Elementary Literacy Instructional Coach

ReNEW Schools • New Orleans, LA

13h

About The Position

ReNEW Schools is seeking a dynamic, experienced Literacy Instructional Coach who can coach elementary teachers towards efficacy and excellence. You deeply understand pedagogical moves to improve teacher performance and facilitate clear coaching visions, effective debriefs, and strong school-based professional development. Additionally, you demonstrate diagnostic fluency in student mastery and must be well-versed in early literacy, UFLI, Wit and Wisdom, LDOE Guidebooks, or be willing to learn our curriculum. The ideal Instructional Coach embodies ReNEW Schools’ mission of ensuring all PK-8th-grade students are academically and emotionally ready to access the full range of life choices that are the right of every child in New Orleans. At ReNEW, we ensure that students are academically and emotionally prepared to access the full range of life choices, which are a fundamental right for every child in the city. ReNEW is dedicated to helping teachers become outstanding at their craft. With a strong focus on professional development and individual coaching at both the school and network levels, we are committed to helping you become the best teacher you can be.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• At least five years of effective teaching experience
• At least one year of successful instructional coaching experience

Nice To Haves

• Master's level degree preferred
• Well-versed in early literacy, UFLI, Wit and Wisdom, LDOE Guidebooks, or be willing to learn our curriculum

Responsibilities

• Ensure writing is embedded daily across all classrooms
• Ensure 2nd grade students are fully prepared for 3rd grade expectations
• Ensure reading comprehension instruction is rigorous, aligned, and monitored consistently
• Support teachers, develop them, and hold them accountable for results
• Lead the implementation of high-quality ELA instruction across grades 2–5 or K-2
• Ensure daily, rigorous reading and writing instruction in all classrooms
• Support vertical alignment from 2nd through 5th grade
• Co-develop and implement a clear vision for daily student writing
• Build teacher capacity around writing stamina, text-based responses, and sentence and paragraph development
• Ensure 2nd-grade students are consistently prepared for 3rd-grade writing demands
• Provide weekly coaching cycles, including modeling, observation, and feedback
• Plan with teachers to ensure strong lesson internalization
• Deliver clear, actionable feedback with defined next steps
• Support teachers in implementing small-group and differentiated instruction
• Lead regular data analysis cycles
• Support teachers in tiering students and planning targeted instruction
• Monitor student progress and adjust plans based on data
• Oversee and monitor the effectiveness of reading comprehension instruction across grades 2–5
• Conduct regular walkthroughs focused on student engagement with text, quality of questioning, evidence of written responses to reading
• Ensure reading comprehension classes include aligned tasks that require students to think, speak, and write about texts
• Track trends in student performance and provide targeted support where gaps are identified
• Monitor implementation of non-negotiables (e.g., daily writing, use of text evidence)
• Support grade-level teams in maintaining accountability for student outcomes

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan that covers the majority of the employee premium for the two medical plans offered
• Dental and vision plans
• Disability
• Life insurance
• Generous vacation time
• Professional development
• 401k plan with 4% employer matching

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level