Instructional Specialist - Campus

Position Overview

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

Primary

Purpose:

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 teacher and student needs using data‑driven practices. This includes 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.

Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree;
Valid Texas teaching certificate;
Master’s Degree in content assignment preferred.

• Knowledge of instructional leadership competencies and a willingness to lead in such a way.
• 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, creation of exemplars, success criteria, response to intervention, differentiated instruction, and student assessment and data‑driven instruction.
• Demonstrated evidence and success with providing observation and coaching for teachers.
• Demonstrated evidence of creating and delivering professional development for teachers at the campus and district level, using data from student learning and teacher observations to support job‑embedded professional development.
• Demonstration of effective presentation skills when working with and leading adult learners.
• Knowledge of curriculum writing, alignment, and assessment creation to support the curriculum and instruction department at the district and campus levels.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Willingness to participate in professional development that supports the roles and responsibilities of this position.
• Commitment to carrying out the mission and vision of the district and to champion the work.
• Relentless desire to implement a growth mindset for increasing student learning and teacher knowledge and effectiveness.

• Evidence of at least three years of successful teaching experience. 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 in teacher mentoring/coaching.
• 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 designing and leading professional development at either the district or the campus level.
• Evidence of the ability to carry out leadership activities at the campus level as evidenced by examples and artifacts from 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 to support programs including ELL, BE, MTSS, special education, and at‑risk students.
• Serve as an instructional liaison between the district and campus.
• Conduct needs assessments to identify teaching and learning strengths and opportunities, and work with the campus principal to develop and deliver professional development and coaching to support growth in identified areas.
• Develop, deliver, and support high‑quality professional development and coaching that include…