Location: Hattie Mae White
Department: Curriculum Design - Sci/SS/AOT
Area:Northwest
Contract Months:12
Salary Range: $100,000.00 – $120,000.00
Academic Year: 24-25
The primary focus of this role is leading and managing the development Houston ISD NES (New Education System) curriculum, with a specific emphasis on writing teacher-facing curriculum for Mathematics in grades Kinder through 5th including slide decks with teacher guidance for implementation, Demonstration of Learning (DOL), student activities and differentiated assignments aligned to the learning objective provided for each day. This role requires organization, the ability to give clear direction and provide feedback to meet the specific goals.
1. NES Curriculum Development: Lead the design and creation of curriculum for assigned content area(s) and grade level band(s), ensuring alignment with NES model and Houston ISD's educational objectives. This includes slides, student activities, assessments, and differentiated assignments.
2. Curriculum Evaluation: Evaluate curriculum through a sensitivity lens to ensure grade-level appropriateness and cultural relevance. Flag and correct promptly incorrect slides, images and/or materials.
3. Scheduling and Facilitation of Brain Trusts (PLC): Lead and facilitate in collaborative brain trust sessions to gather insights, share expertise, and foster innovation in curriculum design and instructional strategies to ensure alignment, correctness, and clarity of each lesson document.
4. TEKS-Driven Professional Development: Attend and provide professional development sessions focused on internalizing state standards and alignment to NES model for assigned content area(s) and grade level band(s).
5. Organization of Team Responsibilities: Oversees and delivers weekly tasks to Curriculum Writers 1 to equitable distribute work and ensure high-quality completed documents are prepared on time. Works to create systems to monitor deliverables timeliness and accuracy.
6. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Bachelor’s degree
At least 3 years working in the district/central office of a large urban school district
Microsoft Office
Work Leadership. Regularly provides project management or team leadership to a group of two or more employees but does not have formal supervisory responsibility. Leading and directing is restricted to monitoring work and providing guidance on escalated issues. Most of work time is spent performing many of the same duties they are leading.
Work Leadership. Regularly provides project management or team leadership to a group of two or more employees but does not have formal supervisory responsibility. Leading and directing is restricted to monitoring work and providing guidance on escalated issues. Most of work time is spent performing many of the same duties they are leading.
Compiles and organizes data and figures.
Decisions are made on both routine and non-routine matters with some latitude but are still subject to approval. Job is occasionally expected to recommend new solutions to problems and improve existing methods or generate new ideas.
Decisions have considerable impact to multiple divisions or the organization causing risks or improvements to relationships, significant efficiencies, or delays in operations, and/or significant financial gains or expenses.
Errors are serious and difficult to discover, normally involve decisions not subject to detailed review and will result in excessive costs and/or significant project delays.
Collaborate and solve problems – works with others to resolve problems, clarify or interpret complex information/policies, and provide initial screening/negotiations without approval authority. Interactions are typically with customers, senior level professional staff, and managers.
Anticipates customer needs, identifies, and champions opportunities for the development and implementation of new services and methods to meet or exceed customer needs. Establishes customer service standards and feedback mechanisms across departments.
Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any hazardous or unpleasant elements.
Ability to carry and/or lift less than 15 pounds.
Houston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer.
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