At-Risk Math Instructional Coach
Stride, Inc. · Texas, United States · 2 days ago
RemoteRemoteTraining$60k/yrFull-time
Summary
The Instructional Coach partners with teachers and campus leadership to cultivate high-impact instructional practices that increase student learning and achievement. Through Professional Learning Community (PLC) facilitation, lesson planning support, individualized coaching, and data-informed collaboration, the Instructional Coach builds teacher capacity aligned to TEKS, rigorous instructional design, and best practices in differentiation and student engagement.
Essential Functions
- Individual & Small Group Coaching
- Provide 1:1 and small group coaching cycles that emerge from: PLC and planning support, walkthrough data & observations, and identified campus needs
- Utilize coaching conversations that promote reflection, goal setting, and measurable growth
- Conduct regular 1:1 goal check-ins each semester with assigned teachers to monitor progress and adjust support as needed
- Collaboration with Campus Leadership
- Meet with administrators to align coaching focus areas with campus instructional priorities
- Collaborate regularly to analyze data and determine coaching targets
- Support alignment between instructional expectations, curriculum implementation, and professional learning initiatives
- Provide feedback and insight regarding instructional trends and areas of growth
- Lesson Planning & Instructional Design Support
- Collaborate with teachers during planning to strengthen TEKS alignment, clarity of learning targets, and assessment alignment
- Support teachers in lesson internalization, including unpacking standards, anticipating misconceptions, and identifying exemplar responses
- Facilitate structured lesson internalization opportunities to refine instructional delivery, questioning strategies, pacing, and checks for understanding prior to implementation
- Support the integration of research-based instructional practices that increase student engagement and rigor
- Assist teachers in designing differentiated instruction to meet the needs of at-risk and educationally disadvantaged students
- Provide guidance on scaffolding, questioning strategies, and instructional pacing
- Share strategies, tools, and brief professional learning (i.e. Brick Shift sessions) to build educator capacity and support instructional growth
- Professional Learning Community (PLC) Facilitation
- Facilitate purposeful PLC meetings focused on Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) alignment, lesson internalization, differentiation, and rigorous instructional design
- Guide teams in developing aligned lesson plans that incorporate Depth of Knowledge (DOK) questioning and standards-based instructional strategies
- Support teachers in analyzing student work and formative data to inform instructional adjustments
- Ensure PLC conversations translate into actionable next steps for classroom implementation
- Instructional Practice & Resource Development
- Support teacher growth in best instructional practices through modeling, co-planning, feedback, and reflective dialogue
- Develop and curate instructional resources that align to curriculum maps and district expectations
- Provide support with: differentiation strategies, TEKS alignment, DOK-based questioning, student engagement strategies, and data-informed instructional adjustments
- Support for New-to-Virtual/Stride Teachers
- Provide targeted instructional support for teachers new to virtual instruction
- Support effective virtual lesson delivery, student engagement strategies, and digital classroom management
- Assist new teachers in internalizing curriculum expectations and aligning instruction to TEKS
Qualifications
- Active Math State Teaching License
- Bachelor's degree
- Three (3) years of relevant experience
- Proficiency with Office 365 including Outlook, Word and Excel; web-based tools, and data systems
- Flexible schedule; ability to travel up to 5%
- Ability to clear required background check
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Core Subject, Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction, or related field
- Experience in virtual or distance learning environments
- Background in academic leadership, curriculum design, or intervention
- Demonstrated success in improving student outcomes for at-risk learners
- Experience facilitating PLCs or coaching teachers
- Familiarity with State, Federal, and SCE program requirements
Pay & Schedule
- Salary: $60,000
- Start Date: 2026–2027 School Year
- Residency Requirements: Texas; may consider residents of surrounding states (NM, OK, AR or LA)
- Travel up to 20% of the time for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school