District MTSS Coordinator & Instructional Coach

Illinois Education Job Bank; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life, health, dental, and vision保险

Job summary

Illinois Education Job Bank is seeking a District MTSS Coordinator & Instructional Coach to lead district MTSS implementation, provide instructional coaching, and coordinate data-driven interventions.

The role collaborates with teachers, interventionists, special education, multilingual learners staff, and administrators to strengthen instructional practices and ensure timely, evidence-based support for students.

Qualifications

• Valid Illinois Professional Educator License appropriate to the position.
• Minimum of 5 years successful professional experience in education.
• Strong knowledge of MTSS, assessment, intervention, data-based decision-making.
• Ability to interpret and communicate student achievement data.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, organization, and project-management skills.
• Ability to independently research educational topics and synthesize findings for staff and administration.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities across buildings and grade levels.
• Structured literacy or literacy-related professional learning (preferred).
• Knowledge of evidence-based mathematics instruction and intervention.

Responsibilities

• Lead, maintain, and continuously improve the district's MTSS framework.
• Facilitate MTSS, grade-level, data, and student problem-solving meetings.
• Coordinate district benchmark, screening, and progress-monitoring assessments.
• Help teachers interpret student data and guide instruction.
• Support selection, implementation, and evaluation of targeted interventions.
• Provide collaborative, non-evaluative instructional coaching.
• Support staff through planning, modeling, resources, and problem-solving.
• Develop and facilitate professional learning.
• Research evidence-based practices and emerging instructional developments.
• Support evidence-aligned literacy and mathematics instruction and translate research into practice.
• Apply science of learning to coaching, intervention, PD, and resource evaluation.
• Support standards-aligned assessment, grading, reporting and standards-based grading.
• Help district respond to changes in Illinois standards and instructional priorities.
• Support curriculum and instructional resource implementation and grant management.

Skills

MTSS leadership

Instructional coaching

Data analysis

Communication

Facilitation

Professional learning

Research

Education

Master's degree

Educational leadership

Literacy training

Job description

District MTSS Coordinator & Instructional Coach

Duties

The district is seeking a collaborative, knowledgeable, and forward-thinking educator to serve as our District's MTSS Coordinator & Instructional Coach.

This unique districtwide position combines MTSS leadership, instructional coaching, assessment and data coordination, intervention support, professional learning, and instructional research. The successful candidate will work closely with teachers, interventionists, special education staff, multilingual learners staff, and administrators to strengthen instructional practices and ensure that students receive timely, evidence-based support.

Strong knowledge of evidence-based instruction is an important component of this districtwide leadership role, including the science of reading, evidence-based mathematics instruction, and the science of learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, maintain, and continuously improve the district's established MTSS framework.
• Facilitate MTSS, grade-level, data, and student problem-solving meetings.
• Coordinate district benchmark, screening, and progress-monitoring assessments.
• Help teachers and teams interpret student data and use it to guide instruction.
• Support the selection, implementation, and evaluation of targeted interventions.
• Provide collaborative, non-evaluative instructional coaching.
• Support new and experienced teachers through planning, modeling, resources, and problem-solving.
• Develop and facilitate professional learning.
• Research evidence-based practices and emerging instructional developments.
• Support evidence-aligned literacy instruction and intervention grounded in the science of reading, and help staff interpret current literacy research, district literacy plan, and Illinois comprehensive literacy plan
• Support evidence-based mathematics instruction and intervention and help staff translate current research into practical classroom support.
• Apply principles from the science of learning to instructional coaching, intervention, professional learning, and resource evaluation.
• Support standards-aligned assessment, grading, reporting, and standards-based grading practices as aligned with district priorities.
• Help the district respond to changes in Illinois standards, guidance, and instructional priorities.
• Support curriculum and instructional resource implementation.
• Manage selected grants, programs, and district instructional initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

• Valid Illinois Professional Educator License appropriate to the position.
• Successful professional experience in education, minimum of 5 years.
• Strong knowledge of teaching and learning, MTSS, curriculum, assessment, intervention, and data-based decision-making.
• Ability to interpret and communicate student achievement data.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, organization, and project-management skills.
• Ability to independently research educational topics and synthesize findings for staff and administration.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities across buildings and grade levels.
• Demonstrated training or professional learning in structured literacy, foundational reading skills, reading comprehension, intervention, or comparable evidence-based literacy practices.
• Knowledge of evidence-based mathematics instruction and mathematics intervention.
• Understanding of the science of learning and its application to instruction and professional learning.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organizational, and data-analysis skills.

Preferred

• Master's degree or advanced coursework in curriculum and instruction, literacy, educational leadership, special education, assessment, or a related field.
• Experience with instructional coaching, including student-centered coaching cycles, MTSS or intervention leadership, professional development, or district assessment coordination.
• Knowledge of evidence-based literacy and mathematics instruction and experience supporting diverse learners.
• Advanced literacy training such as LETRS, ASPIRE, structured literacy coursework, reading specialist preparation, dyslexia training, or comparable professional learning.
• Professional learning or demonstrated expertise in evidence-based mathematics instruction.
• Experience with standards-based grading and standards-aligned assessment practices.
• Experience with curriculum/resource implementation or federal and state educational grants.

Salary/Benefits

To be negotiated with the selected candidate. District offers Life, health, dental, and vision insurance.

Additional Notes

Established MTSS System. The district has an established MTSS structure, assessment system, collaborative problem-solving process, and intervention practices. The coordinator supports fidelity, maintains effective structures, and guides continuous improvement.

This is not a traditional classroom, administrative, or instructional coaching position. It is a districtwide instructional leadership role designed to connect students, teachers, data, interventions, curriculum, research, and systems.

The right candidate will inherit existing structures and have the opportunity to sustain what is working, build staff capacity, and guide thoughtful continuous improvement across the district.