Revised 7/25/2016
KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
7200 Spring-Cypress Road, Klein, Texas 77379
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Intermediate Math Instructional Specialist
Pay Grade: Contract
Duty Days: 195
Salary: KISD Current Staff Compensation Plan for Teachers
Terms of Employment: 195 days
8 hour day (exclusive of lunch)
Contract will begin on August 5, 2015 and ends on June 3, 2016.
Qualifications:
- Valid Texas teaching certificate
- Master's degree preferred
- Certification in math (intermediate/high school level)
- Generalist Certification considered
- Experience in teaching math and/or subject of specialization in a technology-enriched environment
- Technology skills at the emergent to competent levels
- Evidence of professional growth
- Satisfactory reference from current administrator
- Minimum of 5 years successful teaching experience
- Experienced successful classroom management
- Successful use of instructional strategies with diverse student populations
- Experience delivering professional development
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Facilitate planning and implementing professional development activities through campus -based staff development as
described in the campus improvement plan and outlined by the district.
- Provide demonstration teaching lessons by modeling effective instructional practices with students. (minimum of 8 lessons
per week)
- Model the use of technology tools for instruction and student learning.
- Model for teachers how to use assessment for learning to build lesson plans.
- Meet regularly with the Curriculum and Instruction Officers to determine the focus of the specialist's work with teachers,
including modeled lessons, observations, and coaching.
- Collaborate with district and campus staff to support peer observations, peer coaching, study and inquiry groups, and other
ways teachers can initiate learning and sharing among themselves in the campus PLCs.
- Guide learning conversations and exchange ideas in a non-evaluative manner.
- Solicit and use data (student work samples, student achievement information and teacher assessments) to guide campus-based
staff development.
- Build learning, collegial relationships with individual staff members.
- Support teachers in identifying and refining instructional strategies that lead to short and long -term goals.
- Communicate regularly and collaboratively with other instructional specialists in the district.
- Collaborate with colleagues and other professionals for continuous growth and development.
- Reports to the Director of Campus Instructional Support and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
Revised 7/25/2016
The instructional specialist assists schools in providing effective job -embedded professional development in order to build
capacity within the school faculty so that teachers emerge as leaders of the work who can ultimately sustain the efforts with
minimal support from the specialist. The instructional specialist works collaboratively with the principal and Division of
Instruction and Student Services.
This supplemental position is contingent upon funding from supplemental federal and state funds. Failure to receive funding f or the
position will render this position void.
A select number of applicants will be invited for an interview. Only persons with the above credentials and background will be
considered.
Both In-district and Out-of-district applicants should submit an application, and upload resume and copies of educational
credentials and certifications (if applicable) through our online application process.
The Klein Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, re ligion, or
sex in the educational programs or activities which it operates and is an equal opportunity employer.