Instructional Specialist - Math

Job Title

Job Title: Instructional Specialist - Campus

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt/Contract

Reports to: Principal

Pay Grade/Days: 103/202

Dept./School: Assigned Campus & Curriculum and Instruction

Date Revised: March 2021

Systematically facilitate instructional improvement and student success by working with the campus leadership team, teachers, and district-level curriculum and instruction leaders to diagnose and respond to the needs of teachers and students using data‑driven practices. Supports teacher development through lesson planning, observation and coaching, and job‑embedded professional development that leads to sustained implementation of effective instructional practices and instructional transformation.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Valid Texas teaching certificate
• Master’s degree in content assignment preferred

• Knowledge of instructional leadership competencies and willingness to lead
• Ability to use experience and leadership abilities to influence others and lead change
• Strong core content knowledge in associated content
• Experience successfully leading and managing a team of adults to accomplish goals
• Knowledge and experience with classroom implementation of rigorous curriculum and instructional strategies in associated content area
• Knowledge of effective instructional strategies and research‑based best practices, including standards‑based lesson planning, unit planning, pacing, writing objectives, formative assessment, exemplars, success criteria, response to intervention, differentiated instruction for tiered intervention and special student populations, and student assessment and data‑driven instruction
• Demonstrated evidence and success with providing observation and coaching for teachers
• Demonstrated evidence in ability to create and deliver professional development for teachers at campus and district levels and use data from student learning and teacher observations to support job‑embedded professional development
• Effective presentation skills when working with and leading adult learners
• Knowledge of curriculum writing, alignment, and assessment creation to support district‑level curriculum development and campus implementation
• Exceptional communication skills
• Willingness to participate in professional development that supports the roles and responsibilities of the position
• Commitment to carrying out the mission and vision of the district and being a champion for the work
• Relentless desire to implement a growth mindset to increase student learning and teacher knowledge and effectiveness

• Evidence of at least three years of successful teaching experience with proficiency or above in all T‑TESS dimensions (or equivalent)
• Experience in teacher mentoring/coaching
• Experience using student and teacher level data to support lesson planning and to implement and differentiate instructional methods for individual student needs
• Knowledge of multi‑tiered systems of support for students
• Experience designing and leading professional development at district or campus level
• Evidence of ability to carry out leadership activities at the campus level as evidenced by examples and artifacts of these experiences

• Work with the campus principal and district-level leadership to coordinate implementation, monitoring, and ongoing support for all areas of teaching and learning across the curriculum and support programs including ELL, BE, MTSS, and Special Education, and At‑Risk
• Serve as an instructional liaison between the district and campus
• Conduct needs assessment to identify teaching and learning strengths and opportunities; develop and deliver professional development and coaching with campus principal
• Develop, deliver, and support high‑quality professional development and coaching covering lesson planning, data‑driven instruction, effective delivery of instruction, and response to intervention and differentiation
• Monitor the effects of professional development using a teacher tracker and other tools; use data to develop next‑step plans including differentiated support and job‑embedded professional development
• Design…