High School Instructional Coach 2026-27

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High School Instructional Coach

Qualifications:

Masters degree preferred, licensed to teach in North Carolina, a minimum of 6 years of 6-8 or 9-12 classroom teaching experience. Strong collaboration skills and professional development experience.

Terms of Employment

• Eleven (11) month position, State Salary Schedule, Regular State Benefits, Local Supplement
• Reports to : Director of Secondary Schools

Job Description

The High School Instructional Coach is an eleven-month position housed within the Department of Curriculum & Instruction and serves under the direction of the Director of Secondary Schools, Coordinator of Professional Development, Blended Learning & Media, Coordinator of K-12 Instructional Programs and assigned school principals. The Instructional Coach provides job-embedded support to teachers and administrators through coaching, professional learning, curriculum support, assessment guidance, and instructional leadership.

High School Instructional Coaches function as a collaborative district team, rotating among the district''s high schools to support instructional excellence, student achievement, Advanced Learning programs, and continuous school improvement. Each coach serves as an AIG contact for the schools they support and works closely with teachers, principals, lead teachers, coordinators, and directors to ensure alignment of instructional practices and district initiatives.

• Support the implementation of district instructional initiatives, including CASA, school improvement efforts, and other system priorities.
• Provide job-embedded instructional coaching through classroom observations, feedback cycles, co-planning, co-teaching, demonstration lessons, and instructional modeling.
• Support teachers in the implementation of effective instructional practices, curriculum, pacing, differentiation, engagement strategies, and assessment practices aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
• Deliver, facilitate, and support professional learning for teachers and administrators in areas including formative assessment, data-driven instruction, instructional technology integration, blended learning, engagement strategies, and research-based instructional practices.
• Support CASA processes by helping teachers and administrators collect, analyze, reflect upon, and respond to student performance data to improve instructional decision-making and student outcomes.
• Assist schools in developing a culture of continuous improvement through the effective use of formative, benchmark, and summative assessment data.
• Support effective grading practices, assessment design, feedback strategies, and alignment with district grading policies and expectations.
• Assist with the development, revision, implementation, and alignment of curriculum guides, instructional resources, common assessments, credit recovery courses, online learning resources, and professional learning materials aligned to North Carolina standards.
• Support the purposeful integration of technology, blended learning strategies, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and digital learning tools to enhance teaching and learning.
• Serve as the high school AIG contact, supporting Differentiated Education Plans (DEPs), advanced learners, Honors courses, Advanced Placement (AP) programs, and other advanced academic opportunities.
• Collaborate with principals, lead teachers, coordinators, directors, and teachers to identify instructional needs and ensure alignment of instructional practices, curriculum initiatives, assessment practices, advanced learning opportunities, and district priorities.
• Assist with the planning, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring of district and school-based professional development and instructional initiatives.
• Establish and maintain positive professional relationships with administrators, teachers, district staff, and community stakeholders while serving as a liaison between schools and the Department of Curriculum & Instruction.
• Assist with district curriculum projects, program implementation, reporting requirements, textbook adoptions, academic competitions, and other instructional initiatives.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Curriculum & Instruction Team.

Activities May Include:

• Science Fair support, textbook adoption, curriculum and pacing guide development
• Meet regularly as a High School instructional coach team
• Attend local, regional, state, and national professional learning opportunities

Minimum Experience

• Valid North Carolina Teaching License.
• AIG Certification or eligibility to obtain AIG Certification.
• Successful teaching experience at the middle and/or high school level.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective instructional practices, curriculum development, assessment, professional learning, and school improvement processes.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience analyzing student performance data and supporting data-driven instructional decision-making.
• Strong technology skills and successful experience integrating technology into teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, assessment practices, and current educational research.