Instructional Specialist (26-27 School Year)

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verification of provisional licensure eligibility*

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POSITION TITLE: Instructional Specialist (265-27 School Year)

FLSA: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Supervisor of Curriculum and Professional Development

LOCATION: District Wide

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: A full contract for this position is 197 days, with benefits as specified in employee contract. Contract will be prorated based on actual start date. 

BEGINNING: 26-27 School Year

DISTRICT VALUES

• We will always put student needs first.
• We believe relationships matter.
• We expect accountability.
• We operate with transparency.
• We prioritize student and staff safety. 

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Must have a valid Arkansas Professional Teaching License.
• Must have relevant years of successful classroom experience.
• Must have a strong background in instructional strategies and practices that actively engage students.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of standards-based, data-driven decision making.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and leadership in the development and implementation of District and building instructional goals.
• Must possess skills in collaboration.
• Must be willing to increase knowledge and skills through attending applicable trainings.  Some may occur during the summer or off- contract hours.
• Must demonstrate the ability to provide small group instruction to students in a manner that accelerates achievement.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

• To increase student achievement in literacy, math, and/or science by providing teachers with instructional coaching, training, and support. 
• Collaborate with District Curriculum and Instruction staff to support implementation of District initiatives.
• Collaborate with the building principal and content coordinators to assist teachers in the successful use of innovative, high-yield instructional strategies in literacy, math, and/or science through modeling, coaching cycles, and providing explicit feedback.
• Exhibit interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills to effectively facilitate teacher training and professional growth via Professional Learning Communities using High Reliability Schools best practices.
• Acquire and maintain the knowledge, leadership skills, technology skills, and instructional strategies in literacy, math, and/or science necessary to effectively impact instructional practice in classrooms.
• Assist teachers in using Fort Smith Public Schools identified District Essential Standards, curriculum maps/unit plans, lesson protocols, and materials through modeling, coaching cycles, and providing explicit feedback.
• Facilitate the implementation of research-based, best practices designed to meet individual student needs.
• Maintain a consistent focus on teaching and learning to high standards.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain records and reports consistently and in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Training for this position will be coordinated by the Supervisor of Curriculum and Professional Development, with planning, data analysis, and instructional implementation provided by the Elementary Literacy, Math, Science, and Intervention/Dyslexia Coordinators.
• Maintain a collegial relationship with teachers for the purpose of improving instruction.
• Carries out duty as assigned, including after-school or before-school duties
• Participates in grade level/content collaboration, planning, as part of PLCs, as well as school/district committees
• Follows all TESS rubric “proficient” level expectations for their role
• Supervises students on recess, bus, during before and after school duty, on field trips, extracurricular events, and in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day
• Maintains prompt and regular attendance 
• Attends building events/activities at night, as requested by administration
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain positive professional working relationships with others
• Maintains emotional control under stress
• Abide by state statutes, school board policies, and regulations
• Performs other duties as assigned 

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS      

• Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting.

*The Instructional Specialist will maintain a collegial relationship with teachers for the purpose of improving instruction.  The Instructional Specialist will have no supervisory or evaluative authority; however, an essential component of collaborative partnership is the exchange of feedback.

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