Instructional Coach

Lansing School District • Lansing, MI

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment. In the pursuit of our mission, we are hiring an Instructional Coach. Willow School is seeking a collaborative, student-centered Instructional Coach to support teaching and learning across our growing PreK–8 school community. The Instructional Coach will work closely with teachers and school leadership to strengthen classroom instruction, improve student achievement, support MTSS and intervention systems, and build instructional consistency across grade levels. The position focuses on building teacher capacity and supporting high-quality Tier I instruction through non-evaluative coaching and collaborative support. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong instructional knowledge, relationship-building skills, data-driven decision-making, and a commitment to equity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate
• Minimum five years successful teaching experience
• Strong understanding of effective instructional practices
• Experience analyzing student data and supporting student growth
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

• Coaching experience
• Leadership experience
• MTSS experience
• Literacy experience
• Mathematics experience
• Professional development experience

Responsibilities

• Improve student achievement through teacher created goals that improve instruction.
• Utilize the LSD coaching models to provide support to all teachers via one-on-one coaching and teacher teams.
• Build and maintain positive, trusting relationships with teachers and administrators through effective and confidential communication.
• Follow established protocol to pursue and initiate new coaching partnerships with teachers to maintain a full coaching caseload.
• Provide professional learning follow-up implementation support through instructional coaching to connect new learning to improve instruction.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness to meet teacher needs, including reviewing related research, identifying tools, and creating connections with others that have expertise in that area of need.
• Maintain a professional calendar and instructional coaching log of coaching and non-coaching activities.
• Participate in Instructional Coach leadership meetings, training, and PLCs (synchronous and asynchronous) to provide consistent and strategic support to all teachers.
• Work collaboratively with other Instructional Coaches across the district.
• Utilize existing curricular programs, platforms, and resources while collaborating with colleagues to provide robust support services.
• Participate in specialized training as requested to provide support to teachers.
• Continually monitor effectiveness using student data and feedback from stakeholders.
• Maintain professional discretion with teachers and coaches.
• Other duties as assigned to best support the Lansing School District mission.

Benefits

• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation
• Rich environment for professional growth and student experiences by valuing diverse perspectives
• Internal mobility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed