District Instructional Specialist/ Gifted & Talented (G/T) Coordinator
Terms of Employment Full-time, 195 days (Depending on start date). Salary is based on education and experience and will be prorated per the Certified Salary Schedule not to exceed letter I ($52,139-$83,183). The District provides its employees with a comprehensive benefits program including medical, life, and dental insurance. The District provides three medical plans for which it pays the full premium for employees, and a fourth option is a buy-up plan for which the district pays the majority of the premium. In addition, the District pays the full employee premium for dental insurance and life insurance. The District contributes to PERA on each employee's behalf and offers additional retirement savings options as well as optional supplemental insurance. Employees also receive paid time off. Worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance are provided in accordance with State law.
Position Purpose Under the general supervision of the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, the District Instructional Specialist/Gifted & Talented (G/T) Coordinator role provides targeted support to elevate teaching practice and support student success by leading the planning, implementation and continuous improvement of Gifted & Talented programing. As a data-driven leader with a deep understanding of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for Gifted & Talented students, the District Instructional Specialist/Gifted & Talented (G/T) Coordinator collaborates with educators, special service providers, administrators, and families to ensure students receive the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports they need to thrive.
Essential Performance Responsibilities

• Collaborate with school administrators, community organizations, and state agencies to support G/T education programming to meet diverse student needs
• Support planning and integration of new developments, research findings, and best practices into G/T initiatives
• Provide teachers and other stakeholders coaching, training, modeling, and sustained professional development with a focus on meeting the needs of gifted and talented students
• Serve as a resource for teachers regarding differentiation and ALP implementation
• Facilitate collaboration and professional growth with building teams and district departments
• Establish and maintain communication with parents/guardians
• Develop budget and complete state reports for G/T program
• Design and implement individual and/or group learning opportunities for G/T students across the district
• Support use of instructional frameworks to improve student learning outcomes
• Work with administrators, instructional teams and individual teachers to gather and analyze relevant data on an ongoing basis to identify learning needs of students and staff
• Support administrators and teachers in analyzing building, district, and state assessment data and making data-informed instructional decisions based on summative and formative data
• Participate in district team meetings for professional growth to support and align implementation of district goals
• Increase the district’s capacity to effectively use educational/instructional technology and essential skills by facilitating teaching and learning enhanced by digital resources
• Participate in professional growth opportunities for continuous improvement
• Support implementation of approved district curriculum and assessment measures

Additional Duties Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Superintendent or designee.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.


Confidential Information

• Staff members shall not access, receive, transmit or retransmit material regarding students, parents/guardians or district employees that is protected by confidentiality
  laws.
• If material is not legally protected but is of a confidential or sensitive nature, great care shall be taken to ensure that only those with a “need to know” are allowed access to
  the material. Staff members shall handle all employee, student, and district records in
  accordance with applicable district policies.
• Staff members who intentionally disclose student records, other confidential student information and/or district information may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

Equipment Uses standard office equipment such as personal computers, printer, copy and fax machines, and telephone.

Travel Requirements
Travels to school district buildings and professional meetings as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Evidence of continued participation in professional learning opportunities
• Approaches new and challenging situations with a growth mindset
• Highly organized and manages multiple projects and assignments effectively and efficiently
• Maintains confidentiality and student data privacy
• Proven track record of collaborative relationship building, sharing resources, and solving problems
• Promote professional conversation and reflective thinking to impact teacher effectiveness
• Strong instructional technology skills, modeling, and promotion of integrated digital citizenship and informational literacy skills
• Uses resources to employ strong knowledge of Colorado Academic Standards and their application to instruction and keeps current with research-based best practices for all populations and content areas
• Promotes essential skills throughout all areas of the learning community
• Demonstrated leadership qualities in working with teachers and principals to support school and district goals and objectives
• Works as a positive contributing member of a team as well as a self-directed independent staff member focused on classroom, building, and district goals
• Effectively manage a flexible schedule

Qualifications Profile Certification/License: 

• Current Colorado Teaching license
• Gifted Education endorsement or willingness to obtain
• Colorado READ Act endorsement must be obtained by Aug 1 

Education

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Advanced Degree or the equivalent preferred

Experience

• Experience in school leadership or instructional coaching positions such as School Leadership Teams, Team Facilitators, Mentors, etc. over the past 3 years preferred

FLSA Status: Exempt