Teacher - Literacy Coach (2026-2027 sy)

Norwalk Public Schools; Silvermine (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Job summary

Norwalk Public Schools is seeking a Literacy Coach at Silvermine Elementary School for the 2026-2027 school year. The role focuses on facilitating student-centered reading and writing instruction and coaching teachers to implement the district's curriculum.

The Literacy Coach will be part of the Instructional Leadership Team, supporting leaders and teachers to meet diverse learners’ needs through high-quality instruction, progress monitoring, and targeted supports.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of strategic literacy teaching and standards-based assessment.
• Experience coaching teachers and facilitating professional learning.
• Ability to analyze student data to identify needs and plan supports.
• Experience applying adult learning principles to teacher development.
• Proven track record of improving reading and writing progress.
• Collaborates effectively with school leaders, teachers and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide job-embedded PD and coaching to implement the district's literacy curriculum.
• Serve on the Instructional Leadership Team to support the School Improvement Plan.
• Support diverse learners in accessing core curriculum.
• Review student data to identify needs and adjust instruction.
• Collaborate with Reading/Writing Improvement Teacher to align interventions.
• Create articulated schedules with school leaders.
• Attend regular professional learning workshops.

Skills

Communication

Literacy instruction

Standards-based assessment

Adult learning

Collaboration

Data-driven instruction

Education

Master's Degree

Connecticut Professional Educator License

Job description

• Position Type:
  Teacher/ Teacher-Literacy Coach
• Date Posted:
  10/9/2026
• Location:
  Silvermine Elementary School

2026-2027SCHOOL YEAR

TEACHER - LITERACY COACH

SILVERMINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Literacy Coach is highly skilled in facilitating student-centered reading and writing instruction and coaching teachers and teacher teams to implement the district's Reading and Writing curriculum. This position requires a teacher who is a continual learner and has knowledge of, and demonstrated success in, teaching a problem-based curriculum, as well as facilitating job-embedded professional learning for teachers. The Literacy Coach will be a member of the school's Instructional Leadership Team and will support school leaders, teachers, and teacher teams in meeting the needs of their diverse learners through high-quality instruction, frequent progress monitoring, and targeted supports.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide job-embedded professional development and coaching to support the implementation of the district's literacy curriculum, resulting in coherent and standards-aligned instruction.
• Play an active role on the school's Instructional Leadership Team to support the goals and objectives outlined in the School Improvement Plan.
• Support teachers and teacher teams to provide access to the core curriculum for a diverse array of learners, including but not limited to Multilingual Learners and Students with Disabilities.
• Support teachers and teacher teams in reviewing student data/work to identify student needs, adjust instructional practices, and develop targeted supports for students.
• Apply knowledge of adult learning principles to inform targeted supports for teachers and teacher teams through coaching, modeling, and facilitating inter-visitations.
• Build strong relationships with teachers and paraprofessionals.
• Attend regular professional learning workshops with the district team.
• Collaborate with the Reading/Writing Improvement Teacher to ensure that Tier I, II, and III interventions are aligned and designed for maximum impact.
• Create an articulated schedule, in collaboration with school leaders.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Highly effective communicator
• Considerable knowledge in strategic literacy teaching, reading and writing programs, and standards-based assessment.
• Commitment to addressing unfinished learning in the core curriculum so that students have access to grade-level content while receiving "just-in-time" supports.
• Exemplary record of teaching and improving students' reading and writing progress.
• Strong record of coaching and facilitating professional learning for a variety of adults.
• Effectively collaborates with school leaders, teachers and families.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Connecticut Professional Educator License with the required endorsements.
• Master's Degree required.
• Minimum of five years of exemplary teaching at a minimum of two grade levels.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, organization, and learning skills.
• Previous experience as a Literacy Coach or Teacher Leader preferred.
• Previous participation in district learning opportunities and/or June curriculum work preferred.
• Knowledge of Adult Learning Theory preferred.

Days: Monday - Friday
Salary: Per NFT Agreement
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision
Reports to the School Administration

NORWALK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Norwalk Board of Education to ensure equal educational opportunity for all students and to prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or physical and mental disability in the school district's educational program and activities; and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, national origin, gender; gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or physical and mental disability.