Instructional Coach, 2nd-5th Grade Math

Instructional Coach, 2–5 Math
Position Summary
The Instructional Coach, 2–5 Math serves as a highly visible instructional leader responsible for strengthening math instruction and student achievement across upper elementary classrooms. This role develops teachers through coaching, lesson internalization, classroom modeling, data analysis, and real-time feedback cycles designed to improve instructional practice and student outcomes.

The ideal candidate is passionate about helping teachers grow in their instructional practice while ensuring students experience rigorous, engaging, and standards-aligned math instruction daily. This coach supports teachers in strengthening instructional rigor, small group systems, mathematical discourse, checks for understanding, and data-driven reteach planning.

This role is deeply embedded in classrooms and requires a leader who thrives on working alongside teachers in real time. The majority of the coach’s day should be spent observing classrooms, modeling instruction, facilitating planning conversations, and supporting implementation directly on the floor rather than from an office.

This role is accountable for the following outcomes:

Academic growth and achievement for grades 2–5 math student outcomes
Strong implementation of rigorous, standards-aligned math instruction
Consistent execution of coaching responsibilities including observations, coaching meetings, PLCs, data meetings, and follow-up support
Development of teachers through actionable feedback, modeling, and instructional planning
Development and maintenance of aligned pacing tools, scope and sequences, and assessment calendars
Teacher satisfaction and growth through coaching and instructional support
Maintaining a highly visible, classroom-embedded leadership presence
Recommended Requirements & Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
Valid Tennessee teaching license required
Minimum 4–5 years of successful upper elementary math teaching experience
Demonstrated strong student achievement results in math
Experience with instructional coaching, PLC facilitation, or teacher development preferred
Strong understanding of math rigor, small groups, and data-driven instruction
Ability to analyze assessment data and support intervention planning

Preferred Characteristics
Passionate about upper elementary math instruction
Strong classroom management and instructional credibility
Skilled in modeling rigorous math instruction
Strong communicator and facilitator
Comfortable coaching teachers in real time
Believes in developing teachers through collaboration and accountability
Highly visible, hands-on, and student-centered
Compensation

Application Information
Priority application deadline: Friday, May 29th

Tagged as: Admin, Elementary, Math