Location: Hattie Mae White
Department: Curriculum Design RLA/SS/DL
Area:District Wide
Contract Months:12
Salary Range: $90,000.00 – $110,000.00
Academic Year: 26-27
Develops high-quality secondary literacy curriculum and job-embedded professional learning for grades 6–12, aligned to district standards. Partners with key stakeholders to strengthen instructional practices, ensure coherence across grade levels, and support students in building the skills needed for rigorous, grade-level content and long-term academic success.
1. Designs and develops job-embedded professional learning aligned to curriculum, including slides, activities, and assessments
2. Supports development of teacher-facing curriculum materials aligned to district instructional expectations
3. Evaluates curriculum for rigor, clarity, and cultural relevance
4. Participates in PLC/brain trust sessions to refine curriculum and instructional practices
5. Attends and contributes to TEKS-aligned professional development
6. Collaborates with teachers and leaders to support implementation
Bachelor's Degree
At least 3 years teaching or district experience
Software
Oracle
SAP
Microsoft Office
Teacher Certification (preferred)
Equipment
Office equipment (e.g., computer, copier)
Level 1-No supervisory responsibilities. May provide occasional work guidance, technical advice, and training to staff.
No budget development activity is required.
Decisions are made with greater freedom and discretion, including recommendations that are subject to approval on matters that may affect multiple departments across HISD. Job is frequently expected to recommend new solutions to problems, to improve existing methods/procedures/services and generate new ideas. May also review decisions made by other individuals on more routine matters.
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 - work 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.
Houston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer.
The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the eighth largest in the United States. Its schools are dedicated to giving every student the best possible education through an intensive core curriculum and specialized, challenging instructional and career programs. HISD is empowers students to become critical thinkers, visionary leaders, and active contributors in their community, fostering a pathway to success for limitless opportunities in a competitive global landscape.
