Instructional Leadership Specialist: Elementary Mathematics

New Instructional Leadership Specialist:
Elementary Mathematics

Springfield Public Schools Academics Office – Springfield, Massachusetts.

Job : 5296429

Final date to receive applications: Aug 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Aug 11, 2025 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: FT - School Year

Salary: $83,708 to $99,017 Per Year

The Instructional Leadership Specialist collaborates with district and school leaders to facilitate and execute the district’s Strategic Plan with fidelity and integrity. They spend 50% of their work schedule in classrooms actively engaged in modeling, coaching, co‑teaching, and/or demonstrating standards‑based best practices, 30% in reviewing data, leading team meetings, presenting professional development, facilitating professional learning communities, and 20% instructing students.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Planning, implementing, and supporting rigorous standards‑based instruction for all students
  • Designs model classrooms for demonstration purposes.
  • Supports and facilitates the planning and implementation of rigorous, standards‑based lessons in response to student data.
  • Supports educators with the implementation of technology tools and resources that enhance student‑centered, standards‑based instruction.
  • Demonstrates an ability to access, analyze, and act on school, classroom, and individual student data in support of quality tiered standards‑based instruction.
  • Facilitates professional learning communities.
• Collaboratively designing and executing targeted school‑based professional development aligned with the district’s Strategic Plan
  • Attends and actively participates in all school‑based Instructional Leadership Team meetings.
  • Attends and actively participates in all applicable district‑based professional development to ensure connections are made between district initiatives and the instructional goals of the school’s improvement plan.
  • Actively engages the school community to understand how everyone contributes to the execution of the district’s Strategic Plan to collectively raise student achievement.
• Creating a school culture of reflective practice, high expectations, and continuous learning
  • Develops partnerships with district and building administration, families, and community to support the improvement efforts of the school.
  • Consistently models high expectations for the quality of instruction and ensures accessibility for all students.
  • Develops and nurtures a culture in which staff members are reflective about their practice and use student data, current research, best practices, and theory to continuously adapt.
  • Coaches and manages teams to create, monitor, and achieve district and school‑based goals.
  • Delivers constructive feedback to educators that acknowledges effective practice and provides next steps that will impact teaching and learning.

• Minimum 5 years of experience working directly with students, with most teaching experience in the content area of the position.
• 95% attendance rate in the academic years 2024‑2025 and 2025‑2026.
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university; or will possess a master’s degree within 1 year (minimum 9‑12 credits of completion in an approved program).
• Professional teaching license from the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reflecting the content and grade‑level of the position (English Language Arts, Mathematics, or Science).
• Overall exemplary evaluation rating from a direct supervisor is preferred; a minimum of overall proficient rating is required from the last two current years of employment.
• Demonstrate growth in student achievement based on assessments over the past one to two years.

Phase One – Initial Application

• Letter of Interest describing expertise in impacting teacher practice, analysis and use of student data, leadership skills, implementation of student learning goals, and the instructional planning process in your school.
• Copy of valid, professional teaching license.
• Resume with complete history of professional work experience.
• Name and contact information of three professional references.

After the initial…