Instructional Specialist - English​/Language Arts - Housman Elementary - School Year 2026-2027

Instructional Specialist – English/Language Arts – Elementary

Position Type
:
Certified Professional/Elementary

Date Posted
: 5/29/2026

• Job Title
  :
  Instructional Specialist – English/Language Arts Elementary
• Reports To
  :
  Building Principal
• Classification
  :
  Professional
• Wage/Hour Status
  :
  Exempt
• Days
  : 195
• Salary
  :
  See Compensation Plan for Administrative/Professional Pay Plan, Pay Grade 104
• Contract
  :
  Probationary/Term
• Date Revised
  : 11/15/2023

Responsible for working with the building principal to support campus staff in instructional practices in the areas of English Language Arts as described in the Campus Improvement Plan and/or Improvement Required Plan.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Valid Texas teacher certification or an out‑of‑state teaching certificate appropriate to the position.
• ESL certification – preferred.
• ABYDOS training or trainer of trainers – preferred.
• Certification must meet federal and/or state law requirements for this position.

• Knowledge of and experience with interdisciplinary curriculum development, or willingness to learn and acquire new skills.
• Knowledge of balanced literacy routines.
• Deep knowledge in elementary literacy and language development.
• Knowledge and expertise in English language acquisition, building academic vocabulary, and ESL instructional strategies.
• Knowledge and experience with co‑teach and in‑class support models of facilitation.
• Knowledge of best practices in first‑line instruction and purposeful planning.
• Experience implementing research‑based intervention strategies for struggling readers and writers.
• Ability to generate and read MAP reports and help the campus plan for student growth accordingly; ability to manipulate data in the district system to create student data reports in a variety of ways to meet campus needs.
• Deep knowledge of reading assessments and MAP.
• Knowledge of formal and informal reading assessment protocols.
• Willingness to learn, acquire, and apply new skills.
• Ability to train and support teachers interpreting data to impact teaching and student achievement.
• Demonstrated understanding of technology trends and national education trends.
• Strong interpersonal skills with colleagues; ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and students.
• Responsive to supervision.

• Knowledge and experience with co‑teach and in‑class support models of facilitation.
• Experience in coaching and training teachers – preferred.
• Minimum of five years as an ELA Teacher of Record serving elementary students.
• District or campus experience coaching/training elementary teachers in language arts – required minimum of five years.
• Experience implementing research- and data-based intervention strategies for struggling learners.
• Proven record of student success; specific data supporting such required if selected for interview.

• Facilitate development of innovative instructional experiences and programs.
• Model, coach, co‑teach, and plan with teachers to provide differentiated language arts instruction for all students within a classroom.
• Support use of district‑adopted reading assessments to standardize administration, improve analysis of student reading behaviors, enhance district‑wide data collection, and inform classroom instruction.
• Support schools and teachers in analyzing and disaggregating assessment data to improve instruction, identify students needing interventions, and differentiate learning opportunities for all students.
• Coordinate services to strengthen related initiatives so that individual student needs are addressed.
• Support implementation of strategies to increase the percentage of students making progress in learning English.
• Operate the student‑management system that houses student data, assessments, and all curriculum documents.
• Coordinate teachers in utilizing student data to identify students in need of interventions.
• Model exemplary use of digital resources across multiple areas of ELA.
• Support campus initiatives and goals to meet the requirements of the Improvement Required Plan.
• Analyze and…