Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 205,700 people employed as instructional coordinators in the United States. The median annual salary is $63,740. Entry level employees earn approximately $38,390 per year and senior employees earn approximately $101,090 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Observe work of teaching staff to evaluate performance and to recommend changes that could strengthen teaching skills.
• Plan and conduct teacher training programs and conferences dealing with new classroom procedures, instructional materials and equipment, and teaching aids.
• Interpret and enforce provisions of state education codes and rules and regulations of state education boards.
• Conduct or participate in workshops, committees, and conferences designed to promote the intellectual, social, and physical welfare of students.
• Advise teaching and administrative staff in curriculum development, use of materials and equipment, and implementation of state and federal programs and procedures.
• Advise and teach students.
• Recommend, order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs and district standards.
• Update the content of educational programs to ensure that students are being trained with equipment and processes that are technologically current.
• Address public audiences to explain program objectives and to elicit support.
• Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials for school systems.
• Prepare grant proposals, budgets, and program policies and goals or assist in their preparation.
• Prepare or approve manuals, guidelines, and reports on state educational policies and practices for distribution to school districts.
• Coordinate activities of workers engaged in cataloging, distributing, and maintaining educational materials and equipment in curriculum libraries and laboratories.

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