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Instructional Lead Coach

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Instructional Design

🗓️ May 15th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

K12, a Stride Company, is hiring an Instructional Lead Coach. The role involves directing and coordinating educational, administrative, and counseling activities within schools, as well as providing educators with resources to plan rigorous, standards-aligned lessons. The coach will support teacher development and aid in the delivery of consistent and robust lesson plans throughout the school year. 

Highlights 
  • Leads educational, administrative, and counseling activities in schools.
  • Supports rigorous instruction and provides instructional resources for educators.
  • Monitors teacher access to comprehensive assessment tools.
  • Delivers best practices and professional development for educators.
  • Requires Louisiana Department of Education Master Teacher Certification.
  • Master's degree in Education Leadership preferred.
  • Demonstrable leadership and time management skills required.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Virtual role with up to 30% travel.
  • Position is full-time with competitive compensation.

Instructional Lead Coach Full Description

Instructional Lead Coach
US - LA - Baton Rouge - Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy
US - LA - Remote
Full time

Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses
  • Louisiana Department of Education Master Teacher Certification Required
  • Master’s in Ed Leadership Preferred
Residency Requirements
  • Must reside in Louisiana

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families with 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, Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (LAVCA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!
The mission of Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy (LAVCA) 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!

The Instructional Lead Coach directs and coordinates educational, administrative, and counseling activities of primary and secondary schools by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:  The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position.  This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required; other duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
  • Support rigorous instruction that is grounded in a deep knowledge of the standards, shaped by formative assessment, and built on strong practices.
  • Provides educators with easy-to-understand instructional resources in math and ELA. These resources enable them to plan rigorous, standards-aligned lessons and adjust instruction based on student understanding.
  • Monitor teacher access to a comprehensive quiz tool (ANET) that allows teachers to create standards-based, formative assessments that target student understanding of ELA and Math lessons
  • Deliver   best practices from our network partner and district CAO at  regular professional development convenings throughout the school year.
  • Help AAs ensure that teachers are planning lessons that reflect the rigor expected by new standards
  • Work with AAs to provide consistent and robust feedback to teachers on their lesson plans
  • Help build a deeper knowledge alignment around the expectations of the standards across the school
  • Work with AAs to ensure that teachers are analyzing and acting on formative assessments effectively
  • Help educators set and focus on academic priorities that reflect the needs revealed by examination of student work
  • Support the AAs in creating data-based professional learning for educators using coaching support and virtual learning tools to accelerate growth
  • Help AAs plan professional learning and use common planning time to strengthen classroom instruction
  • Support AAs with outlining actionable feedback for teachers and to identify trends across classrooms and next steps for support and professional learning
  • Help AAs understand the extent to which classroom instruction reflects the expectations of the standards

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.
  • Adaptability/Flexibility:  Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, and adjusts plans to meet changing needs.
  • Integrity/Ethics:  Deals with others in a straightforward and honest manner, is accountable for actions, maintains confidentiality, supports company values, and conveys good news and bad.
  • Teamwork:  Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team leader to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a team atmosphere.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  Directly supervises employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
               
Minimum Required Qualifications:   
  • Master's degree in Education or related AND
  • Five (5) years of related experience and/or training OR
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  
  • Demonstrable leadership, organizational and time management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Very proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
  • Ability to travel up to 30 % of the time
  • Ability to pass required background check

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 is a virtual role

Job Type
Board Employee

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.