ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Classroom Supporter
1. Provides direct support to educators in their classrooms through co-planning, co-teaching, and modeling effective instructional strategies to support at-risk students.
2. Models research-based instructional practices.
Curriculum Specialist
3. Utilizes curriculum documents to unpack standards, create learning targets, and develop success criteria.
4. Empowers educators to utilize effective formative and common assessment strategies to gain evidence of mastery of learning outcomes and inform instructional decisions in order to close achievement gaps.
5. Understands content standards and supports teachers in the development of and implementation of learning progressions.
Instructional Specialist
6. Assists teachers in brainstorming and implementing instructional strategies to ensure at-risk students successfully access and understand TEKS.
7. Supports teachers to differentiate instruction.
8. Collaboratively plans, models, co-teaches, observes and provides feedback to teachers to increase instructional efficacy.
9. Encourages teachers to design learning experiences that support higher order thinking and deeper understanding.
10. Empowers teachers to maximize opportunities for all at-risk learners to be active participants in the classroom through student engagement.
11. Attends district-level workshops/meetings with each grade level team to ensure implementation of best teaching practices and effectively articulate the information with teachers.
12. Fosters an expectation of participation and individual growth through collaboration within PLCs.
Learning Facilitator
13. Engages teachers in inquiry and collaboration to design action plans based on areas of need to support at-risk students.
14. Designs and leads various professional learning opportunities at the campus and district level.
15. Supports implementation of new learning in individual classrooms, team settings, and/or school-wide initiatives to support at-risk students.
16. Helps develop, implement, and monitor the campus professional learning plan.
17. Recommends professional learning based on data, at-risk student and teacher needs.
18. Mentors new teachers to use best instructional practices and resource materials.
19. Builds capacity of teachers to effectively implement District curriculum programs.
20. Provides professional development in the effective use of District adopted textbooks, software and other resource materials related to Math, Science, ELAR, and Social Studies programs.
Data Coach
21. Leads conversations that engage teachers in analyzing and using a variety of data to strengthen instruction for at-risk students.
22. Facilitates decision-making based on student work, common assessments, MAP data and summative data in order to close learning gaps and accelerate learning.
23. Assists teachers and leaders with utilizing at-risk student data to drive decision making at multiple levels including: individual student, classroom, grade level, and school level.
24. Models and assists teachers in reflective practices based on data.
25. Collaborates with teachers and administration to examine student learning data, instructional strategies, and curriculum to support continuous improvement.
26.Coordinates and supports at-risk student needs outside of the school day.
Catalyst for Change
27. Models and facilitates continuous improvement in the classroom and school level.
27. Challenges the status quo, asks questions and facilitates difficult conversations helping to shape the culture of the school and close achievement gaps.
28. Focus on continuous improvement through research-based evidence and professional learning opportunities.
29. Collaborates in decision making with teachers and leaders to support educationally disadvantaged students.
30. Helps teachers retain what they learn through practice and helps teachers transfer/synthesize their learning by co-planning ways to use the information in new settings.
31. Actively listens and effectively communicates ideas to develop a shared vision and goals with teachers.
32. Utilizes a partnership approach to problem-solving.
33. Fosters a safe and trusting environment for educators.
34. Respectfully shares alternatives and refinements for teacher instructional practice and curriculum revisions.
Advocate
35. Advocates first at-risk student learning and all decisions derive with the best interest of students in mind.
36. Advocates for meaningful learning experiences that lead to at-risk student achievement.
37. Individualizes coaching and teaching approaches to respect diverse learning needs and styles.
38. Builds teacher efficacy by grounding efforts based on research-based practices.
39. Coordinates family related programs and related parent involvement activities.
Other Roles and Responsibilities
40. Maintains curriculum materials collection and distribution system.
41. Effectively manages personal time, including maintaining a daily, weekly, and/or monthly log of activities.
42. Maintains confidentiality of information.
43. Reports to work on time every day.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
• Knowledge of subjects assigned

• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adjust and be flexible to a multitude of situations as they occur
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors
• Ability to concentrate, interpret policy and procedures, reason, understand verbal instructions, analyze, differentiate, memorize, read, coordinate, compile, compute, instruct, and maintain emotional control
• Ability to manage several roles
• Ability to work one on one with teachers as well as to oversee a broader professional development effort in the school and district
• Valid Texas Driver's License with driving record that meets the requirements of the District

Application to a specific job opening does not guarantee an individual will maintain this assignment permanently upon employment. All employees are subject to reassignment based on their qualifications and the needs of the District.