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Houston, TX
TNTP strives to end the injustice of educational inequality by providing excellent teachers to the students who need them most and by advancing policies and practices that ensure effective teaching in every classroom. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that effective teachers have a greater impact on student achievement than any other school factor. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 43,000 teachers and worked with more than 200 districts in 31 states - benefiting an estimated 7 million students. In addition, TNTP's acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the teacher workforce -- most recently including The Widget Effect (2009) and Teacher Evaluation 2.0 (2010) -- have influenced federal education policy and inspired reform efforts across the country. TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including 10 of the nation's 15 largest.
We are currently seeking two Project Directors to join the team that is leading our innovative partnership with Houston Independent School District (HISD) in Houston, Texas to transform their teacher and human capital management systems. As part of this cutting-edge reform work, the Project Directors will collaborate with and support district leaders, support professionals, and building level school leaders to help manage the successful execution of HISD's new teacher evaluation and development system.
These roles are based in the school district office in Houston and are available immediately.
HISD's Teacher Human Capital Management Transformation
Research has proven time and again that teachers have a greater impact on their students' success than any other school factor. HISD is the seventh largest school district in the country and has garnered national attention for its use of value-added data to guide instructional decision-making and drive a system of differentiated compensation for educators. HISD is committed to ensuring that every student learns from effective teachers. That means bringing the most talented new teachers to HISD, giving all teachers the support they need to be successful, and holding on to teachers who excel in the classroom.
TNTP is supporting HISD's human capital transformation through a five-year initiative to drive the strategic direction of the transformation effort; develop new system-wide tools and processes; coordinate and monitor school-level implementation activities; and build stakeholder buy-in for reform and implement the following strategies:
*Smart recruitment/staffing: attracting the best new teachers from across the state and across the country
*Useful appraisals: establishing a fair and accurate teacher appraisal system to provide teachers and principals with meaningful feedback and information
*Individualized support: providing teachers with the support they need to do their best work
*New career pathways: offering meaningful career pathways and differentiated compensation to retain and leverage the most-effective teachers
This past spring, HISD's Board of Trustees approved a new appraisal and development system for all teachers in the district. The new system holds all teachers accountable to a clearly articulated set of expectations for their instructional practice and professionalism, as well as to their students' academic outcomes. It also provides teachers with individualized support and development opportunities at the school level. HISD will be implementing this new system beginning the 2011-12 school year.
TNTP is helping HISD completely transform the way it recruits, hires, develops and holds onto its teachers with one goal in mind: effective teaching in every classroom, for every student, every day. We're building a new HISD that helps teachers reach their full potential. For more information about education reform at HISD, visit http://www.hisdeffectiveteachers.org/
Responsibilities
The Project Director role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have a profound impact on how teachers are appraised and developed in HISD, while contributing to practice and innovation at the school level and district level. The Project Director will strategically support the continued design, improvement, and implementation of the new district-wide teacher appraisal and development system by:
*Collaborating with other team members to create and manage strong relationships with district staff, including School Improvement Officers, principals, and teachers
*Collaborating with other team members to create and execute strategies and plans to provide district leaders and staff with the support to successfully implement the appraisal and development system in all schools
*Developing tools and resources in real time to respond to client needs
*Developing content to aid school leaders in performance management and to aid teachers in instructional improvements
*Analyzing data to help inform and drive sound performance management decisions
*Acting on school-level feedback to propose and implement refinements to systems and processes in real time
*Proactively identifying and analyzing challenges and best practices at the school level in order to create solutions for the school as well as a system-wide level
*Managing the collection and analysis of data gathered from various sources to evaluate the system as it is implemented and to inform improvements in the system over time
*Collaborating with colleagues on the team to capture and share key learning and best practices

Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who are motivated by our mission and who will bring excellent analytic skills and project and client management skills to our HISD policy work. Successful candidates will be strong problem-solvers, work well independently and be focused self-starters.
In addition we seek individuals who have the following qualifications:
*Evidence of a strong commitment to urban education issues
*Experience and interest in analyzing and acting on data
*A strong record of identifying efficient and replicable solutions to complex problems
*Excellent project management skills, including experience managing multiple large projects at a time
*The ability to work efficiently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
*Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders and across organizations
*Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity
*A record of setting and achieving ambitious goals
*Extraordinary attention to detail
*Excellent oral and written communication skills
*Ability to establish credibility with district and school leaders in order to influence actions that will promote better appraisal and development of teachers
*Expertise in adult learning/facilitation (preferred)
*Previous knowledge of or experience in school districts (preferred)
*Strong education background and instructional skill set (preferred). School leadership and/or teacher support experience a plus
*Familiarity with teacher performance management systems (preferred)

Compensation

The annual salary for this position is $80,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the possibil