Instructional Coach - ELA
About The Position
KIPP Atlanta Schools is part of the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) national network of free, open enrollment, college-preparatory schools dedicated to ensuring that every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. There are 280 KIPP schools in 21 states and the District of Columbia serving more than 175,000 scholars and alumni. KIPP Atlanta currently operates 11 schools including five primary schools, six middle schools and one high school, as well as KIPP Forward which supports scholars on their journey to a choice-filled life. We are a social justice organization and our vision and mission require the work of dedicated, bold and skilled leaders, educators, and support staff who are committed to serving as the catalyst for joyful, academically excellent schools and the foundation for building a more just and equitable world for our scholars. The Instructional Coach (Content Designation: ELA/Literacy or Math/Numeracy) supports teacher development and instructional excellence by providing targeted coaching, modeling, co-planning, and data analysis aligned to grade-level standards. As a regional role assigned to a school site for the school year, the coach partners with school leadership to accelerate scholar achievement—especially in turnaround contexts and where scholars demonstrate instructional deficits—by closing priority learning gaps through strong Tier 1 instruction, aligned intervention/acceleration practices, and consistent adult learning routines. This is a regional role assigned to a school site; assignment may change based on organizational needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Valid Georgia educator certification (or eligibility to obtain)
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in education
- Minimum of 2 years of experience teaching, designing, or supporting initiatives in the assigned content designation (ELA/Literacy or Math/Numeracy)
- Demonstrated ability to influence adult practice without direct authority and execute high-quality coaching cycles.
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate adult learning in both 1:1 coaching and group-based coaching settings (PLC facilitation, team coaching, learning labs).
- Experience supporting accelerated growth in a turnaround setting and/or with scholars demonstrating significant instructional deficits.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading collaborative planning and vertical alignment routines across multiple grade levels (e.g., articulation across K–2/3–5/6–8 or K–8).
- Content-related certifications, endorsements, or specialty credentials aligned to the assigned designation (ELA/Literacy or Math/Numeracy).
- Experience leading in a K–8 or turnaround environment
- Strong data analysis, coaching, and change management skills
Responsibilities
- Leads coaching cycles for assigned teachers, including classroom observations, actionable feedback, modeling, rehearsal, and follow-up support.
- Co-plans and models standards-aligned lessons and tasks aligned to the adopted curriculum and schoolwide instructional priorities.
- Designs and supports high-leverage instructional moves that close priority learning gaps (foundational skill deficits and grade-level access), including scaffolds, acceleration routines, and targeted re-teach aligned to assessment evidence.
- Leads group-based coaching (e.g., team coaching cycles, co-planning cohorts, learning labs) to accelerate collective teacher practice across a grade band or content team.
- Coaches teachers in reading, writing, language development, comprehension, and—where applicable—foundational literacy (phonological awareness/phonics/fluency).
- Analyzes content-area data (formative, interim, benchmark, and student work) to identify priority standards and prerequisite skill gaps.
- Supports teachers in translating data into weekly plans (reteach, acceleration, and scaffolds) aligned to curriculum pacing and grade-level expectations.
- Partners with school leadership to ensure intervention/acceleration structures align to identified gaps and are implemented with fidelity.
- Uses coaching data (look-fors, teacher practice growth, implementation indicators) to monitor impact and adjust support over time.
- Leads and facilitates collaborative planning meetings (grade-level and cross-grade) to strengthen lesson internalization, anticipate misconceptions, and align instructional moves to priority standards.
- Supports vertical alignment across grade bands by coordinating planning routines that clarify prerequisite skills, grade-level expectations, and end-of-unit outcomes.
- Designs and facilitates content-focused professional learning using adult learning best practices (model → practice/rehearse → implement → debrief), grounded in observed instructional needs and student work.
- Collaborates with regional TL&L to implement network priorities and share best practices across schools.
Benefits
- 15 days of Paid Time Off, in addition to identified holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical and dental), life insurance and optional short and long term disability
- Counseling and Telehealth Options
- Paid Parental Leave
- Participation in Georgia retirement plan and an optional 403(b) retirement plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
