Principal Director, Board Coaching and Development; Director III

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) oversees primary and secondary public education in Texas and is committed to improving outcomes for all public school students by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems across the state.

• We are Determined:
  We are committed and intentional in pursuing our primary purpose of improving outcomes for students.
• We are People-Centered:
  We strive to attract, develop, and retain committed talent that reflects the diversity of Texas, with each individual contributing to our shared vision for students.
• We are Learners:
  We seek evidence, reflect on outcomes, and continuously improve in pursuit of excellence for students.
• We are Servant Leaders:
  We are public servants committed to improving opportunities for students and supporting those who serve them.

The Principal Director of Board Coaching and Development provides strategic leadership for the Texas Education Agency's statewide approach to strengthening school board governance and improving boards' and superintendents' capacity to maintain a sustained focus on student outcomes. As a strategic partner to the Senior Director and agency leadership, the Principal Director establishes the long-term vision, priorities, and integrated service model for initiatives including Evaluating and Improving Student Outcomes (EISO) and Lone Star Governance (LSG).

The role translates agency priorities, legislative requirements, research, implementation evidence, and stakeholder feedback into differentiated, scalable, and sustainable strategies aligned with broader district leadership and school improvement efforts. The Principal Director directs the design and continuous improvement of content, training, certification, coaching, technical assistance, and quality-assurance systems delivered by internal teams, Education Service Centers, approved providers, vendors, and other partners.

The Principal Director builds alignment among senior agency leaders and external stakeholders, resolves complex strategic and implementation challenges, and engages with ESC leaders, in coordination with ESC Strategy and Support, as well as superintendents, school board members, and service providers, in support of agency priorities. Using performance data, stakeholder experience, implementation findings, and emerging trends, the role assesses statewide effectiveness and recommends policy, programmatic, and operational improvements.

The Principal Director also leads a high-performing team, develops staff and partner capacity, and aligns resources and work streams to the portfolio's highest-impact priorities.

This role is situated within TEA's Division of District Strategic Leadership, which encompasses the following teams:
Texas Strategic Leadership, Effective Frameworks and Diagnostics Alignment, Board Coaching and Development, Leadership Academies, and District Planning and Performance Management Supports.

This position requires up to 25% travel, based on business needs, to support program initiatives, collaboration, and operational priorities.

This position is a satellite role requiring candidates to be based in the state of Texas and will require frequent travel to the Austin area/across Texas.

Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.

establish and advance the vision, strategic direction, priorities, outcomes, and success measures for TEA's statewide board coaching and development portfolio, including EISO and LSG; partner with agency leadership to translate requirements, research, evidence, and field needs into an integrated governance strategy; anticipate emerging challenges, recommend responsive service models and investments, and align content, provider certification, coaching, technical assistance, stakeholder experience, and operations to deliver high-quality, differentiated, scalable, and sustainable supports statewide

establish and oversee systems for monitoring statewide implementation, service quality, stakeholder experience, fidelity of execution, and progress toward intended outcomes; regularly assess quantitative and qualitative information to identify patterns, risks, barriers, and opportunities for improvement; use findings to make strategic adjustments to programming, content, training,…