Professional Learning Specialist (K-8 Math)

Job Summary

The School District of Philadelphia seeks a Professional Learning Specialist (K‑8 Math) to design, align, and facilitate professional learning opportunities for educators across the district. The role involves formulating and implementing plans to meet short‑term and long‑term development needs of teachers, principals, and support staff, supporting curriculum, assessment, and instructional goals, and advancing the District’s Equity‑based Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model.

Essential Functions

• Design and facilitate professional learning and development sessions and courses on a variety of topics to support the designated programmatic framework.
• Conduct learning sessions by network, grade band, and school type to bolster educator effectiveness and student progress.
• Research new trends in education to keep staff aligned with pedagogical shifts and SDP instructional practices.
• Create customized professional learning modules for educators.
• Lead content programming, logistics, and communication for large‑scale district‑wide professional learning initiatives.
• Coach leadership teams, teacher leaders, and teachers in implementing professional learning.
• Develop plans for measuring the impact of professional learning; create data‑collection tools; analyze data to inform programmatic decisions.
• Hire and develop part‑time employees who support facilitation and logistics in district‑wide programming.

Academic Services – Math K‑8 Specialty

• Plan and administer instructional strategies to support academic achievement aligned with Board of Education goals and guardrails.
• Deliver professional learning for principals, leadership teams, and teachers based on data‑informed needs.
• Assist school‑based instructional leadership teams in analyzing data and creating action plans.
• Debrief with teachers, school leadership teams, and academic staff to analyze and support instructional practices.
• Visit schools and classrooms to provide support for improving instructional and assessment strategies through instructional rounds and informal visits.
• Develop and implement Common Planning Time as a district strategy.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, teacher leadership, administration, or a related field.
• Five years of full‑time, paid, professional teaching experience, including work with evidence‑based interventions, development and implementation of professional development, and service as a staff development leader, supervisor, or principal.

Certificates / Licenses

• Valid Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Administrative certificate for K‑12 or Elementary and Secondary Principal.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of academic pedagogy principles, practices, techniques, and current trends.
• Understanding of adult‑educator development principles and effective program planning, design, and administration.
• Familiarity with standards‑aligned instruction, evidence‑based instructional practices, and current educational issues impacting student learning.
• Ability to facilitate adult collaboration and engage educators in meaningful professional growth.
• Skill in analyzing data, creating detailed reports, and using data to drive decision‑making.
• Proficiency with Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms) for content development and sharing.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Discretion, tact, and ability to manage multiple tasks, adhere to timelines, and assess program effectiveness.

Location

Office of Leadership Development (9750), School District of Philadelphia.

Employment Details

Regular employee status, non‑management position.