ELA Implementation & Coaching Director

Leading Educators; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401k with 4% match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Leading Educators is seeking a Director of Implementation, Design, and Coaching – ELA to drive instructional transformation across seven California schools. The role blends instructional coaching, professional learning design, and strategic client partnership to translate literacy science into scalable classroom practice.

You'll collaborate with teachers, leaders, and district teams to ensure fidelity to high‑quality instruction, monitor progress, and adapt strategies for measurable literacy

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in education, instructional leadership, curriculum implementation, or district‑level instructional support
• Demonstrated experience leading complex implementation efforts across multiple schools or at the district level
• Proven track record designing high‑quality professional learning aligned to standards and measurable instructional outcomes
• Direct experience providing coaching to school or district leaders and translating that coaching into observable changes in practice
• Experience serving as a primary client or partner relationship owner within a district or multi‑school context, managing expectations and maintaining accountability for outcomes
• Experience managing and developing staff or team members, with clear responsibility for the quality of their execution
• Practitioner‑level competency with artificial intelligence tools and a willingness to leverage them for efficiency and insight
• Ability to travel regularly to school sites (typically weekly) within the San Mateo‑Foster City and Ravenswood City School Districts, with occasional national travel for organizational events and professional development

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of ELA implementation—from launch through measurable impact—while building the capacity of school and district leaders to sustain excellence in literacy instruction
• Lead instructional transformation across seven schools with cross‑district collaboration to ensure fidelity to high‑quality instruction
• Design and facilitate job‑embedded professional learning cycles that stick and conduct learning walks that reveal truth
• Debrief with precision so that leaders see exactly what’s working and what needs attention

Skills

Educational leadership

Instructional coaching

Professional learning design

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project management

AI tools

Travel readiness

Job description

Leading Educators is seeking a Director of Implementation, Design, and Coaching – ELA to drive instructional transformation across seven California schools. The role blends instructional coaching, professional learning design, and strategic client partnership to translate literacy science into scalable classroom practice.

You'll collaborate with teachers, leaders, and district teams to ensure fidelity to high‑quality instruction, monitor progress, and adapt strategies for measurable literacy