Director of Instructional Leadership (Texas)

This is a full-time, remote position anywhere in the contiguous United States (Texas strongly preferred), with national travel expected up to 60%.

What You’ll Do:

Directors of Instructional Leadership (DILs) serve as strategic instructional partners for multi-school partners, driving instructional improvement and building system and school leader capacity while managing the full project lifecycle from planning to execution. You’ll serve as the primary point of contact for school and system leaders, leading instructional diagnosis and planning, and coaching school and system leaders to establish the conditions that enable excellent instruction. You will serve as a thought partner to system-level leaders, supporting them in building coherence and role clarity across schools and managing the relationships and strategy for contract renewal for your partners.   You will coordinate the work of multiple content specialists to provide content and curriculum-specific training and support to instructional leaders as part of these partnerships.  You will be a member of the Partnership Delivery Team.
 

Responsibilities:

System Strategy and Support

• Supports a portfolio of schools and systems to improve instruction in core academic subjects and support student growth
• Leads the diagnosis of systemic conditions and instructional practices, including observing and assessing the quality of teaching and professional learning in ELA and math
• Collaborates with partners to develop actionable improvement plans aligned with their values and resources
• Models and facilitates strategic planning with school and system leaders, ensuring a coherent theory of action drives continuous improvement cycles
• Builds leaders’ capacity in change management, sustaining continuous improvement over time
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with school and system leaders to support implementation, ensure coordination, and adjust course when needed
• Demonstrates adaptability and growth mindset by anticipating change, navigating ambiguity, and fostering a culture of learning and innovation
• Applies critical thinking and results-oriented execution to anticipate challenges, consider diverse perspectives, and drive initiatives that deliver measurable impact

• Facilitates effective adult learning experiences for school and system leaders, adapting in real-time to partner insights, strategic goals, and system roles
• Coaches leaders to strengthen conditions, improve instructional practices, and develop leadership capabilities
• Advises system-level leaders on change management, role clarity, and coherence of instructional strategies across schools
• Models content curiosity and the ability to coach side-by-side in multiple content areas, monitoring instructional quality and professional learning
• Exhibits strong communication by engaging confidently with diverse audiences, adapting style to context, and fostering open dialogue
• Models and embeds coaching into leadership routines to support talent development across teams

• Manages the full lifecycle of multiple school system contracts, including planning, delivery, coordination, and relationship management
• Develops and maintains detailed project plans, tracks deliverables, and monitors progress toward goals
• Serves as primary contact for partner school and system leaders, ensuring smooth communication and alignment to priorities
• Manages partner contracts and deliverables to achieve school-level instructional and student achievement goals
• Coordinates services across content specialists, providing context, calendars, and plans for service delivery
• Provides ongoing feedback and development support to content specialists, sharing insights with internal leaders as needed
• Leads contract renewals, monitoring progress and communicating next steps to internal and external stakeholders, including system executives
• Strategic leadership and team development – aligns team strategy with organizational vision; ensures clarity, resources, and development pathways
• Monitors performance and drives impact – proactively tracks progress with data; ensures accountability and sustained impact
• Builds team culture and well-being into team systems

• 8+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years as a school system or building level leader 
• System-Level Diagnostic Strategy & Coherence: Expert ability to diagnose instruction across multiple content areas (ELA and Math), analyze professional learning conditions, and create actionable improvement plans that drive change management and coherence across entire school systems
• System and School Leader Development: Mastery in strengthening instructional leadership among system and school-level leaders, setting clear expectations for roles and building sustainable system-wide conditions for professional learning 
• Complex Contract Strategy and Oversight: Skill in leading complex, multi-system contracts, overseeing deliverables, progress monitoring, and renewal strategy with senior system champions and decision-makers
• Content Specialist Coordination: Ability to effectively coordinate the work of multiple Content Specialists across several school system partners, ensuring alignment, quality, and integration of content expertise
• Trusted Advisor to System Leaders: Advanced ability to build and sustain strategic advisory relationships with senior school system leaders to drive district- and system-wide instructional improvement