Curriculum Designer 1, RLA 6-12 (Multiple Positions)

Area: District Wide

Contract Months:12

Salary Range: $90,000.00 – $110,000.00

Academic Year: 26-27

Designs and develops Houston ISD curriculum for grades 6 through 12 Reading Language Arts, ensuring alignment to TEKS and district instructional priorities. Emphasizes creation of high-quality, teacher-facing instructional materials, including slide decks, Demonstrations of Learning (DOLs), reading and writing tasks, and differentiated assignments aligned to daily learning objectives to support effective classroom implementation.

1. Designs and develops high-quality, TEKS-aligned 6–12 RLA curriculum within the district’s instructional framework, including daily lesson materials, assessments (e.g., daily, formative, and summative), and scaffolded supports.

1. Creates differentiated literacy materials to support diverse learners, including scaffolds for reading comprehension and written expression

1. Ensures alignment to TEKS and best practices in secondary literacy instruction

1. Collaborates in PLCs/brain trust sessions and iterates deliverables to refine curriculum, ensure clarity, and improve instructional effectiveness

1. Ensures curriculum is rigorous, coherent, and actionable for teachers, and continuously improves materials based on student data, teacher feedback, and implementation outcomes.

1. Participates in professional learning to internalize standards and strengthen literacy curriculum design practices

Level 1-No supervisory responsibilities. May provide occasional work guidance, technical advice, and training to staff.

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 3 years teaching or curriculum experience in secondary literacy
• Software
• Oracle
• SAP
• Microsoft Office
• Teacher Certification (preferred)
• Other: Secondary literacy instruction, curriculum design
• Equipment
• Office equipment (e.g., computer, copier)

No budget development activity is required.

Decisions are made on both routine and non-routine matters with some latitude but are still subject to approval. Job is occasionally expected to recommend new solutions to problems and improve existing methods or generate new ideas.

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.