Elementary Core Instructional Coach

Oak Park Elementary District 97; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life, anddisb

Job summary

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 seeks an Elementary Core Instructional Coach to build teacher capacity through differentiated instruction and research-based practices. You will collaborate with classroom teachers to close opportunity gaps and accelerate learning, while aligning with district equity goals.

The role focuses on professional learning, data-informed decision making, and district-level collaboration to improve outcomes for all students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher required
• Classroom teaching experience (minimum 3 years) required
• Instructional coaching experience preferred
• Experience with 1:1 learning environments preferred
• Ability to integrate technology into differentiated instruction

Responsibilities

• Develop positive relationships with teachers, administrators, and staff.
• Design and facilitate professional learning on effective instructional practices and differentiation.
• Collaborate with staff to implement new Illinois standards (CCSS & NGSS).
• Support differentiation and personalized instruction, including 1:1 initiatives.
• Provide resources and coaching through PLCs and district teams.
• Attend district and school leadership meetings as needed.
• Support data analysis to guide instructional decisions.
• Assist with technology deployment related to differentiation and learning.

Skills

Team collaboration

Data analysis

Effective communication

Technology integration

Professional development

Reflect on practice

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Classroom teaching experience (3+ years)

Instructional coaching experience

Experience in 1:1 learning environments

Tools

Mac devices

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Openings as of 10/28/2026
We are only accepting applications for the jobs listed below.

Elementary Core Instructional Coach JobID: 3270

• Position Type: Elementary School Teaching
• Date Posted: 10/26/2026
• Location: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow School

Insurance - medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance are available

Leaves - paid sick, and personal days provided

D97 Ideal Team Member Profile

• The ideal team member in District 97 is a visionary and equity-centered leader who inspires excellence and fosters collective responsibility for student success. This individual:
  • Champions the district's vision and drives forward-thinking, innovative practices that anticipate future educational needs.
  • Stewards public trust and resources with fiscal responsibility and ethical transparency.
  • Demonstrates relentless commitment to student success, ensuring that every decision supports equitable opportunities and outcomes for all learners.
  • Organizes and empowers teams to work collaboratively toward shared goals, recognizing the interdependence of roles across departments and schools.
  • Fosters a culture of care, learning, and service, grounded in authentic engagement with students, families, staff, and community members.
  • Models integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality, serving as a role model for ethical and respectful conduct at all levels.
  • Thrives in a culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse environment, showing a deep passion for inclusive practices and building belonging for all team members.
  • Seeks and embraces feedback, especially when it challenges them to grow and improve in service of students and colleagues.
  • Understands the powerful intersection of leadership, learning, and equity, and aligns their work to dismantle systemic barriers.
  • Courageously addresses unprofessional behavior, holding self and others accountable to high standards in service to the community and students.

About the Role

The Instructional Coach position supports student learning by supporting the elimination of student opportunity gaps and accelerating learning for all students by building teacher capacity through the implementation of effective instructional practices and differentiation strategies at the classroom level. As a key member of the district's core instruction team, the instructional coach will work as a colleague with classroom teachers to support student learning. The instructional coach will focus on individual and group/team professional learning that will expand and refine the understanding about research-based effective instruction, with an emphasis on differentiation and personalized instruction. To meet this purpose, the instructional coach will provide personalized support that is based on the identified needs/goals of teachers and teams. While the coach's primary responsibility is to support the instructional needs of the school to which s/he is assigned, the coaches as a team also have district level responsibilities, including regular collaboration meetings, professional learning and assigned research into specific best practices for instructional processes, as related to topics of interest to the district. The instruction coach position will ensure that equity is at the center of the district's instructional coach services to positively impact student learning and employee practices as expressed in Board Policy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop positive and supportive relationships with classroom teachers, administrators, and staff
• Design and facilitate professional learning related to effective instructional practices, which include data analysis, differentiation, and technology integration
• Work collaboratively with teachers and staff to support the implementation of the new Illinois Learning Standards (CCSS & NGSS) by modeling, coaching, co-teaching, providing feedback, and supporting grade-level/department Professional Learning Communities (PLC).
• Support the implementation of all district instructional efforts, with an emphasis on differentiation and personalized instruction, including but not limited to the district's 1:1 iLearn initiative
• Recommends and develops resources to align professional learning with high priority student and educator learning needs
• Serve on District Leadership Team and School Leadership Team; serve as a consultant with school-based PLC (as needed)
• Attend district-wide instructional coach collegial meetings twice per month
• Engages and supports colleagues in analyzing and interpreting multiple sources for student, educator, and school data to determine professional learning needs
• Connect teachers with appropriate resources to address identified student needs
• Collaborate with staff on the implementation and deployment of technology resources as it relates to differentiation and personalized learning
• Work with School Leadership Team members to interpret assessment results in order to guide instructional practice
• Perform other appropriate tasks as assigned

Content Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work as part of a highly functioning team
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze student work and performance data to make informed instructional decisions
• Experience with Mac devices (MacBook Airs, iPads, Apple TVs), preferred
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (Proficiency exam may be required)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional development
• Demonstrate the ability to reflect on and adapt own practice

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• Classroom Teaching experience (minimum of 3 years), required
• Instructional coaching experience, preferred
• Experience with a 1:1 learning environment, preferred
• Experience in integrating technology into instruction as it relates to differentiation and personalized learning, required

Physical Requirements

This position requires the performance of light work, which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking, and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling, and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere. The position requires indoor and outdoor supervision during varying temperatures and climatic conditions.

We encourage interested applicants to apply, as we continue to uplift our equity policy. Our goal is to recruit, employ, support, and retain racially and linguistically diverse and culturally competent administrative, instructional and support personnel. Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The mental demands, physical demands, and work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow an employee with disabilities to perform the essential functions.