coach

Rome City Schools Elm Street Elementary School - Rome, Georgia

• Job
• Final date to receive applications:
  Jun 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
• Posted:
  May 02, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date:
  Jul 21, 2026

The Literacy Coach is responsible for aligning school priorities to the district vision for literacy and developing teachers aligned to the district's vision for literacy. The coach supports teachers in lesson preparation and planning, provides ongoing coaching through observations and feedback cycles, resulting in increased alignment, quality, and frequency of students reading, writing, and discussing text.

• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance
• Provides professional leadership in developing, coordinating, and implementing the Rome City Schools literacy program in cooperation with the Assistant Superintendents and Directors of Curriculum and Professional Development
• Possesses and demonstrates working knowledge of adult learning theory and applies these principles to professional learning across elementary, middle, and high schools
• Collaborates with District Literacy Coordinator in the development and presentation of literacy cycles of instruction, best practices, and data discussions
• Develops school literacy priorities aligned to the district vision for literacy; drives that vision forward with the school community
• Supports teachers in understanding effective literacy instruction and collaborates with the leadership team to ensure school-level priorities are aligned to support literacy
• Understands how curricular materials fit into these visions and can communicate that to teachers
• Supports schools in the development and monitoring of a local literacy plan
• Develops and maintains accurate records of literacy instruction and teacher performance via a district-developed monitoring system
• Communicates with the building principal weekly to maintain the district and school vision for literacy achievement
• Assists in the selection, production, and use of instructional materials
• Works with teachers to grow their capacity in knowledge of current research and strong pedagogical practices in delivering literacy instruction
• Monitors the implementation of the district's literacy program in classrooms; collects weekly documentation from classroom observations
• Provides teachers with instructional support in five areas: theory underlying instruction, evidence-based strategy demonstration, observation of teachers practicing evidence-based strategies, feedback/reflection about instruction, and supporting collaboration
• Re-delivers professional learning for teachers and school staff concerning literacy initiatives and instructional focus; facilitates professional learning community sessions
• Develops knowledge and expertise in the literacy instructional ELA shifts to support teacher planning; provides professional learning in preparation protocol
• Supports teachers in improving their delivery of high-quality materials through targeted lesson preparation aligned to classroom observation trends
• Helps shift the emphasis to student ownership of learning
• Keeps abreast of current educational trends in literacy and informs district and school-level staff of current research and recommendations in literacy
• Observes teachers in their classrooms frequently, using observation rubrics and an understanding of curricular materials
• Implements coaching cycles with fidelity
• Delivers feedback to teachers regularly, connecting instructional feedback to student performance
• Participates in ongoing professional growth opportunities to develop their own skills and knowledge
• Effectively identifies next steps for teachers that will have a meaningful impact on student learning
• Plans and executes coaching conversations with teachers that include praise, probe, practice, follow-up, and next steps
• Regularly reviews student work to help determine coaching support and reflect on progress as a school
• Leads teachers in the development and implementation of parent/caregiver engagement workshops for improved understanding of district literacy programs and priorities
• Utilizes relevant data resources to…