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Position Profile
Position: Facilitator III: Lead Facilitator (Individualized Education)
Department: Special Education
FTE: 1.0
Days/Year: 260
Salary Schedule: 2026-2027 __EXEC Pro Salary Schedule: Non-School Based (Group C)
Paygrade: P09E
FLSA Status: Exempt
Position Summary
Provides districtwide leadership within a specific content area or instructional focus to ensure high-quality, standards-aligned teaching and learning. Leads curriculum development, professional learning, and instructional alignment efforts while building educator capacity and supporting continuous improvement across schools.
Essential Job Functions
Content & Instructional Leadership
- Lead development, refinement, and alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment within assigned content area
- Serve as district content expert and resource for schools and leadership
- Promote research-based, culturally responsive instructional practices
Professional Learning & Capacity Building
- Design and facilitate districtwide professional learning aligned to content standards and instructional priorities
- Provide coaching and support to teachers, instructional leaders, and teams
- Develop teacher leaders and content specialists across schools
Curriculum Implementation & Support
- Support implementation of district-adopted instructional materials and resources
- Monitor instructional trends and fidelity of implementation across schools
- Ensure vertical and horizontal alignment across grade levels
Assessment & Data Analysis
- Support development and alignment of common assessments
- Analyze district and state data to identify trends, gaps, and priorities
- Guide data-driven instructional planning and improvement efforts
Collaboration & Systems Alignment
- Collaborate with school leaders and district departments (e.g., Special Education, ELD, GT)
- Support alignment of instructional initiatives and district priorities
- Contribute to strategic planning and improvement efforts
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of
- Deep content-area expertise (e.g., Humanities, STEM, Literacy)
- Curriculum design, vertical alignment, and assessment systems
- District and state standards (e.g., Colorado Academic Standards)
- Culturally responsive and inclusive instructional practices
- District-level data systems and instructional frameworks
Skills in
- Leading curriculum development and alignment efforts
- Designing and facilitating districtwide professional learning
- Coaching educators and leaders at scale
- Interpreting district and state data to drive decisions
- Developing teacher leaders and content specialists
Ability to
- Serve as a credible district content expert
- Influence instructional systems and practices across schools
- Align multiple initiatives into a coherent instructional vision
- Communicate complex ideas to diverse stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement through data and feedback
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field
- Valid state teaching license
- Minimum of 5–7 years of successful teaching experience
- Demonstrated leadership in curriculum development, instructional design, or content-area leadership
- Experience designing and facilitating professional learning at the school or district level
- Strong background in data analysis and instructional improvement
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Leadership, or related field
- Experience leading district-level initiatives or cross-school work
- Deep expertise in a specific content area (e.g., Humanities, STEM, Literacy)
- Experience supporting instructional material adoption or implementation
- Knowledge of state standards and assessment systems (e.g., Colorado Academic Standards)
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
Work is primarily sedentary with periods of light activity. Essential functions may include walking or standing for brief periods; lifting and carrying materials up to 20 pounds; climbing stairs; bending; reaching; handling objects; and operating a computer and standard office equipment. The role requires effective communication and the ability to receive and process information through normal or aided vision, hearing, or other assisted means.
Work is performed in a district office or administrative setting with regular collaboration across departments and external partners, and may include occasional evening or weekend responsibilities. Duties may be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Join Our Team!
Join Colorado Springs School District 11 as a Facilitator III and help ensure our systems, programs, and people thrive. Your leadership, attention to detail, and commitment to excellence will strengthen the foundation that supports every classroom, every school, and every student in D11.
Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2026-2027 school year:
- Non-Recurring Pay: 8% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 4% on November paycheck and 4% on May paycheck).
- Professional Development Fund (PDF): __EXEC Pro employees will be allocated $1,500 annually towards a Professional Development Fund (PDF) to be used for professional growth opportunities. Amount allocated will be prorated based upon date and length of hire.
Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.
Salary Setting (New Hires): Newly-employed Executive Professionals will be placed on the twenty (20) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. Beginning in July 2025, The maximum number of years of experience granted is 14, which is equivalent to placement on step seven (7). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.
Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.
Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the __EXEC Pro placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee’s application and updated resume.
See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.
NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX – Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599, Phone: 719-520-2288, FAX: 719-520-2442
The following Board policies address nondiscrimination in District 11: AC, AC-R, GBA, GBAA, JBB, JBB-R
