Instructional Content Specialist: Texas Reading Initiative Coach K-5

Professional/Certified - Other (Certified) - Other
Job Number 0000752199
Start Date
Open Date 10/04/2023
Closing Date
Job Title: Instructional Content Specialist: Texas Reading Initiative Coach K-5
Department: Instructional Services
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Grade: 103
Work Days: 226
Reports To: Coordinator of Instructional Services
Primary Purpose
Ensure a coordinated/comprehensive support system for the Texas Reading Initiative grant. Provide
effective leadership to campuses/districts/charter schools. Facilitate appropriate professional learning
and technical assistance to campuses/districts/charter schools.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education/Certification
• Master's Degree preferred
• Administrative Certification preferred
• Texas Teacher Certification
o Elementary ELAR
Depth of Knowledge and Skills
• Core content area
• TEKS-based instruction
• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Content area pedagogy
• Lesson design
• Facilitating professional learning
• Adult Learning Theory
Special Knowledge/Skills
• Team-oriented attitude and desire to work collaboratively with ESC staff campus/district/charter school personnel.
• Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong technology integration skills
• Ability to create and provide professional development based on predetermined material or resources.
• Ability to interpret data and evaluate instructional programs and teaching effectiveness.
• Understanding differentiated instruction to ensure success for all students.
• Ability to facilitate learning experiences using appropriate TEA projects and resources
Experience
• A minimum of five years of successful classroom teaching experience is required.
• Successful completion of Texas Reading Academies.
• Cohort leader certified (preferred)
• Successful experience in program development.
• Successful experience in training teachers and/or other adults.
• Successful campus leadership experience (Instructional Coach - measuring, managing, and communicating growth performance measures and results.) preferred
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. They are intended to be
accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions.
**This position may be partially or completely funded using grant and/or federal monies and is assigned
programs to include activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds.
General Job Requirements:
• Demonstrate knowledge of job-specific content, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or State Guidelines, the state assessment and accountability system, and state initiatives and standards
• Demonstrate technology integration skills as appropriate for the role
• Demonstrate understanding and implementation of differentiated instruction to ensure success for all students
• Ensure a well-articulated and coordinated comprehensive program as well as develops, maintains, and delivers services and professional learning in the use of researched-based instructional practices specific to your content to improve student and district/charter school performance and close
achievement gaps.
• Provide effective leadership to campuses/districts/charter schools
• Facilitate professional learning and technical assistance to campuses/districts/charter schools
• Ensure all grant requirements are fulfilled as assigned
• Have a working knowledge of TEKS Resource System, how it supports districts, and how it applies to their work.
• Know research supporting effective lesson design to support learners and demonstrates an understanding of TEKS/Guideline based instruction
External Services and Coaching:
• Follow procedures for completing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) including:
• Effective communication with the district to evaluate district needs
• Initiate the MOU process
• Ensure MOU has been executed prior to service
• Ensure customized service has been provided
• Demonstrate a skill set of instructional coaching that reflects:
• Researched-based coaching model
• Utilizes the observation and feedback cycle
• Provides support in Professional Learning Communities (PLC) as appropriate
Professional Learning:
• Develop training, products, and services reflecting:
• scientifically based research
• national and state initiatives
• the needs of campus/district/charter schools based on data trends
• content instructional methodologies
• the standards, TEKS, or program guidelines as appropriate
• multiple models of professional learning and appropriate adult learning strategies that actively engage the learner
• Evaluate the impact of training, products, and services for the purposes of continuous improvement.
• Ensure a positive learning environment for participants
• Market sessions to promote attendance
• Collaborate with other experts both internal and external
Supervisory Duties
None.
Duty Days 226
Job Description View Attachment
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Salary Rate Range $78,580 minimum - $95,829 midpoint
Additional Job Information
Benefits at ESC Region 11
~$645 monthly contribution for Medical Insurance
~Competitive Pay and Growth Opportunities
~HSA, FSA, Dental, Vision, Life, Cancer Insurance Offered
~10 Local Sick Paid Days provided Annually (Per School Year)
~5 State Personal Paid Leave Days provided Annually (Per School Year)