Instructional Specialist - School Year 2026-2027 (Anticipated Vacancies)

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support, mentoring, coaching and training for identified teachers and campus administrators.
• Conduct needs analysis to identify teaching and learning needs at each campus and organize and implement problem-solving strategies with teachers and administrators.
• Facilitate training and coaching in areas that include but are not limited to: effective instruction, differentiation, strategies for English Language Learners, data-driven instruction.
• Work with teachers (in-teams or individually) to refine their knowledge and skills. Methods of instruction may include in-class coaching, peer observation, co-teaching, and modeling effective instruction using a gradual release structure.
• Work with teachers to assist with the structure of common planning time and determine accountability measures to ensure common planning time is used effectively.
• Facilitate protocols for assessment of student work to drive instructional decisions.
• Assist with the design and implementation of lesson planning and common assessment.
• Assist with integration of TEKS into curriculum focal points.
• Cookordinate instructional coaching cadre at schools with teacher-coaches.

Professional Growth And Development

• Assist with design and implementation of high-quality building-level professional development.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Equipment Used

Computer and various office equipment.

Working Conditions

• Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Frequent in-person interaction with the public.

Physical Demands

• Repetitive hand motions.
• Prolonged use of the computer.