Executive Director of SPED Quality Instruction

Location:

Hattie Mae White

Department:
Curriculum & Instruction PD

Area:

District Wide

Contract Months:12

Salary Range: $ - $

Academic Year: 25-26

JOB SUMMARY

The Executive Director of Special Education Quality Instruction provides strategic leadership and oversight to ensure that all students receiving special education services have access to high-quality instruction in all instructional settings. This role ensures fidelity of program implementation, effective instructional delivery, and alignment with district-wide goals for student growth and achievement. The Executive Director leads and supports teams responsible for instructional quality monitoring, professional learning, program evaluation, and campus-based supports to strengthen teaching and learning for students with disabilities.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Leadership

Develop and implement a district wide vision for quality of instruction across all special education instructional settings (e.g., inclusion, co-teach, resource, life skills, specialized programs).

Establish clear expectations and accountability measures for instructional fidelity, progress monitoring, and student outcomes.

Collaborate with the Office of Academics and Schools Office to align special education instructional initiatives with district instructional priorities and state/federal compliance. Use data and evidence-based practices to guide decision-making and drive continuous improvement.

2. Program Fidelity & Instructional Quality

Monitor the fidelity of instructional program implementation, ensuring adherence to curriculum standards, IEP goals, and individualized supports.

Oversee systems to evaluate instructional quality and support differentiated coaching for teachers and campus leaders.

Partner with Curriculum, Interventions, and Professional Development teams to ensure instructional alignment and coherence.

Lead quality audits and instructional walkthroughs to assess impact and identify trends and needs.

3. Campus & Network Support Systems

Design and implement support structures for campuses to strengthen instructional quality, differentiation, and accommodations/modifications.

Collaborate with Schools Office leadership to develop school-level plans for improvement based on student outcome data.

Coordinate targeted professional learning and follow-up coaching for teachers and instructional staff across all SPED settings.

Ensure technical assistance and problem-solving protocols are in place for instructional quality and proqram fidelity challenqes.

4. Data, Accountability, and Reporting

Develop and monitor metrics related to instructional quality, student outcomes, and compliance indicators (e.g., growth in MAP and STAAR results for students with disabilities).

Collaborate with district teams to build tools and dashboards for real-time instructional performance tracking.

Use data trends to inform leadership decisions, identify bright spots, and drive instructional interventions across schools.

Ensure quality assurance of reporting aligned to TEA requirements and board goals.

MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES CONTINUED

5. Team Leadership & Capacity Building

Lead a team of directors, coordinators, and specialists focused on instructional quality, fidelity monitoring, and campus support.

Build internal capacity through coaching, performance feedback, and professional growth plans.

Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and results-driven action. Ensure team structures and communication systems are designed to support high performance and service to schools.

6. Policy, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Ensure alignment of instructional systems with IDEA, TEA, and HISD policy requirements.

Collaborate with the Compliance and Legal teams to address instructional noncompliance through corrective action and professional development.

Anticipate regulatory changes and proactively adjust systems to maintain quality and compliance.

Lead the design of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for instructional quality monitorinq and campus support delivery.

7. Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

3 to 5 years

SKILL AND/OR REQUIRED LICENSING/CERTIFICATION

Microsoft Office

Office equipment (e.g., computer, copier)

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

Senior Management. Manages a department or multiple major disciplines, often through subordinate management. Regularly manages staff in the completion of large-scale projects or a very closely related set of

projects/initiatives often spanning multiple disciplines. Receives strategies and broad departmental objectives from senior leadership; establishes operational objectives and work plans; delegates assignments to subordinate management and staff. Allocates resources according to priorities and serves as the primary decision maker regarding hiring, performance, and budget

WORK COMPLEXITY/INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT

Work is non-standardized and widely varied, involving many complex and significant variables including significant time…