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MISSION: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. New hires, re-hires, and internal hires will typically receive a starting salary between the posted minimum and the average pay of employees in their same classification. Offers will be commensurate with the candidates experience and qualifications and will thoughtfully consider internal pay equity for agency staff who perform similar duties and have similar qualifications. The top half of the posted salary range is generally reserved for candidates who exceed the requirements and qualifications for the role. The maximum salary range is reserved for candidates that far exceed the required and preferred qualifications for the role. Core Values: We are Determined: We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students. We are People-Centered: We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students.We are Learners: We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students.We are Servant Leaders: Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them. Position Overview: The newly integrated Instructional Materials Implementation (IMI) division supports Texas school districts in systems-level changes to effectively implement High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM), build instructional capacity of educators, develop school and district leaders as instructional leaders and changemakers, and ultimately drive strong student experiences and outcomes. The teams initiatives build districts understanding of research on how students learn in literacy and math, with the goal of aligning systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to the research. The teams initiatives serve 300+ districts annually, leveraging 1000+ trained Education Service Centers (ESC) and third-party vendor providers, with scale and demand for services continuing to grow. Additionally, this work requires significant systems of measuring fidelity of implementation, feedback loops into coaching and performance management of providers, developing districts own capacity in performance managing their implementation, and strong field visit and engagement approaches to constantly learn from the reality on the ground. The Executive Director will lead setting the vision and strategic plan for this statewide work, building on our statewide technical assistance network, continuously improving our implementation, effectively establishing team culture and managing the team to meet our vision, and driving cross-agency collaboration. The Executive Director reports to the Deputy Commissioner of the Office of School Programs and receives management support from the Associate Commissioner of District Planning Supports, and will lead a newly integrated team of approximately 30 high-performing and results-oriented staff members. A crucial component of the Executive Directors role will be cross-agency collaboration and integration, including with our teams leading Open Education Resources (OER), School Improvement, superintendent and board leadership, support for special populations such as emergent bilingual students and special education students, Math and Reading Academies, blended learning and tutoring, and educator preparation and strategic staffing. Thus, the Executive Director will need to understan multiple agency initiatives, bring a lens toward coherence, and drive integration of efforts with a strong district service mindset. Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates. Please note that a resume, tailored cover letter, and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check.and#8239; Essential FunctionsJob duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned. 1. Team Management: Recognizing this is a newly integrated team, set a motivating, unified division vision along with a strong team culture of transparency, collaboration, highest quality field service, and mission focus. Recruit, develop, and sustain the team to deliver aligned, ambitious implementation supports that drive student outcomes. Ensure teammates have strong aligned professional development plans to meet program and individual professional growth goals. Exemplify a true leadership orientation towards ongoing integration and collaboration with other agency initiatives, and coach teammates toward strong cross-agency integration and alignment.2. Planning and HQIM Adoption Supports: Lead programs that support districts in building a strong understanding of research focused on how students learn in literacy and math, with the goal of aligning systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to the research. Oversee programs supporting school systems including the Math/Literacy Framework Development Grant and the launch of Adoption Supports focused on selection of quality materials aligned to research, toward a goal of more districts in Texas embracing research-based instructional strategies and adopting HQIM. Oversee the aligned training, certification, and performance management of ESCs and vendors to deliver programmatic supports in this area.3. School System and Instructional Leadership Implementation: Lead programs that support school systems in effectively implementing HQIM and aligned instructional leadership. Oversee the development and delivery of HQIM-aligned professional development and ongoing implementation support and coaching for teachers, coaches, school leaders and system leaders, focused on strong product knowledge, lesson and unit internalization, observation and feedback, and student work analysis. Support the delivery of supports in other aligned areas, including instructional and engagement strategies, and schoolwide culture routines. Ensure that supports build key implementation systems at districts, including operations (e.g., aligned master schedules), planning and performance management, assessment, and board and community engagement. Drive program design with a goal of long term capacity building and job-embedded coaching, such that districts can effectively lead and own implementation after ESC and vendor support rolls off. Build district leadership learning communities that can collaboratively address implementation challenges. Manage the long-term scale and sustainability of these supports by effectively overseeing the aligned training, certification, and performance management of ESCs and vendors to deliver programmatic supports in this area. Serve as the primary external point of contact for the implementation of Bluebonnet Learning. Develop strategy to build ecosystem of ESCs and vendors that support delivery, scale and sustainability of HQIM initiatives long term.4. Performance Operations Management: Manage project managers and external partner vendors toward proactive planning and project management of multiple complex workstreams that intersect with other agency plans. Report status and escalate issues transparently with teammates