Stride
At-Risk Instructional English Coach - SY 26/27
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Remote - TX
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Full-Time
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$60K
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Other
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April 8th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
K12, a Stride Company is hiring an At-Risk Instructional English Coach for the 2026-2027 school year. The role involves collaborating with teachers to improve curriculum implementation, coaching literacy instruction, supporting at-risk students academically, and leading professional development to enhance inclusive educational practices and student achievement.
Highlights
- Deliver academic interventions to at-risk students in synchronous and asynchronous online settings to improve academic performance and reduce dropout rates.
- Collaborate weekly with teachers to implement state curricular standards and research-based instructional strategies focused on mathematics and literacy.
- Coach teachers on differentiation of instruction tailored to the needs of educationally disadvantaged students.
- Observe and monitor literacy instructional delivery and support data-driven decision making for student support.
- Develop and coordinate virtual professional development opportunities and facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) for cross-content collaboration.
- Assist in curriculum training, assessment of training effectiveness, and managing collaborative spaces for sharing best practices.
- Partner with academic administrators on special projects, data collection, and program support aligned with State Compensatory Education (SCE) funding goals.
- Requires an active English State Teaching License and residency in Texas or surrounding states (NM, OK, AR, LA).
- Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and database systems.
- Salary is $60,000 with a requirement to travel up to 30%; position is fully virtual.
At-Risk Instructional English Coach - SY 26/27 Full Description
Job Description
Certificates and Licenses: Active English State Teaching License
Residency Requirements: TEXAS. May consider residents of surrounding states (NM, OK, AR or LA). This position could include travel up to 20% of the time for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school.
Start Date: 2026-2027 School Year
Salary: $60,000
K12, a Stride Company, believes in education for Any One. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.
Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Digital Academy of Texas (DATX)
. We want you to be a part of our talented team!
The mission of Digital Academy of Texas (DATX) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
This remote position is funded by State Compensatory Education funds. Utilizing leadership, advocacy, and collaboration the Instructional Coach delivers academic intervention beyond the General Education classroom interventions to At-Risk students in both Synchronous and Asynchronous environments to reduce the disparity in academic performance on State assessment instruments to reduce the disparity in the rates of student failures and high school completion between students at risk of dropping out of school and all other students. The Instructional Coach will build capacity at every level of the campus related to effective inclusive practices in academics for At-Risk populations to ensure teachers have the necessary tools required to serve and support At-Risk students. In addition, the Instructional Coaches will implement professional development opportunities for each school to support teachers' needs in alignment with the goals of the organization.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Instructional
- Collaborate weekly with teachers to improve the implementation of the state curricular standards through utilization of the research-based instructional strategies identified by the district which are focused on mathematics.
- Under the direction of campus leadership, directly support teachers that provide classroom instruction in literacy by providing core content knowledge development, lesson planning, instructional delivery, classroom environment and data action planning coaching designed to assist them in the implementation of curriculum standards and delivery of instructional strategies in order to increase student learning, progress and achievement.
- Coach teachers on differentiation of instruction to address needs of at-risk or educationally disadvantaged students
- Observe instructional delivery of literacy teachers to monitor implementation of research-based strategies and differentiation of instruction
- Coordinate with Managers to develop a year-long professional development needs analysis and plan;
- Prepare virtual professional development opportunities for each school in collaboration with curriculum specialist and academic administrators; Schedule and coordinate appropriate presenters, conduct training when needed.
- Collaborate with Manager and Team regarding instruction, resources, interventions, and data-driven decision making for student support.
- Provide opportunities for teachers within specific subjects/grade bands the opportunity to connect across content areas as a PLC facilitator.
- Partner with managers to report on teacher performance and progress through sheltered instruction observation protocol and various intervention and instructional strategies and best practices.
- Train and examine curriculum and instructional plans to support curriculum maps and content embedding.
- Assess the effectiveness of school-based training and present the results to stakeholders.
- Manage collaborative space where teachers will share best practices, participate in discussions, and participate in problems of practice.
- Partner with academic administrators on special projects and data collection to support program goals.
- Develop supports for data collection and teacher data collection and analysis training.
This position may perform other duties as assigned in alignment with the SCE program. Duties this position may not perform:
- Duties related to testing, such as test administration
- Activities related to teacher evaluations, including TTESS related activities
- Activities undertaken in the role of parent liaison, community liaison, truant officer, safety officer, or court liaison required by TEC, 37.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree AND
- Three (3) years of relevant experience OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Web-based search engines, and database systems
- Flexible schedule; Ability to travel 30% of the time
- Ability to clear required background check
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters Degree in core subject, Educational Leadership, Curriculum & Instruction, or similar
- Experience with distance learning
- Advanced coursework in academic leadership/curriculum design
- Experience as an online teacher
- Experience in a customer service environment.
- Experience with Local, State, and Federals laws and mandated reporting
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This position is virtual position
Job Type
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
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