Reading Program Coordinator, Alpha

Overview

Full-time on-site position with Alpha School. Compensation: $120,000 annual salary paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.

Location:

on-site at one Alpha campus location in Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, or South Bay (LA), CA;
Greenwich, CT;
Boca Raton or Miami Beach, FL;
Chicago, IL;
Boston, MA;
Charlotte, NC; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available). Work is 40 hours per week, classroom-based with K-2 students.

• Creating small-group K-2 reading workshops driven by live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Leading daily motivation sessions to drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance data (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction during the day, not only during planning periods
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains documented in weekly campus data reviews
• Serving as the engaging, high-energy adult your K-2 students are excited to see each day

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted lesson plan, or district pacing calendar; you build lessons directly from student data
• Delivering whole-class lectures; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you work in the classroom with children daily
• Managing a conventional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework correction, test preparation. Your time is structured around workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
• Preparing IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is captured in app data and your running records, not special-education documentation

• Reading Program Coordinator:
  Generate measurable K-2 reading progress across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus culture where outcomes undergo weekly review

• Structured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR a Master’s degree in reading instruction
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline, plus 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to create your own reading lessons and clearly explain what you teach and how, without depending on a published program
• Willingness to work on-site full-time at one Alpha campus:
  Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, or South Bay (LA), CA;
  Greenwich, CT;
  Boca Raton or Miami Beach, FL;
  Chicago, IL;
  Boston, MA;
  Charlotte, NC; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
• Willingness to work with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning tools into daily instruction as those tools advance
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship

• Direct experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
• Documented history of measurable reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level progression) that you can specify with numbers
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for forming differentiated instructional groups
• Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring with outcome-focused families)
• Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience beyond the…