FY27: Equity Strategy and Learning Specialist, Department of Systemwide Equity, 1.0 FTE

About the Role

The Equity Strategy and Learning Specialist supports system-wide goals, priorities, and initiatives by providing professional learning and coaching for school leaders, facilitating high-performing teams, and supporting staff in developing knowledge and skills related to school improvement and rigorous instructional practices. This role promotes and facilitates equitable, inclusive, and welcoming practices and environments for students, families, and staff, ensuring they feel safe, affirmed, and genuinely welcomed—foundational to student success, academic achievement, and personal growth.

The specialist drives cross-functional coordination across schools, operations, data, and other functions to ensure the district’s approach to equity is coherent, coordinated, and resistant to siloing. This role works at the intersection of instructional practice, operational systems, talent decisions, and data infrastructure to prioritize students most on the margins. The specialist applies deep technical expertise in equity, strategic judgment for complex and politically sensitive situations, and interpersonal credibility to influence senior leaders.

The specialist demonstrates an understanding that belonging is integral to the academic mission and supports schools and regions in designing learning environments where students, families, and staff are seen, valued, and supported. They contribute to systemwide efforts shaping how the district operates and integrates equity into processes used to monitor, improve, and respond to student outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional learning and coaching for school leaders and staff.
• Facilitate high-performing teams to support school improvement and rigorous instructional practices.
• Promote and facilitate equitable, inclusive, and welcoming practices and environments for students, families, and staff.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across schools, operations, data, and other functions to ensure a coherent and coordinated approach to equity.
• Apply deep technical expertise in equity to navigate complex, politically sensitive situations and influence senior leaders.
• Support schools and regions in designing learning environments where students, families, and staff feel seen, valued, and supported.
• Contribute to systemwide efforts integrating equity into processes for monitoring, responding to, and improving student outcomes.
• Analyze formal and informal data to determine instructional focus.
• Collaborate with staff, parents, principals, teachers, and MCPS offices to reach instructional goals.
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct professional learning activities.
• Support curriculum implementation and standards-based grading and reporting.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalency from an accredited college or university with courses in curriculum, instruction, assessment/evaluation, organizational learning, professional development, administration, and supervision.
• Five years of successful experience as a classroom teacher.
• Extensive experience in developing, coordinating, and conducting professional learning activities.
• Successful experience developing and supporting curriculum implementation.
• Successful experience implementing or supporting standards-based grading and reporting (desirable).
• Meets Maryland State certification requirements for elementary or secondary education.
• Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience may be considered.

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of MCPS Strategic Plan goals, curriculum, and instruction.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory, effective differentiation, equitable practices, and culturally relevant practices.
• Knowledge of the school improvement process, including conducting root cause analysis, identifying instructional focus, developing and monitoring professional learning action plans, and collecting and analyzing data to monitor progress.
• Ability to use web technology to present information, encourage collaboration, and support effective instruction.
• Excellent organizational, oral and written communication, time management, project management, and human relations skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Proficient in Google Suite, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and knowledgeable about current MCPS technology.

Pay

The salary for this 12-month position ranges from $78,361 to $159,500 based on education and experience.

Schedule

• Full-time
• 12 working months
• Day shift

Physical Demands & Special Requirements

As required by the duties and responsibilities of the job.