Description
Director of Teacher Development
Role Mission:
To ensure that every IDEA student is taught by an exceptional teacher, the Director of Teacher Development works to provide high-quality professional development that leads to increased student achievement and teacher retention. This role directly manages the system for Beginning of the Year Professional Development, GET certification, and Teacher Leader Trainings: GTL Training Point Person, Teacher Advisory Coordinator and Accelerate to API.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Location:
This is a full-time remote position based in Texas, with preference given to candidates who live in Austin, El Paso, Houston, Permian Basin (Midland/Odessa), Rio Grande Valley, San Antonio, and Tarrant County (Fort Worth). However living in Texas is not required.
Travel Expectations:
In this role, you are expected to be in-field at least twice a month.
What You’ll Do – Accountabilities
Essential Duties:
- Set the vision and manage execution of Beginning of Year PD for teachers by partnering with Chief Area teams for content and regional teams for logistics and implementation.
- Conduct in-field observations and pulse checks of teachers to inform impact of teacher training.
- Create regular communication mechanisms with managers of program participants to ensure they understand key program content, intended impact on their direct report, and requirements or recommendations for in-field follow up.
- Set and execute vision for Teacher Leadership Trainings such as GTL training and Teacher Advisory Council.
- Analyze and utilize data to continuously improve training programs, teacher leader effectiveness, and overall systems to support organizational goals related to teacher leadership and retention.
- Update GET certification modules, as needed, and ensure that all required participants become GET certified.
- Create resources and tools in partnership with AST and student support team to support with the designing and training of teacher best practices.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attend lead team mechanisms
Knowledge and Skills – Competencies
- Make Strategic Decisions: This team member fosters an inclusive decision-making environment by encouraging diverse perspectives, managing disagreements constructively, and creating space for all voices to be heard. They clearly communicate final decisions, providing context and anticipated impact—even when choices are difficult or unpopular.
- Manage Work and Teams: This team member leads cross-functional coordination to align efforts with strategic goals, optimizing resource use and minimizing silos. They build accountability frameworks, monitor key performance indicators to guide adjustments, and mentor emerging leaders, while implementing scalable systems that enhance efficiency and team effectiveness.
- Grow Self and Others: This team member uses data to assess development needs and designs learning opportunities that align with team goals and individual career growth. They model a growth mindset by being open about their own development and ensure that both personal and team-led learning initiatives are impactful and well-aligned with organizational priorities.
- Build a Culture of Trust: This team member fosters a team culture where individuals genuinely care for one another both personally and professionally. They lead with transparency, encourage open communication, including healthy conflict—and promote reliability and consistency, while regularly seeking and responding to team feedback to enhance the collective experience.
- Communicate Deliberately: This team member communicates a clear and compelling vision that aligns team efforts with organizational goals. They proactively identify and address communication gaps across workstreams, implementing solutions to enhance coordination, while anticipating and resolving stakeholder concerns before they surface.
Additional Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft 365 tools - Teams, Excel, PPT, Word
- Strong ability to analyze data to identify root causes and implement strategic solutions.
- Strong ability to self-reflect on strengths and areas of growth, seek out and implement feedback, and take ownership of one’s own learning and development.
- Ability to lead and improve complex systems in a dynamic network serving schools across multiple regions.
- Ability to identify and regulate one’s own emotions, as well as identify and respond effectively to the emotions of others.
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and manage one’s time effectively in order to consistently meet deadlines and achieve priorities.
- Ability to preserve and remain solutions-oriented in the face of challenges and setbacks.
- Strong knowledge of IDEA's coaching model and ability to coach campus leaders to improve outcomes for students.
- Strong ability to build the capacity of the regional coaches and managers of campus leaders to effectively hire, onboard, coach and develop their leaders.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelors Degree
- 3 years of teaching
- 3 years of teacher leadership or managing teachers
Preferred Education and Experience:
none
Physical Requirements:
- The ability to move throughout a school building, including outdoor spaces, shared indoor spaces, and classrooms
- The ability to engage in virtual meetings and work remotely
- The ability to travel to and from campus and regional training locations.
What We Offer:
Compensation & Benefits:
Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $98,200 and $115,900, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for performance pay based on organizational performance and goal attainment.
Additionally, we offer medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. You can find more information about our benefits at https://ideapublicschools.org/careers/benefits/.
IDEA may offer a relocation stipend to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.
Application process:
Submit your application online through Jobvite. Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Learn more about IDEA
At IDEA the Staff Experience Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members. Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here: https://ideapublicschools.org/our-story/#core-values
