K-3 Literacy Coach: Data-Driven Instruction & Coaching

DeKalb County School District; Stone Mountain (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DeKalb County School District is seeking a Literacy Coach for grades K-3 to support teachers and leaders in improving literacy instruction. The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, coaching cycles, and alignment with the Georgia Early Literacy Act.

The coach provides instructional coaching, professional learning, and technical assistance to raise grade-level reading proficiency by the end of third grade, with duties spanning classroom support and collaboration with administrators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or closely related area (required).
• Minimum five (5) years of documented, successful classroom teaching or literacy intervention experience at the assigned grade levels (K-3).
• Reading endorsement or comparable advanced preparation in literacy instruction (required).
• Valid Professional Standards Commission approved certificate at level 4 or higher.
• If the Literacy Coaching endorsement is not held at the time of hire, the individual must be eligible for the endorsement and obtain it upon availability.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates structured coaching cycles with teachers that include goal setting, modeling, lesson observation, feedback, reflective discussions, and individualized support to improve literacy instruction and student outcomes.
• Meets regularly with school leadership and teachers to review formative and summative data and make recommendations for instructional adjustments and schoolwide literacy improvement efforts.
• Supports school leadership teams in analyzing literacy data to guide instructional decision-making and intervention planning.
• Supports teachers in identifying and addressing characteristics of dyslexia and significant reading deficiencies through evidence-based instructional practices and intervention support.
• Assists teachers and school leaders in interpreting universal screener and progress-monitoring data to inform literacy instruction and intervention decisions within the MTSS framework.
• Designs and facilitates job-embedded K-3 professional learning focused on evidence-based literacy instruction, structured literacy practices, and effective intervention strategies.
• Supports implementation of the Georgia Early Literacy Act by establishing systematic processes for documenting coaching services and aligning schoolwide literacy systems, resources, and instructional practices.
• Supports educators in addressing grade-specific curriculum requirements through the development and implementation of comprehensive schoolwide literacy plans and evidence-based instructional practices.
• Collaborates with school personnel to support family engagement and communication regarding student literacy development and intervention efforts.
• Delivers side-by-side classroom support, working directly with teachers during instruction to model evidence-based practices, provide real-time feedback, and support lesson implementation aligned to the science of reading. (Minimum 70% per day in accordance with state legislation.)
• Works directly with individual students and small groups of students as time permits, providing explicit, systematic, evidence-based literacy instruction in accordance with state legislation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or closely related area

Minimum five (5) years of documented successful classroom teaching or literacy intervention experience (K-3)

Reading endorsement or comparable advanced preparation in literacy instruction

Professional Standards Commission certificate at level 4 or higher

Eligibility for literacy coaching endorsement if not held at hire

Job description

DeKalb County School District is seeking a Literacy Coach for grades K-3 to support teachers and leaders in improving literacy instruction. The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, coaching cycles, and alignment with the Georgia Early Literacy Act.

The coach provides instructional coaching, professional learning, and technical assistance to raise grade-level reading proficiency by the end of third grade, with duties spanning classroom support and collaboration with administrators.