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MISSION: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.
Core Values: We are Determined: We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students. We are People-Centered: We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students. We are Learners: We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students. We are Servant Leaders: Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them.
New hires, re-hires, and internal hires will typically receive a starting salary between the posted minimum and the average pay of employees in their same classification. Offers will be commensurate with the candidates experience and qualifications and will thoughtfully consider internal pay equity for agency staff who perform similar duties and have similar qualifications. The top half of the posted salary range is generally reserved for candidates who exceed the requirements and qualifications for the role. The maximum salary range is reserved for candidates that far exceed the required and preferred qualifications for the role.
This is a 10-day posting, which will close on August 15, 2025 at 11:59pm.
Position Overview: LIFT (Leadership and Instructional Foundations for Texas) is a three-year program designed to support Texas school systems in building the instructional and systems-level capacity needed to deliver high-quality learning experiences for all students. LIFT brings together the highest leverage components of Strong Foundations, Texas Instructional Leadership, and Texas Lesson Study, providing comprehensive support for districts to adopt HQIM and implement Bluebonnet Learning over multiple years.The Lead, Regional Support and Implementation Coaching is responsible for ongoing professional development and performance management of 10-15+ Approved Providers (AP; Education Service Centers (ESCs) and external vendors), part of a team responsible for a 1200+ statewide coaching workforce providing field supports. Implementation Coaches manage the end-to-end process of vetting APs, supporting hiring/selection of the right Program Lead (one senior level lead at each AP), and the ongoing development, coaching, and management of APs with a focus on Program Leads.
This role also oversees special projects and legacy grant program management, ensuring alignment and collaboration across the High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) Implementation Team and broader agency teams. Responsibilities include managing the Strong Foundations and Instructional Leadership (IL) Pathway grants. To support effective performance management in coaching, this role collaborates internally with content, capacity building, and district engagement teams to ensure strong program knowledge and fidelity of implementation.
Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.
Please note that a resume and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check.and#8239;
Essential FunctionsJob duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.
1. Coaching and Performa ce Management of Program: Directly and through vendor management, support Program Leads across the state to succeed in their work with Local Education Agencies (LEAs) through capacity building through implementation support and coaching. This includes leveraging check-ins, skill building coaching conversations, and analysis of program fidelity of implementation to increase program effectiveness and build leader skill. In addition, attend in person visits to LEAs together with ESCs/vendors to observe implementation and further inform coaching. In collaboration with the coaching team and Director of Coaching and Continuous Improvement, define the role and key competencies we seek to build in Program Leads, as well as support to establish the job description and hiring guidance for ESCs and vendors for the Program Lead role. In addition, attend in person visits to school systems together with Education Service Centers to observe implementation.2. Support the planning and facilitation of Program Lead professional learning: Directly and through vendor management, plan, deliver, monitor, and analyze the effectiveness of program lead professional development. Using trends in approved provider coaching as well as a pre-defined scope and sequence, plan and deliver professional learning sessions. In addition, plan for groups of your coachees, both ESC staff and external vendors, to build skill and proficiency in practice lab experiences. Using coach feedback, continuously improve professional learning offerings, both the content and how it is delivered, to aim for high program fidelity of implementation as well as program lead and LEA satisfaction. 3. Manage Program implementation: In addition to planning and supporting the launch of Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) 4 and the Leadership and Instructional Foundations for Texas program, support Strong Foundations and Texas Instructional Leadership program Leads in their implementation of program requirements. Program legacy management might involve both directly and through vendor management: (a) coaching legacy program leads, (b) providing professional learning for legacy program leads, and (c) supporting with the performance management of legacy program leads.4. Manage Special Projects: Support special projects aligned to job embedded professional development and support of instructional materials implementation and aligned capacity building programming. Special projects might include the ongoing professional development to approved providers, collaborating with internal teams to support development and improvement of program management tools (such as online application platforms), and fidelity of implementation analysis. 5. Lead cross-agency collaboration and learning: Regularly meet with team and cross-agency teams to ensure alignment between instructional materials implementation coaching and other agency initiatives. This might involve facilitating cycles of giving and/or receiving feedback with the content and capacity building team, school improvement, data analytics, or district strategic leadership teams. Report out internally and to other teams, such as content and capacity building team, when products or trainings are effective or are not meeting program provider or participant needs. When there is misalignment between workstreams, facilitate conversations to arrive at adjusted plans and strategy.
Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university Experience: At least five (5) years of experience in district leadership, campus principalship, and/or senior leadership roles including consulting/supporting district and/or campus leaders in instructional leadership implementation, including HQIM implementation, observation/feedback, etc.
Other Qualifications Share the belief that all Texas students