Literacy Coach at TenSquare, LLC

About Perry Street Preparatory Public Charter School

Perry Street Prep is committed to delivering a high-quality, inclusive education to all students in the District of Columbia. Our mission is to empower students to achieve academic excellence, personal growth, and social responsibility. We envision our school as a supportive community that provides students and their families with the resources and opportunities they need to thrive. Perry Street Prep aims to foster strong family-school partnerships, engage our diverse communities meaningfully, and build a supportive environment that extends beyond the classroom.

Perry Street Prep is dedicated to providing high-quality, supportive education to our diverse community. If you are passionate about education, data accuracy, and community engagement, we welcome you to apply.

The Literacy Coach will provide crucial coaching support for K-2 general education and K-5 special education teachers as part of Perry Street Prep’s CLSD (Comprehensive Literacy State Development) Project. This role plays a critical part in advancing literacy outcomes by providing high quality literacy coaching and professional development support to Perry Street Prep educators. This is a multi-year grant funded position.

This position is an excellent opportunity for a results-driven teaching/coaching professional to work collaboratively with Literacy Leadership Team to achieve the goals of the CLSD program by:
1) Dramatically increasing the percentage of K-5 (focusing on K-2) students, and students with disabilities, who are meeting or exceeding expectations in English language arts; and
2) Building deep, sustained capacity among instructional staff in evidence-based literacy practices to continue to strengthen students’ reading and writing skills over time.

The Literacy Coach reports to the Assistant Principal.

• Provide ongoing coaching and support to K–2 general education and special education teachers in evidence-based literacy instruction.
• Model effective literacy instructional practices aligned to the science of reading and structured literacy approaches.
• Develop teacher practices through observing, modeling, co-teaching, co-planning and debriefing/reflection and lesson plan feedback.
• Conduct classroom observations and provide actionable feedback to teachers and instructional teams.
• Support teachers in implementing differentiated instruction and scaffolds for diverse learners, including students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
• Facilitate professional development sessions related to foundational literacy skills, intervention practices, progress monitoring, and inclusive instructional strategies.
• Support the implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) literacy goals within classroom instruction.
• Fostering collaborative and trusting relationships with teachers to support literacy instruction and goals.

• Support implementation of the CLSD grant literacy initiatives and ensure alignment with school literacy goals.
• Assist in the development and refinement of school wide literacy systems, routines, and intervention structures.
• Collaborate with school leadership teams to monitor literacy implementation fidelity and instructional effectiveness.
• Support the use of evidence-based literacy curricula, assessments, and instructional resources

• Analyze literacy assessment data, including screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, and outcome measures.
• Support teachers in using student data to inform instructional planning and intervention decisions.
• Set individual, measurable, and effective literacy goals…