ELA Instructional Coach

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Center City PCS is excited to pilot a school-based instructional coaching model. The initial appointment of this role is for six months, with the possibility of extension based on the pilot's effectiveness, continued campus need, and organizational priorities.

Center City is seeking an experienced ELA/Literacy Instructional Coach to provide embedded, school-based instructional support to teachers in grades 3–8.

The Instructional Coach will work directly with the Principal and teachers to strengthen literacy instruction, with particular emphasis on implementation of the Wit & Wisdom curriculum. The coach will report directly to the Principal, with dotted-line collaboration with network instructional staff to support curriculum alignment and networkwide instructional expectations.

• Provide regular, job-embedded coaching to ELA/literacy teachers in grades 3–8 through classroom observations, actionable feedback, modeling, co-planning, rehearsal, and follow-up.
• Support strong implementation and internalization of Wit & Wisdom, including unit and lesson preparation, instructional pacing, and alignment to grade-level standards.
• Establish and manage consistent coaching cycles based on teacher need, student data, classroom observations, and priorities identified with the Principal.
• Conduct frequent classroom observations and provide timely, specific feedback focused on measurable changes in teacher practice.
• Support teachers in analyzing student work and assessment data and translating findings into instructional adjustments.
• Facilitate individual and collaborative planning with teachers, including lesson internalization and preparation for upcoming units.
• Model effective literacy instructional practices and, when appropriate, provide real-time coaching, co-teaching, or demonstration lessons.
• Support professional learning and collaborative planning for grades 3–8 ELA/literacy teachers as determined in partnership with the Principal.
• Identify patterns in teacher practice, implementation, and student learning and communicate those trends to the Principal.
• Monitor progress against coaching goals and maintain concise documentation of coaching cycles, feedback, implementation, and evidence of changes in practice.
• Partner with network instructional staff as needed to maintain alignment with Center City's curriculum, assessments, instructional expectations, and academic priorities.
• Work with the Principal to determine coaching priorities, teacher support needs, and appropriate next steps when implementation concerns persist.
• Perform other instructional responsibilities directly related to the purpose of the pilot, as agreed upon with the Principal.

The Instructional Coach will have meaningful authority to provide instructional direction, establish coaching expectations, and hold teachers accountable for agreed-upon instructional next steps in partnership with the Principal. The Principal will retain responsibility for formal supervision and evaluation of teachers.

The coach is expected to surface persistent implementation or performance concerns to the Principal rather than manage formal employee performance matters independently.

Because this position is being implemented as a pilot,…