Instructional Coach - Elementary

Katy Independent School District; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Katy ISD seeks an Instructional Coach at the elementary level to collaborate with campus teachers, improve instructional practices, and advance student achievement. The coach will build capacity through job-embedded professional learning and lead teachers toward high-quality, data-informed instruction.

This exempt, 192-day role requires leadership with adults, mastery of state standards, and strong data analysis.

Qualifications

• Valid Texas teaching certificate in appropriate grade levels.
• Five years teaching experience in related grade band preferred.
• Master’s degree in an education-related field preferred.
• Leadership experience working with adults (department chair, team lead, mentor, etc.).
• Evidence of ongoing professional growth.
• Working knowledge of research-based instructional best practices.
• Ability to access and analyze state standards in any content area.
• Working knowledge of assessment and data analysis.
• Working knowledge of effective professional learning practices and characteristics.
• Organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Emotional intelligence to work cooperatively and effectively with colleagues.
• Growth mindset in the abilities of students, colleagues, and self.
• Proficiency in technology and adaptability to quickly acquire and master new tools.

Responsibilities

• Leading Yourself: Prioritizes, manages, and monitors coaching time to maximize impact.
• Leading Yourself: Collects qualitative and quantitative data to measure coaching effectiveness.
• Leading Yourself: Stays current on high-yield instructional methods and coaching practices.
• Leading Others: Promote and support district and campus goals.
• Leading Others: Provide personalized instructional support for teachers and teams to achieve goals.
• Leading Others: Facilitate job-embedded professional learning using data and stakeholder input.
• Leading Others: Support new teachers and mentors.
• Leading Others: Collaborate to help teachers differentiate instruction.
• Leading Others: Analyze teacher needs to differentiate between instructional and content support.
• Leading Others: Model and co-teach to refine instruction.
• Leading Others: Set and achieve student-focused goals with Impact Cycles.
• Equipment Used: Personal computer, printer, copier, and instructional tech tools.
• Working Conditions: Travel within district; occasional long hours; standing and computer use.

Skills

Leadership experience

Data analysis

Professional growth

Communication skills

Tech proficiency

Emotional intelligence

Growth mindset

Collaboration

Education

Texas teaching certificate

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Instructional Coach - Elementary

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Job Details

Job ID: 5890579
Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: Aug 18, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Reports To: Principal

Duty Days: 192 days

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Pay Grade: I00

Updated: 3/2024

Qualifications:

Valid Texas teaching certificate in appropriate grade levels

Five years teaching experience in related grade band preferred

Master’s degree in an education-related field preferred

Leadership experience working with adults (department chair, team lead, mentor, etc.)

Evidence of ongoing professional growth

Working knowledge of research-based instructional best practices

Ability to access and analyze state standards in any content area

Working knowledge of assessment and data analysis

Working knowledge of effective professional learning practices and characteristics

Organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Emotional intelligence to work cooperatively and effectively with colleagues

Growth mindset in the abilities of students, colleagues, and self

Proficiency in technology and adaptability to quickly acquire and master new tools

Primary purpose:

The instructional coach is dedicated to enhancing the academic progress of every student by collaborating with classroom teachers in individual and group settings to advance and refine instructional practices. The instructional coach builds the capacity of diverse adult learners through ongoing, job-embedded professional learning to:

• foster a safe and productive learning environment
• develop and deliver high-quality instruction that addresses needs of diverse learners;
• assess student learning and respond to identified student needs;
• reflect and adjust instructional practices; and
• monitor progress of short and long-term student-focused goals.

This leadership position will collaborate with both campus and district staff to support the pursuit of teacher, campus, and district instructional goals.

Major Responsibilities and Expectations:

Leading Yourself

• Prioritizes, manages, and monitors the use of time to maximize the impact of coaching
• Collects qualitative and quantitative data to measure and reflect on coaching effectiveness and attainment of goals
• Remains current on high yield evidence-based instructional methods and coaching practices
• Commits to learning about and supporting the district-recommended pedagogy in each content area, district-approved instructional resources, and student support systems provided
• Interacts with colleagues in ways that result in productive and collegial relationships that honor teacher choice and voice
• Listens, questions, and balances telling with asking to encourage thinking and promote professional growth
• Uses effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication
• Operates in an emotionally intelligent way by recognizing one’s feelings, being cognizant of others’ emotions, and responding appropriately
• Demonstrates behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible
• Models continuous improvement by reflecting on current reality, seeking feedback from stakeholders, engaging in professional learning, and consistently applying learning
• Manifests the conviction that every learner, regardless of age or level of experience, has the capacity to acquire knowledge and skills

Leading Others

• Promotes, communicates, and supports district and campus goals
• Collaborates with the principal to identify instructional priorities; establish expectations of the coach; and review how coaching impact will be measured
• Provides personalized instructional support for teachers and teams to achieve identified goals
• Facilitates job-embedded professional learning for individuals and groups by utilizing data and stakeholder input to identify learning goals and student outcomes, planning research-based learning, supporting implementation and refinement of practices, and evaluating results
• Supports new teachers, new-to-campus teachers, and teacher mentors
• Cultivates the skill sets of teams to function self-sufficiently and interdependently when engaging in collaborative processes to impact student learning
• Supports teachers in long-range planning using the backward design method to align written, taught, and tested curriculum
• Develops teachers’ abilities in utilizing data to identify student needs, reflect on the effectiveness of instructional practices, and takes action based on evidence
• Builds teachers’ capacity to systematically plan coherent, high-quality, daily instruction using district curriculum to achieve identified student learning outcomes
• Expands teachers’ knowledge of district-approved resources, specialized programs, and student support systems
• Assists teachers with effectively incorporating one-to-one technology when designing instruction and assessment
• Analyzes teacher needs to differentiate between instructional and content support and leverages the district’s Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) support team to provide targeted assistance as needed
• Collaborates with teachers to identify and meet the cognitive and behavioral needs of all students
• Advocates for students by initiating and engaging in conversations with stakeholders that question status quo, shift perspectives, examine current practice, challenge restrictive mental models, and explore possibilities
• Models for and co-teaches with teachers in the classroom to refine the delivery of instruction and improve student learning
• Partners with teachers in setting and achieving student-focused goals by capturing current reality, learning and refining strategies, and measuring progress toward goal through use of Impact Cycles

Equipment Used:

Personal computer, printer, copier, and instructional technology tools identified for assigned curriculum content areas.

Working Conditions:

• Ability to maintain a positive attitude and emotional control under stress
• Travel within district necessary
• Occasional changes in working hours for professional development and other events
• Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing and pulling; prolonged use of computer and repetitive hand motions
• Occasional lifting over ten pounds

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Position Type: Full-Time
Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Teacher Mentor

Other Professional > Other Certified Professional

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources Department , Receptionist
• HUMAN RESOURCES
• Katy, Texas 77494
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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