Job Title: GT Specialist                                                                              Wage/Hour Status:   Exempt

 

Reports to:  Campus Principal &                                                                 Pay Grade:  Teacher Pay Table 187 days

Director of Advanced Academics       

 

Dept./School: Timberline Elementary School & Curriculum and Instruction    Date Revised: 02/2021

Primary Purpose:  To facilitate student success in academics, creative thinking, problem-solving, leadership, and interpersonal skills. GT Specialists will implement district approved GT curriculum; document teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes; address specific educational needs of GT students; provide a safe, risk-free learning environment; provide feedback to students, parents and administrators regarding student progress, program expectations, goals, and identification procedures.

 

Qualifications/Educational Experience:

• Minimum of five years teaching experience
• Minimum of three years GT cluster teacher teaching experience preferred
• Knowledge of gifted education teaching strategies, curriculum, and student characteristics
• Valid Texas Teaching Certificate EC-6
• Gifted/Talented Supplemental Certification preferred (If selected, GT certification will be required within the first semester if applicant is not already GT certified.) 
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish, preferred
• Completion of state-required 30 hours GT training
• Completion of annual state-required 6 hour GT update
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Strong collaboration skills

 

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Teach district GT curriculum to identified students.
• Monitor and record student progress.
• Assist the advanced academics department with all procedures and policies related to GT testing, placement decisions, and communication with all stakeholders.
• Plan collaboratively with advanced academics department, GT specialists, and classroom teachers.
• Assist the campus and the advanced academics department with translating communication from English into Spanish about gifted education, curriculum, and GT testing procedures.
• Provide demonstration lessons and extensions in the content areas.
• Provide professional learning at the district and/or campus level.
• Communicate with parents regarding district program expectations and goals, curriculum, student progress, identification and social/emotional needs of gifted and high ability students.