Elementary ELA Coordinator

Usd; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 67,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Insurance

Job summary

Kansas City Public Schools is seeking an Elementary ELA Coordinator to promote and support high-quality literacy instruction across elementary schools. You will work with teachers and principals to analyze student data, place students into appropriate reading interventions, and model evidence-based literacy strategies.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and Reading Certification, with at least five years of classroom teaching and strong knowledge of literacy foundations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Elementary Education required.
• Reading Certification required.
• Minimum of five years of classroom teaching experience.
• Knowledge of early literacy research.
• Knowledge of the five areas of reading instruction and explicit teaching of each.

Responsibilities

• Assist in facilitating the district literacy program.
• Support teachers and principals with data collection, analysis, and reporting of results.
• Assist schools with student placement in reading/writing interventions.
• Model targeted, research-based literacy strategies for staff.
• Deliver professional development in literacy and co-teaching.
• Assist teachers with English Language Arts curriculum resources.
• Plan literacy instruction aligned to district curriculum with teachers.
• Attend PD to enhance pedagogy knowledge in literacy.
• Maintain documentation of support provided to schools.
• Analyze data and provide targeted support with the Literacy Coordinator and Lead Literacy Interventionist.

Skills

Reading literacy

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Elementary Education

Reading Certification

Missouri Certification

Masters in Reading

Job description

Elementary ELA Coordinator

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Job Details

Job ID: 5952131

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 06, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description

Job Title: Elementary ELA Coordinator

Job Title Code: 01576

Salary Grade: S654(Starting $73,970)

Department: Curriculum and Instruction

Reports To: Director of ElementaryCurriculum

FLSA Status: Exempt

PURPOSE OF JOB: To promote, support, and maintain quality literacy instruction which results in an increase in student achievement and guarantees grade level readers by third grade. To build capacity and efficacy of teachers to internalize literacy instruction to make instructional decisions based on student data.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the facilitation of the district literacy program.
• Provide support to teachers and principals with the collection of data, analysis of data results and share findings with all staff and district leaders.
• Support schools in reviewing student achievement and assisting with placement of students in the appropriate reading and writing intervention and support services.
• Model targeted, research-based strategies with use of resources for teachers.
• Provide a variety of professional development presentations that includes job-embedded, co-teaching, and co-planning in the area of literacy.
• Assist teachers using software and materials related to English Language Arts curriculum.
• Meet regularly with the classroom teachers to plan literacy instruction that correlates district curriculum with individual student needs.
• Attend professional development to enhance knowledge of pedagogy and content, especially literacy.
• Maintain and submit documentation of support provided to schools.
• Analyze data and provide targeted support in collaboration with the English Language Arts Coordinator and Lead Literacy Interventionist.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities related to literacy as assigned by supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in Elementary Education
• Reading Certification
• Minimum of five (5) years successful classroom teaching experience
• Knowledge of early literacy research.
• Knowledge of the 5 areas of reading instruction and how to explicitly teach each one.
• Knowledge of reading inventories and miscue analysis.
• Knowledge of guided reading.
• Knowledge of Professional Learning Communitie
• Eligible to receive a Missouri Certification
• Knowledge of Missouri Learning Standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters in Reading
• Teaching experience in urban schools
• Experience in curriculum and assessment development

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Terms of Employment

Length of work year: In person; 12Month; 7.5 hrs/day, 5 days/week

Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided.

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

Position Type: Full-Time

Contact Information

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