26-27 LITERACY INSTRUCTIONAL COACH

Columbus City Schools - Ohio; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus City Schools – Ohio is seeking a Literacy Instructional Coach at Briggs High School to drive a sustained, data‑driven coaching model aligned to ReadOhio. The role targets literacy conditions linked to graduation outcomes, guiding 9th–10th grade ELA teachers with data reviews, planning, and individualized coaching.

The position requires a valid Ohio teaching license, plus reading credentials or training, with experience using data to inform instructional planning and coaching practice.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Ohio teaching license and relevant reading credentials.
• Experience using student data to guide instructional planning.
• Knowledge of ReadOhio coaching framework and data-driven coaching.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate a tiered coaching model for ELA teachers using data to drive coaching focus.
• Provide coaching grounded in the science of reading with data-informed plans.
• Support lunchtime intervention data management and analysis for identified students.
• Conduct fall, mid-year, and spring learning walks and adjust coaching intensity.
• Maintain coaching logs per ReadOhio requirements and document sessions.
• Administer and analyze progress checks to monitor growth on standards.
• Lead cross-school data conversations to align vertical literacy goals.
• Attend weekly 1:1 meetings and biweekly Admin Team meetings.
• Participate in ReadOhio coach training and related data collection activities.
• Prepare an end-of-year summary report with growth data and recommendations.

Skills

Data-driven coaching

Science of reading

Cross-team collaboration

Strong communication

Data-informed instructional planning

Education

Valid Ohio teaching license

Science of Reading modules

Reading Endorsement (PreK–12)

Master’s or Doctoral degree in reading or literacy

LET RS Training 1 and 2

Orton-Gillingham training (Associate level)

Reading instruction assessment passing score

Job description

The Literacy Instructional Coach supports improved student outcomes at Briggs High School through a sustained, data-driven coaching model aligned to Ohio's ReadOhio coaching framework. Briggs High School's school improvement designation is driven by graduation rate, and this position directly targets the instructional conditions most closely linked to graduation outcomes in literacy.

The coach works with approximately 14 teachers across ELA 9 and ELA 10 through a tiered model of whole-building data review, small-group collaborative coaching, and individualized one-on-one coaching cycles. The coach also provides data management and analysis support for a school-administered lunchtime intervention program serving identified 9th and 10th grade students. Combined, the coaching work is estimated to reach approximately 400 students across both grade levels. The coach is a collaborative partner, not an evaluator, whose primary role is to strengthen instructional practice and ensure that data drives every decision about where coaching time is spent.

Basic job responsibilities

• Facilitate a tiered coaching model for ELA teachers including biweekly whole‑department data review sessions, weekly small‑group collaborative planning, and individualized one‑on‑one coaching cycles prioritized by student performance data.
• Provide coaching grounded in the science of reading, using baseline learning walk data and available literacy assessment results to build individualized coaching plans.
• Provide data management and analysis support for the school‑administered lunchtime intervention program, including student grouping informed by OST score reports by standard and universal screener data, progress tracking, and translation of data into actionable information for program staff.
• Conduct fall, mid‑year, and spring learning walks using the Explicit Systematic Instruction walkthrough protocol and use results to adjust coaching intensity and teacher support plans.
• Maintain a coaching log documenting all sessions by level, duration, content focus, and teacher consistent with ReadOhio coaching log requirements.
• Administer and analyze student progress checks at three points during the year to monitor growth on priority standards in both multiple choice and constructed‑response formats.
• Facilitate at minimum one cross‑school data conversation per semester with 8th grade math teachers at Hilltonia and Wedgewood Middle Schools to support vertical alignment and pipeline coordination.
• Attend weekly 1:1 meetings with the building principal and biweekly Admin Team meetings.
• Participate in required ReadOhio coach training and data collection activities as directed by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
• Prepare an end‑of‑year summary report documenting coaching activities, student growth data, and recommendations for the following year.

Required qualifications

(This grant funded position requires candidates to meet the following qualifications)

• Valid Ohio teaching license.
• Completion of Department‑approved Science of Reading professional learning modules.
• One of the following:

• Reading Endorsement (PreK–12) (#059902 on teaching license), OR
• Master’s or Doctoral degree in reading or literacy (degree must clearly indicate "reading" or "literacy"), OR
• Completed LETRS Training 1 and 2, OR
• Completed Associate Level Orton‑Gillingham Training, OR
• Passing score on the reading instruction assessment.

Preferred qualifications

• Minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching experience at the middle or high school level.
• Demonstrated experience using student assessment data to inform instructional planning and identify skill gaps.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Ohio's Learning Standards in English language arts.
• Experience or training in instructional coaching, teacher mentoring, or professional development facilitation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to build trust with teachers across a range of experience levels.
• Familiarity with Ohio's OST assessment system, item analysis reports, and student‑level score reports by standard.
• Knowledge of Ohio's ReadOhio coaching framework and leveled coaching model.
• Experience with the Explicit Systematic Instruction walkthrough tool or comparable classroom observation protocols.
• Experience working in a high‑need urban secondary school setting.
• Knowledge of the science of reading and its application to adolescent literacy in content‑area classrooms

Location: 3700 S. High Street Columbus, OH 43207