TOSA: Instructional Coach & District Systems Support- Grades K-5

Work Year:                190

Bargaining Unit:       TTEA

FLSA Status:              Exempt

Salary:                       $52,755- $106,259 (Based on 190 day contract- 1.0 FTE)

• Salary Amount Listed is for the 2025-2026 School Year. The 2026-2027 School Year salary is TBD.
• Tigard Tualatin School District pays the 6% employee PERS contribution, upon eligibility.

JOB TITLE: TOSA: K-5 Instructional Coach & District Systems Support

JOB GROUP:  Licensed

REPORTS TO:    Director of Teaching & Learning and Building Principal

FTE: 1.0 

GENERAL DUTIES SUMMARY:

The K-12 Instructional Support TOSA supports teachers and teacher teams in enhancing instruction and student achievement through research-based best practices. The role focuses on building a culture of coaching across schools while also contributing to district-level initiatives. Approximately 80% of this position is dedicated to instructional coaching, with the remaining 20% supporting district systems through a specific district-level mandate or initiative assigned by leadership. Outcomes for this position are directly tied to district goals and the strategic plan.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Instructional Coaching (~80%)
  • Deliver personalized, job-embedded professional development on effective, research-based teaching, assessment, and classroom management strategies using data to inform instruction.
  • Coach teachers in the analysis of disaggregated assessment data and support action plans to eliminate achievement and opportunity gaps.
  • Collaborate with principals and teacher teams to utilize assessment data, curriculum frameworks, and technology integration to support instructional design and implementation.
  • Utilize Common Core State Standards and TTSD curricula to design instructional units and assessments that incorporate 21st-century skills.
  • Prioritize the creation of language-rich classrooms that promote student dialogue and discourse.
  • Implement research-based instructional strategies through full coaching cycles, co-planning, co-teaching, and modeling best practices.
  • Support teachers in aligning curriculum with state standards to ensure rigorous and equitable learning opportunities.
  • Provide non-evaluative classroom observations, coaching, and feedback to enhance instructional effectiveness.
  • Collaborate with district teachers and administrators to align curriculum K-12 and work with Instructional Leadership Teams to set instructional priorities.
  • Design, implement, and evaluate professional learning activities for TTSD teaching staff.
  • Research and support best practices for high-quality, explicit instruction.
  • Collaborate with building leadership to design and facilitate site-based professional development.
  • Work with other instructional support TOSAs, and administrators to ensure consistency and alignment across the district.
  • Provide professional development during the summer as needed and support buildings with their PD plans and implementation.
• District Systems Leadership (~20%)
  • Lead or support a specific district-level mandate or initiative as assigned by leadership.
  • Analyze disaggregated data to identify actions and programming that eliminate opportunity gaps.
  • Gather stakeholder feedback to inform program development and improvement.
  • Include student voice at the core of all work.
  • Establish partnerships with community and families.
  • Support efforts to close opportunity and program gaps in access and outcomes.
  • Respond to district needs by contributing expertise in curriculum, instruction, and educational equity.
  • Co-plan and co-lead curriculum adoption processes as assigned by leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Minimum:

• Valid Oregon teaching license
• Valid Oregon driver’s license with access to a vehicle
• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred)
• Minimum of 3-5 years of teaching experience
• Expertise in best practice instructional delivery methods and adult learning strategies
• Bilingual required for Two-Way Immersion schools

WORKING CONDITIONS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Talk and hear
• Stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally climbing or balancing
• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds.
• Specific abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J and Tigard Tualatin Education Association.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.  While it is intended to accurately reflect the position's activities and requirements, the administration reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign duties as necessary that still reflect the essential functions of the department.

Salary : $52,755 - $106,259