Secondary Instructional Specialist – Hunt MS

Frisco ISD•Frisco, TX

About The Position

Strengthen educator effectiveness by building capacity through data analysis, response to data, and job-embedded professional learning in order to close the achievement gap via instructional support and guidance aligned to best practices to positively influence student achievement and overall growth.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Valid Texas Secondary Teacher Certification at the appropriate level
Strong knowledge of TEKS, curriculum, and instructional strategies
Effective collaborator
Knowledge of effective data analysis and response to data

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
Three or more years of classroom experience preferred
Campus leadership experience preferred
Experience facilitating professional learning preferred

Responsibilities

Work under the direction of Teaching and Learning and the campus principal by supporting, communicating, and modeling district priorities.
Collaborate regularly with campus and district leaders to monitor impact on student performance.
Strengthen the quality of instructional foundations through job-embedded professional learning, data-talks, co-teaching, and learning walks.
Lead and facilitate ongoing, job-embedded professional learning at the campus and district level.
Foster trusting relationships and a positive, collaborative culture within and across departments, including Content Leads, Digital Learning, Library Services, Special Education, and English as a Second Language (ESL).
Maintain high standards of ethics and confidentiality regarding student and staff information.
Partner with campus leadership and stakeholders to gather and review data to support teachers in responding to student needs for intervention, including providing Tier 1 intervention resources and scaffolds, planning for implementation of and modeling language-rich classroom structures.
Use a student tracking system that includes assessment information, course grades, teacher referrals, and attendance to monitor individual student progress and the intensity and schedule of interventions.
Partner with teachers to engage in analyzing data to assess current instructional practices, establish goals, identify and explain effective teaching strategies, and provide ongoing support until goals are achieved.
Support teachers through co-planning and co-teaching in order to build instructional skills and implement strategies from professional learning in classrooms through ongoing interaction, reflection, and continuous improvement.
Partner with teachers to gather and review data to respond to student needs and close learning gaps.
Analyze whole campus student data to determine appropriate tiered levels of support.
Contribute to the campus improvement goals and action plans based on classroom and district assessment data.
Collaborate with the campus leadership team to determine and plan teacher professional learning opportunities.
Provide training and support so that teachers consistently implement research-based best practices for delivering rigorous instruction in any content.
Other Duties as Assigned
Frisco ISD retains the right to adjust the responsibilities and assignments of all positions as needed to meet the needs of the District.
Frisco ISD is committed to fostering a collaborative work environment that honors and supports the social and emotional well-being of all. Employees are expected to interact in a manner that is becoming of educators and promotes high levels of productivity for the benefit of the students we serve.