Supplemental Instruction Specialist - Elementary

Job Title:

Supplemental Instruction Specialist

Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt/Contracted

Reports To:

Pay Grade/Days: 102/212

Dept./School:
Student Intervention Services

Date Revised:
June 2021

Primary

Purpose:

Systematically facilitate instructional improvement and student success by working with the campus leadership team, teachers, and district curriculum and instruction leaders to by utilizing data-driven practices to facilitate teacher development in effective teaching strategies for the implementation and monitoring of supplemental instruction.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Master's degree in related field preferred

Valid Texas teaching certificate

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Knowledge of instructional leadership competencies and a willingness to lead in such away

The 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 supplemental instructional strategies

Knowledge of effective instructional strategies and research-based best practices including (but not limited to): standards-based lesson planning to include unit planning and pacing, writing objectives, formative assessment, creation of exemplars, and success criteria; response to intervention and 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 the ability to create and deliver professional development for teachers at the campus and district level, and the ability to use data from student learning and teacher observations to effectively create, deliver, and support job- embedded professional development at the campus level

Knowledge of curriculum writing, alignment, and assessment creation to support the curriculum and instruction department with curriculum development at the district level and implementation at the campus level

Exceptional communication skills

Commitment to carrying out the mission and the vision of the district and to be a champion for the work.

Relentless desire to implement a growth mindset for increasing student learning and teacher knowledge and effectiveness

Effective experience is defined as being rated at least proficient or above on all dimensions within each of the four domains of the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS), or ratings of equal weight and magnitude if evaluation was provided using another evaluation tool

Experience using student and teacher level data to support lesson planning and to implement and differentiate instructional methods designed to meet each student's individual needs

Knowledge of multi-tiered systems of support for students

Experience

Evidence of at least five years of successful teaching experience

Major

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Work with the campus principal and district-level leadership to coordinate implementation, monitoring, and ongoing support of supplemental and tiered instruction.

2. Serve as an instructional liaison between the district and campus for supplemental and tiered instruction.

3. Develop, deliver, and support high-quality professional development and coaching that includes but is not limited to explicit instruction, data-driven instruction, response to intervention, progress-based monitoring, and differentiation.

4. Monitor the effects of professional development using a teacher tracker and/or other tools assessment implementation and ongoing needs and then use this data to develop a plan for the next steps to include differentiated support for teachers and job-embedded professional development.

5. Design and implement a personal calendar that supports carrying out regular observation and coaching cycles with teachers, data disaggregation and meetings, lesson planning support, ongoing professional development, and district-level commitments.

6. Work with campus staff to ensure…