ELA Implementation & Coaching Director - Hybrid

Leading Educators; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Travel opportunities

Health benefits

Job summary

Leading Educators is seeking a Director of Implementation, Design, and Coaching – ELA to lead instructional transformation across seven schools in the San Mateo‑Foster City and Ravenswood City School Districts. You will 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.

This is a hybrid leadership role requiring expertise in coaching, professional learning

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.
• Build capacity of school and district leaders to sustain excellence in literacy instruction.
• Translate data into actionable insights and communicate to diverse stakeholders.
• Design and facilitate job-embedded professional learning cycles and learning walks.
• Partner with district leadership to surface opportunities and risks and guide strategic decisions.

Skills

Instructional leadership

Literacy instruction

CA ELD Standards

District-level implementation

Stakeholder engagement

Project planning

Data analysis

Coaching & facilitation

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Leading Educators is seeking a Director of Implementation, Design, and Coaching – ELA to lead instructional transformation across seven schools in the San Mateo‑Foster City and Ravenswood City School Districts. You will 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.

This is a hybrid leadership role requiring expertise in coaching, professional learning