Instructional Coach (2026-27)

High Tech High•San Marcos, CA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Instructional Coach is a critical lever in improving student achievement. The role of the Instructional Coach is to build teacher capacity and their understanding of instructional practices as related to progressive pedagogy and project-based learning. An instructional coach is a learner who models continuous improvement, lifelong learning and goes above and beyond to ensure student success. Instructional coaches work collaboratively as a team with the School Director, Dean, HTH Leadership, Education Specialists, and Academic Coaches. Instructional coaches will promote reflection, provide guidance and structure to teachers, and focus on strengths, collaboration, and common issues of concern. They are responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in classrooms through modeling, co-planning, co-teaching, and providing feedback to teachers. The instructional coach will demonstrate diversity, equity, and inclusion and model culturally responsive pedagogy. This is not a supervisory position and does not include the evaluation of colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Valid California Teaching Credential or ability to attain one based on out-of-state certification
CLAD or English Language Learner Authorization
5+ years of successful teaching experience

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
Experience accelerating student learning and achievement
Experience and desire to use data and technology as levers to drive instruction
Demonstrated leadership experience or potential
Growth mindset and ability to use feedback to refine practice.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of systems and structures to improve teacher practice within schools.
Support teachers by sharing multiple instructional strategies/processes.
Serve as curriculum and instruction advisors- sharing teaching tips, tricks, resources, strategies, and ideas for increasing student engagement.
Develop staff members’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional development targeted topics.
Improve student and teacher performance in targeted areas.
Model lessons in classrooms on a regular basis.
Support the instructional development of teachers in understanding academic instruction, differentiation and scaffolding.
Build strong relationships with teachers, administrators, and other coaches.
Provide direction and coordination for best instructional practices.
Assist teachers in understanding the HTH mission and core values, LCAP initiatives and provide resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning.
Support teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all levels.
Assist teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons, pedagogy and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
Informally observe (non-evaluative) lessons and provide feedback for a teacher’s professional growth and students’ success.
Develop coaching plans for teachers to ensure student improvement.
Facilitate professional development and support professional learning communities at assigned site(s).
Advocate for high standards that define expectations for all student learning
Collaborate with classroom teachers and academic coaches to continuously monitor, track and analyze student achievement data in order to identify needed supports and strategies.
Complete other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the School Director.