Job Description:
Job Goal:
The Curriculum Lead is responsible for implementing, refining, and evaluating district curriculum and instructional initiatives. This role involves managing instructional resources, supporting High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) implementation, and monitoring progress. Additionally, the Curriculum Lead advances Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and aligns efforts with the district’s vision for high-quality instruction.
 
Essential Functions:
Curriculum & Assessment System Design, Monitoring, and Management:

• Implement and monitor a sustainable, systemwide approach to high-quality instruction, High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) implementation, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
• Lead the development and continuous refinement of district curriculum, ensuring alignment with Guaranteed & Viable Curricula (GVCs) and state standards.
• Manage digital applications that support tiered programming and content resources.
• Establish a vetting and piloting framework for HQIM, ensuring data-driven decision-making in resource selection.
• Oversee the creation and analysis of district benchmark assessments to evaluate system-wide instructional effectiveness.
• Support the district-wide instructional coaching framework, including training, mentorship, and ongoing professional development for new and existing instructional coaches.
• Implement a structured system for monitoring HQIM implementation through principal collaboration and data-driven reflection.
• Establish a data team meeting structure to produce quarterly reports on instructional implementation trends, guiding system-wide professional development decisions.
• Leverage district-level data analytics to inform instructional programming, intervention strategies, and professional development priorities.
• Develop and oversee district-wide Tier II and III intervention protocols within the MTSS framework to ensure targeted and scalable student support.
• Implement a district-wide strategy for inclusive instruction, ensuring alignment with MTSS and general education initiatives.
• Provide district-level leadership in supporting schools with differentiated instructional strategies and intervention models.
• Support a comprehensive program evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of curriculum, instruction, and professional development initiatives, ensuring continuous refinement based on data-driven insights.

Professional Development Systems and Capacity Building:

• Support job-embedded professional development for instructional coaches and administrators on High-Quality Instructional Material implementation, instructional strategies, and data protocols.
• Collaborate with instructional coaches to provide targeted support for High-Quality Instructional Material onboarding and curriculum implementation.
• Provide curriculum-based professional learning opportunities to teachers 

Resource Management and Cross-Departmental Collaboration:

• Develop and manage an instructional materials procurement and distribution system that ensures equitable access to high-quality resources, programming, and materials.
• Collaborate with various departments (i.e. Student Supports, Work-Based Learning, Multilingual Education Services, Special Education) to enhance instructional coherence.
• Represent the district in state-level curriculum development initiatives, ensuring local instructional strategies align with emerging best practices and policy changes.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Minimum of 3 years effective teaching experience required as evident in references, portfolios, and evaluations.
• Minimum of 5 years effective teaching experience preferred as evident in references, portfolios, and evaluations.
• Maintains a current Kansas teaching license in area of instructional responsibility.
• Masters degree in education or related field required.
• Experience as a building instructional coach (preferred).
• Demonstrated effective coaching practices (preferred).
• Knowledge of content in area of instructional responsibility and applicable Standards (National, State, District).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with various instructional technology resources.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and sound professional development practices.
• Maintains a flexible daily and yearly schedule.