Academic Achievement Specialist, 2026-2027, BLEYL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District•Houston, TX

20h•Onsite

About The Position

This position at BLEYL MIDDLE SCHOOL is for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Academic Achievement Specialist will provide support to the administrative team and campus staff to foster a school culture that builds and maintains positive relationships with all students. This role involves supporting teachers with data retrieval and analysis from various systems like iXplore and Lexmark, and collaborating with instructional leadership to analyze disaggregated achievement data from District Progress Monitoring tests (DPM) and the State of Texas Academic Assessment Readiness (STAAR). The specialist will maintain electronic databases to track students not meeting expectations on assessments, and provide reports as requested. They will also assist in identifying students for intervention programs, monitor at-risk students' progress, and coordinate/facilitate interventions. This includes working with Grade Placement Committee meetings, providing information for "Response to Intervention" and special education referrals, and collaborating with the Student Intervention Team. Additionally, the role involves collaborating with campus staff to engage parents of at-risk students, attending relevant conferences and professional development, and sharing information with campus personnel. Training campus personnel on data usage is also a key responsibility. Related duties may include assisting with test administration and serving on campus committees.

Requirements

Master's degree or higher from a recognized, accredited college or university
Appropriate administrator certification for the assignment required
Appropriate Leadership Training, Instructional Leadership Development (ILD), or Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL)
Minimum of (4) four years of successful experience as a classroom teacher
Demonstrated skill in leading, motivating, and communicating with secondary at-risk students.

Nice To Haves

Certified training for teacher appraisal or eligible for such preferred

Responsibilities

Provide support to the administrative team and campus staff which results in a school culture that practices building and maintaining positive relationships with all students.
Provide support to teachers for iXplore and Lexmark scanning processes and data retrieval and reports through Cognos and/or iXplore.
Collaborate with the director of instruction and other campus personnel to distribute and analyze disaggregated achievement data, including but not limited to District Progress Monitoring tests (DPM) and the State of Texas Academic Assessment Readiness (STAAR).
Maintain, according to current district procedures, electronic databases necessary to track, document, and monitor individuals and targeted groups of students who did not meet expectations on the STAAR and DPMs.
Submit electronic databases and provide information or reports sorted by targeted groups, programs, or interventions as requested by the principal, director of instruction, and/or coordinator of secondary programs and services.
Assist in the identification of students for curricular intervention programs such as, but not limited to, READ 180, Reading Workshop, Reading Improvement, or Math Lab.
Work with campus personnel to monitor attendance, progress reports, report cards, and assessment data (such as DPMs) for at-risk students and to facilitate interventions.
Coordinate and/or facilitate the implementation of interventions for individual and targeted groups of students.
Record and/or monitor the attendance of students in the interventions.
Work with the administrative team to organize and attend Grade Placement Committee (GPC) meetings for grades 5 to 6 and 8 to 9; track students involved in this process and facilitate appropriate interventions.
Provide the Student Intervention Team with the appropriate information as requested for "Response to Intervention" and/or the referral process for special education.
Collaborate and participate with the Student Intervention Team.
Collaborate with campus staff to create and/or facilitate activities that involve parents of at-risk students in their child's education.
Attend at-risk conferences, professional development, and district meetings.
Provide input to the coordinator and collaborate with other academic achievement specialists.
Share information with campus personnel.
Provide training to campus personnel on the use of district data.
Perform other duties and responsibilities related to this position as required by the school principal, director of instruction, and director of middle school curriculum & instruction.
Related activities may include but are not limited to assisting with the administration of STAAR or diagnostic testing and serving on campus committees such as CPOC or PBIS.
Regular and reliable attendance is an essential job function.