Director, School Systems Coach

About ANet

Achievement Network (ANet) is a national nonprofit dedicated to providing instructional tools, coaching, and partnership to schools and districts to advance educational equity and improve student learning. Our work centers on cultivating strong instructional leadership, deepening use of high-quality materials, and building sustainable systems that support great teaching for all students. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with educators, honoring their expertise while helping them navigate the complexity of instruction, data, and curriculum implementation.

Opportunity

The Director, School Systems Coach plays a critical role in supporting teachers across Kentucky partner districts and schools to strengthen equitable literacy instruction and improve student outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced K–12 ELA educator or instructional leader who brings expertise in standards-aligned instruction, culturally responsive pedagogy, and adult learning.

Hours: This is a fixed-term W2 role, scoped intentionally at 20 hours per week. Hours may fluctuate slightly week-to-week based on partner needs, while remaining aligned to a 20-hour weekly average. Contracted work is for two years. Beyond that, renewal is based on district renewals, instructional needs, and organizational priorities.

Travel: This role will require up to 10% travel to deliver in-person coaching to the assigned school districts.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leaders to identify instructional focus areas
• Develop strategies to strengthen equitable ELA instruction and student achievement
• Co-design supports aligned to school-level priorities, data, and instructional goals
• Design and facilitate equity-centered professional development for teachers
• Support teachers in analysis of student data and curriculum implementation
• Maintain accurate coaching notes, plans, and partner deliverables
• Codify tools, resources, and strategies that improve ANet’s coaching model

Requirements & Competencies

Experience & Instructional Expertise:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field
• 5+ years of K–12 ELA teaching experience with demonstrated student impact
• 3+ years of instructional coaching or teacher leadership
• Experience supporting multilingual learners and students with IEPs
• Experience implementing high-quality ELA curricula

Competencies:

• Clear, adaptive verbal and written communication
• Strong skills in adult learning and professional development facilitation
• Critical thinking and ability to analyze student/teacher-level data
• Relationship-building with diverse stakeholders

Preferred skills:

• Experience teaching or implementing: EL Education, HMH Into Reading, HMH Into Literature, Wit & Wisdom, Savvas myPerspectives, MH Study Sync, CKLA
• Experience with instructional tools such as Google Classroom, Class Dojo, or ChatGPT

Benefits & Compensation

This Part Time position is eligible for generous paid time-off including prorated 10 paid holidays and paid days off between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays; and a 401(k) plan with a 4% match. The pay rate for this position is $73.02. In order to uphold our commitment to transparent, equitable, competitive, and sustainable compensation, ANet does not negotiate pay.