Director of Instructional Support – Elementary Reading Initiative

🕒 June 2

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Instruction Partners

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51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

Instruction Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing educational outcomes by transforming the way schools, school systems, and state agencies develop and support instructional leaders. The organization collaborates closely with educational leaders to bolster teacher support, focusing on equipping them to provide excellent daily instruction in subjects like ELA, early literacy, math, and science. They aim to ensure all students, particularly those from marginalized communities, succeed academically. Instruction Partners offers practical tools and resources and partners with state and regional entities to foster equitable access to quality education.

📋 Description

• Lead elementary reading initiatives with district and school leaders to drive reading improvements • Build data-informed district- and school-level plans for elementary reading improvement • Strengthen leaders’ instructional and change management skills • Partner with internal and external colleagues for coherent program implementation • Support schools and systems in maintaining strong elementary reading systems and high-quality Tier 1 literacy instruction • Lead school and system reviews, identify strengths and growth areas, and design multi-year improvement plans and short-term action steps • Track action-plan progress and adjust strategies as needs evolve • Serve as the primary partner contact and connect stakeholders with resources, research, and information • Build relationships and provide high-stakes coaching to school and system leaders • Conduct structured school walkthroughs to assess classroom instruction and track progress • Customize literacy program materials for district and school contexts • Manage partner contracts and deliverables • Evaluate and provide strategic input on design resources, frameworks, and learning experiences • Support implementation of the initiative’s research and evaluation study • Contribute to internal learning meetings and improve program implementation over time • Travel nationally up to 60%

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in educational leadership, literacy instruction, or a related field • Experience with system-level or school leadership • Spanish proficiency highly preferred • Deep knowledge of early reading and language development • Knowledge of Tier 1 high-quality instructional materials • Knowledge of evidence-based strategies for multilingual learners and students with disabilities • Proficiency analyzing student work and disaggregated school-level data • Advanced understanding of school leadership levers, educational structures, and change management • Proven ability to build rapport and trust with diverse school and system leaders • Ability to provide high-stakes coaching • Ability to apply educational research and analyze prototyped tools • Legal authorization to work in the United States • Willingness to travel nationally up to 60%

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits • Private retirement investment options • Generous vacation policy