Instructional Specialist- Special Education

Hinds County School District; Raymond (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hinds County School District is seeking a Special Education Instructional Specialist to provide instructional support and coaching to special education teachers and instructional assistants. The role focuses on implementing data-driven strategies to meet IEP goals and close achievement gaps for students with disabilities.

The specialist will analyze classroom and school-wide data, model best practices, and support teachers in planning effective, specially designed instruction across all content

Qualifications

• Current State of Mississippi license.
• Five years successful teaching or administrative experience.
• Demonstrated attendance record and reliability.
• Experience with planning and delivering specially designed instruction (IEP).
• Ability to analyze data to adjust instruction and share best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional coaching to special education teachers and assistants.
• Analyze data to identify trends and guide instructional improvements.
• Support implementation of specially designed instruction from IEPs across content areas.
• Co-teach or model lessons to develop teacher capacity.
• Collaborate to ensure equitable access for students with disabilities.

Skills

Coaching

Data analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Instructional planning

Education

Mississippi teaching license

Master’s degree in Education or Special Education

Tools

iReady

STAR assessments

Job description

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: School Year (197 Days)

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: We are accepting applications with a closing date of January 6, 2023. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by phone or email. Interviews will be conducted January 9 - 20, 2023.

Qualifications

• Current State of Mississippi license
• Five years successful teaching experience and/or administrative experience
• Prior demonstration of exemplary attendance is expected of any candidate for hire.
• Knowledge and understanding of research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student’s IEP.
• Experience and understanding of assessing student progress and determining the need for additional reinforcement or adjustments to instructional techniques.
• Employs various teaching techniques, methods and principles of learning to enable students to meet their IEP goals.
• Possess the ability to supervise curriculum programs assigned to support such programs.
• Strong record of helping students achieve academic success, primarily, students with disabilities
• Experience in coaching and mentoring teachers
• Experience in analyzing data and using results to modify lessons
• Knowledge and experience with Tier 3 interventions

Reports To

Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Site Principal

Supervises

Certified/ and or Classified employees as necessary

Job Summary

The Special Education Instructional specialist will provide instructional support and coaching to HCSD special education teachers and instructional assistants as they work to implement the curriculum and specially designed instruction. The primary role of the Special Education Instructional Specialist is to work with special education teachers to support best practices in using data, provide analysis of classroom and school-wide trends in instruction, and make recommendations about potential next steps to address areas of individual needs of students.

As a coach, the instructional Specialist is responsible for providing support in instructional planning and delivery (coaching and modeling), especially designed instruction, analyzing data in order to adapt curriculum, and sharing of best practices across all academic disciplines. The Instructional Specialist will support special education teachers across all content areas but will also support them in implementing specially designed instruction from each diagnostic all students are administered (iReady, STAR) and utilize the small group instructional tools to close the gap.

Essential Functions

Instructional Support: Supporting teachers with designing and implementing rigorous and culturally responsive strategies that meet the learning needs of students with disabilities

• Provides instructional coaching in all academic areas which includes student-centered observation-feedback cycles with individual teachers focused on improving student outcomes through effective instruction and assessment
• Facilitates reflection and problem solving with teachers
• Creates an environment that establishes and promotes continuous improvement for student outcomes
• Collaborates with teachers and provides specific strategies for improved instructional delivery with research-based instructional strategies and interventions to improve achievement for all students
• Assists special education teachers across all content areas but will also support them in implementing specially designed instruction from each diagnostic all students are administered (iReady, STAR) and utilize the small group instructional tools to close the gap.
• Co-teaches and/or models lessons as needed to support teacher development
• Builds teacher capacity in ensuring all students with disabilities have equitable access to rigorous learning opportunities that take individual student needs into consideration

Data Analysis Support: Supporting teachers in understanding, analyzing and utilizing data to support equitable student access to learning

• Establishes a culture that uses student data regularly to improve instructional practices
• Builds teacher capacity in effectively using formative data to inform instruction
• Cultivates a standards-based, data and results-oriented culture
• Collaborates and/or facilitates the analysis of interim and formative assessment data that informs instructional planning

Special Education Support: Supporting teachers in deepening their knowledge of specially designed instruction while aligning standards, curriculum, and assessment across multi- grade classrooms

• Makes recommendations on best practices for supporting teachers in delivering grade appropriate content while making appropriate accommodations based on information in the IEP and student needs
• Supports teachers in reviewing curriculum to identify ways to provide access for students with disabilities

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel. My signature below indicates that I am aware of the responsibilities of this job. I understand that I am required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct and that engagement in any acts that are contrary to the Hinds County School District Board Policy or harmful to the district are grounds for dismissal.