Instructional Coach - Department of Professional Development - 2026-27 School Year

Albemarle County Public Schools•Charlottesville, VA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Instructional Coach Department of Professional Development 2026-2027 School Year Are you looking to work in a school division where students are engaged in authentic, challenging, and relevant learning experiences, becoming lifelong contributors and leaders in our dynamic and diverse society? Then look no further! In Albemarle County Public Schools, we work together as a team to end the predictive value of race, class, gender, and special capacities for our children’s success through high-quality teaching and learning for all. We seek to build relationships with families and communities to ensure that every student succeeds. We will know every student! We are the first public school division in Virginia, and among the first in the country, to develop and implement an Anti-Racism policy with the expressed purpose of building school communities that share the responsibility to recognize and end racism, eliminate inequitable practices that result in achievement gaps, and support the unique gifts, talents, and interests of every child. In ACPS, “all” really means all. ACPS employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, discounts on gym memberships, and more! Be sure to check out our website to learn more about our Division and our Schools . GENERAL DEFINITION OF WORK: Instructional Coaching is part of the professional development system in Albemarle County Public Schools. The mission/vision of the coaching model is to promote a culture of collaborative, public, and reflective practice, a nd to support the continuous improvement of curriculum, assessment, and instruction by partnering with teachers to actualize professional goals. Overall, the job of the instructional coach is to work within a team of instructional coaches to build the capacity of teachers to meet the needs of all students through implementation of the Division's three levers: (1.) Framework for Quality Learning; (2.) Professional Learning Community; and (3.) Educator Performance Appraisal. The effective coach is seen as an equal partner with both novice and experienced teachers, spending the majority of the time collaborating around teaching practices (i.e., co-planning, modeling, observing, co-teaching, debriefing). Coaches facilitate job-embedded professional development alongside teachers to enhance understanding of curriculum, assessment, and instruction as informed by the Framework for Quality Learning. Coaches provide support to teachers as they engage in ongoing professional learning and to groups of teachers as they work in Professional Learning Communities to analyze student work and data. The instructional coach is non-supervisory and non-evaluative. The instructional coach is assigned to a team that supports a cluster of schools and is evaluated and supervised by a centrally based Lead Coach.

Requirements

Five years teaching experience required, tenure in ACPS preferred
Virginia professional teaching certification required

Responsibilities

Current understanding of culturally responsive teaching practices
Engages in reflective conversations with teachers
Builds and maintains professional relationships with teachers
Collaborates with teachers through listening and questioning to formulate next steps and solutions
Supports collaboration across schools
Develops student-centered goals with teachers in order to increase student achievement
Facilitates school-based, high-quality, job-embedded professional development, working with teachers (in teams or individually) to enhance their knowledge and skills through co-developing lesson plans based on student needs, observing instruction, modeling instructional strategies (including the systemic integration of technology), supporting teachers as they analyze student work, etc.
Engages in ongoing professional development to acquire contemporary global learning knowledge and skills necessary to effectively impact the instructional practices of teachers