Elementary Instructional Coach (K-1)

Elementary Instructional Coach (K-1)

JobID:

3490

Position Type:

Teacher on

Special Assignment/Instructional Coach Date Posted:

3/25/2026

Location:

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools Closing Date:

04/06/2026 POSTING #: 3490 The Sauk Rapids-Rice Public School District No. 47 is seeking a highly effective Instructional Coach to support teachers in delivering high-quality, standards-aligned instruction that improves student learning outcomes. This role focuses on evidence-based practices to guide coaching, professional learning, and classroom implementation. A central priority of this position is ensuring strong alignment between curriculum, instruction, and standards across classrooms, grade levels, and schools. Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools is committed to:

• A culture of high quality and effective instruction
• Partnerships and collaboration
• Student and staff well-being
• High student achievement
• Stewardship of resources
• Equitable education

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coach for instructional excellence
• Provide job-embedded coaching (co-plan, model, observe, and provide feedback)
• Support teachers in implementing:
• Clear learning goals and success criteria aligned to standards
• Explicit, engaging, and rigorous instruction
• Effective questioning and student discourse
• Ongoing monitoring of student learning
• Support the onboarding and mentoring of new teachers in our school district
• Ensure curriculum and standards align
• Support consistent implementation of district-adopted curriculum
• Promote coherence across grade levels to ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum
• Use data to drive instruction
• Build teacher capacity
• Design and facilitate professional learning aligned to district priorities
• Support implementation of MnMTSS and district instructional initiatives
• Foster systemwide coherence
• Collaborate across buildings to ensure consistency in instructional practices
• Contribute to a shared vision of effective teaching and learning Outstanding candidates will have:
• Knowledgeable in variety of research-based instructional practices
• Knowledgeable in effective MTSS practices
• Strong collaboration, communication, and facilitation skills
• Thoughtful and deliberate decision-makers
• Creative problem solvers with extraordinary relationship skills
• Innovative and able to develop, promote and implement quality programs
• Motivating and positive with students, staff, and parents/guardians
• Comfortable with and able to promote the effective use of technology as a tool for teaching and learning
• Able to provide leadership within the school, district and community
• Life-long learners and good role models

Required Qualifications:

• Valid Minnesota teaching license or relevant experience and willingness to seek a license with special permission from PELSB
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant subject area
• Minimum 5-years of successful teaching experience
• Strong understanding of effective instructional practices and standards alignment

Preferred Qualifications:

•  Experience with coaching or teacher leadership

Contract:

1.0 FTE, 182 contract days plus 5 extra days for a total of 187 days beginning the 2026-2027 school year.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary based on the 2025-2027 Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Associations Master Agreement starting at $52,166 up to $97,326. Benefits based on full-time employment and may be pro-rated for part-time positions.

Benefits may include the following:

• Health, Dental, Vision Wear, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account (with enrollment in an eligible health plan)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account (with eligibility for insurance)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Post retirement Health Care Savings Plan
• Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
• 403b Matching Annuity
• Discretionary Personal/Sick Leave (PTO)