Early Literacy Content Lead

Summary

The job is a full-time Content Lead of Early Literacy position with Instruction Partners, focusing on supporting the development and delivery of early literacy services to improve learning outcomes for students in kindergarten through second grade. The role requires 3-5 years of experience as an early literacy teacher and 2+ years as an administrator or instructional coach.

Requirements

• 3-5 years as an early literacy teacher
• 2+ years as an administrator or instructional coach, with a record of success achieving clearly-defined outcomes and improving student learning

Responsibilities

• Accompany Directors of Instructional Support on school walkthroughs to observe and evaluate instruction against the IPG to understand the baseline status and growth of classroom instruction for research purposes (RCT) and to inform instructional support
• Build the capacity of teachers and instructional coaches by delivering content-specific and instruction-specific topics virtually and during onsite days
• Provide shoulder-to-shoulder support for instructional coaches and members of the school leadership team after observing evidence of their work in action (instructional rounds; PLCs; coaching of teachers)
• Build relationships with school leaders, coaches, and teachers, and be responsive to partner communication
• Work with partners’ early literacy teams to support their whole and small group instructional improvement cycles, school visits, classroom observations, professional development, and content support
• Assist with the build-out of curriculum implementation playbooks for systems
• Develop content, such as model lessons, content exercises, and training session materials and PowerPoints
• Lead professional development for teachers and leaders, and train content specialists to deliver training content
• Support development of curriculum-specific transition and implementation plans and resources
• Prepare materials for and lead the early literacy portions of professional learning opportunities for teachers and leaders
• Prepare materials for and lead sessions during topical meetings, quarterly network meetings, and other events as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Candidate is preferred to have experience with Benchmark Advance

Benefits

Competitive benefits and private retirement investment options are available, as well as a generous vacation policy