Director of Academics – Leadership Academy Network
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Job Title Director of Academics – Leadership Academy Network Position Summary Essential Duties and Responsibilities ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: | FREQUENCY1. Assists the Senior Officer to actively monitor and manage instructional quality Cycle, including participation in campus growth walks and delivering structured feedback. | 10%2. Work with campus Academic Content Specialists to support instructional planning, vet/develop assessments, and monitor classroom instruction. | 10%3. Oversee implementation and development of Lead Support Teacher Model. | 10%4. Monitors, vets, and customizes current curriculum implementation and makes recommendations to further enhance the curriculum program. | 10%5. Supports Senior Officer and school leadership teams to embrace a culture of continuous improvement, including using data to drive instructional decisions | 10%6. Provide leadership and innovation for enhancing teaching and learning through the identification, evaluation, adoption, and integration of effective educational innovations into the curriculum. | 5%7. Assist in the development and implementation of effective and efficient assessment systems and data collection process | 5%8. Support school leadership teams to attract, select, develop and retain highly effective educators | 5%9. Continues to acquire professional knowledge focused on 21st century learning and content integration by attending professional meetings and conferences. | 5%10. Manage partnerships related to academic and student support programming (i.e., curriculum, coaching, social-emotional programs) | 5%11. Promote peer learning opportunities and inter-campus communications to encourage network- wide collaboration and sharing of best practices. Manage partnerships related to academic and student support programming (i.e., curriculum, coaching, social-emotional programs) | 5%12. Support the Senior Officer in representing and communicating the Leadership Academy model,particularly among peer districts/educator networks. Promote peer learning opportunities and inter-campus communications to encourage network-wide collaboration and sharing of best practices | 5%13. Synthesize findings/trends to share with LAN staff and the Steering Committee. Support the Senior Officer in representing and communicating the Leadership Academy model, particularly among peer districts/educator network | 5%14. Synthesize findings/trends to share with LAN staff and the Steering Committee. | 5%15. Identify professional development needs for LAN campuses and work closely with the Texas Wesleyan School of Education to design programming. | 5%SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES Supervise campus level instructional support teams including Academic Content Specialist(s), Gifted and Talented Specialist and Early Learning Specialist (FWISD). Education, Certifications and/or Licenses

• Master's Degree in Education required
• At least two years in School Leadership (Assistant Principal or Principal)
• At least two years of instructional coaching experience
• At least three years of classroom teaching experience
• Experience working with special populations (Bilingual, SPED, GT) preferred
• Experience in leading instructional teams in school turnaround work

Experience Experience as an instructional coach and a minimum of three years of classroom teaching experience. Experience working with special populations (bilingual, special education, gifted and talented) preferred or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• At least two years in School Leadership (Assistant Principal or Principal)
• At least two years of instructional coaching experience
• At least three years of classroom teaching experience
• Experience working with special populations (Bilingual, SPED, GT) preferred
• Experience in leading instructional teams in school turnaround work

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Demonstrated commitment to improve public education
• Strong commitment to, belief in, and alignment with mission, vision, and values of a high-autonomy, high-accountability system built to empower educators to improve student outcomes
• Ability to build and sustain effective relationships, building trust and credibility with a diverse group of key stakeholders
• Ability to organize effectively, prioritize, and implement multiple initiatives
• Embody and model a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to adapt quickly in the face of change

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions, correspondence and memorandums.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to write, read and interpret documents such as policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before LAN faculty, staff or University employees.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, & divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw/interpret graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to investigate, analyze data and draw conclusions.

Posting Detail Information Posting Number 2016AS1033P Posting Open Date 07/17/2025 Open Until Filled Yes Posting Close Date Special Instructions to Applicants#J-18808-Ljbffr