Internal Job Posting: Lead Teacher Curriculum Innovation

Location: Determined by location of successful candidate

Anticipated Start Date: May 1, 2026 (or a mutually agreed upon date)

Anticipated End Date: June 26, 2027

Assignment: Curriculum Innovation Lead Teacher

FTE:

1.0 Interim

The Palliser School Division

is committed to engendering and supporting the values of the broader society:

empathy, integrity, respect, trust, and responsibility. If the children

of this community are to realize these values, the division acknowledges its

responsibility to provide an exemplary education. Students come first. Learning is our central purpose. Public education

serves the common good. The Palliser School Division encourages an inclusive

and equitable workplace, which supports our diverse student and employee

community. We encourage all applicants to join our dynamic, diverse, and

collaborative culture and welcome applications from all qualified individuals.

When you apply to the Palliser School Division, you can feel good about

serving our future leaders and contributing to student success.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Curriculum Innovation Lead to serve

as the vital "bridge" connecting division leadership, school

administration, and our classroom teachers. Your primary goal in this role will

be to maximize the impact of curriculum funding. You will achieve this by

leading cross-site collaboration, supporting evidence-based projects, and

utilizing data to measure the resulting student achievement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Network Building, Collaboration, Support and

Coherence

• Facilitate Cross-Site

Collaboration:

Actively identify schools or grade teams with similar inquiry questions

and connect them to form professional learning cohorts.

• Establish High-Fidelity

Collaborative Inquiry:

Work directly with teacher teams to support a robust

collaborative model. This involves facilitating opportunities for teachers to

observe their colleagues' instruction.

• Facilitate Expert

Connections:

Connect school teams with research, internal and external experts, or

professional texts (such as Building Thinking Classrooms) to ensure projects

are grounded in evidence-based pedagogy.

• Ensure Strategic Alignment

& System Coherence:

Advance system-wide instructional coherence in literacy,

numeracy, and assessment to maintain pedagogical consistency across schools.

1. Proposal & Implementation Support

• Refine Proposal Design: Collaborate directly with

cohorts to structure project proposals aimed at improving professional

practice.

• Provide Project Coaching: Offer ongoing support to

cohorts, which includes providing support to develop collaborative practice

that results in changing practice in classrooms.

1. Accountability & Data Collection

• Lead Data Tracking: Implement a robust process

that tracks qualitative and quantitative data throughout the entire project

cycle. Support cohorts to collect baseline data before starting, and help them

analyze results during the project.

• Conduct Regular Check-Ins: Conduct scheduled check-ins

with every cohort to ensure continued focus on the proposal goal/outcome.

• Ensure Budget Fidelity: Track funding to ensure it

is spent on high quality professional learning.

• Central Resource Management: Establish and manage a

centralized bank that will house, organize, and maintain access to shared

resources for all division staff.

Experience & Qualifications:

Alberta

Teaching Certificate;

Previous

experience teaching a variety of grade levels and subjects

• Successful Criminal Reference Check, including

vulnerable sectors (within 3 months of contract start date)

We thank all those who apply, but only those

candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

By virtue of the submission of an application, the

applicant agrees that the superintendent or designate can contact previous

employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether

or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.

Jackie Kark, Associate Superintendent,

Learning Services

Palliser School Division