Instructional Specialist, HS

Instructional Specialist, HS  School Year)

Spring Independent School District DEKANEY HS - Houston, Texas

Job : 5582760

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Immediately

Days per year: 226

Minimum Salary: $62,750

Mid Salary: $75,602

Job Title: Instructional Specialist

Reports To: Principal

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Pay Grade: AI2

Position Type: Full-Time

The Instructional Specialist is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the District’s instructional program and curriculum, including Blended Learning, remote teaching and Schoology in accordance with District goals, policies and procedures. The Instructional Specialist supports teachers in their efforts to prepare students to increase their academic performance to meet state standards.

All employees of SISD are expected to act with integrity, support organizational goals, communicate in a clear and respectful manner, championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university
• Valid Texas teaching certificate

Preferred:

• Three years of experience of successful teaching

• Excellent motivational skills with students and teachers
• Experience in coaching and teaching other teachers
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to evaluate student progress
• Ability to interpret assessment data
• Ability to access student needs
• Ability to model and provide differentiated instruction assistance
• Ability to work well with others
• Flexible and patient

• Providing Professional Learning and Professional Development
  • Model effective instructional strategies for classroom
  • Coach teachers to develop their capacity to reflect upon practice, generate ideas and increase professional self-awareness.
  • Provide professional development, instructional resources for effective tutorials and assist in developing a tutorial
• Monitoring
  • Monitor the academic progress of identified students following interventions based on assessment data and make recommendations for adjustments after formative assessments and/or reviews
• Assisting with Effective Interventions
  • Assist administrators and teachers with the planning and implementation of effective instructional strategies
• Testing and Data Assistance
  • Use the district data software to disaggregate campus assessment
  • Train teachers to use the data software to disaggregate testing
• Communicating
  • Maintain on-going communication with administrators, classroom teachers, and program staff
  • Maintain on-going communication with the Curriculum and Instruction staff
  • Maintain regular communication with campus administration about instructional needs, progress in interventions, teacher and student educational needs