Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 320,000 students in 500+ schools and employing nearly 44,000 people, most of them teachers.  CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life.  In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity.  Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

District-run CPS schools are organized into 18 networks, which provide administrative support, strategic direction, and leadership development to the schools within each network.  This network support model is designed to support the unique needs of CPS elementary and high schools and their school leaders that focus exclusively on those needs. Network 13 focuses on the elementary schools in the Southern geographic areas of Chicago.

Job Summary: 

Under the direction of the Chief and Deputy Chief of Schools (Network 13), the Instructional Support Leader (ISL) supports instructional development and school-level improvement to drive academic achievement for elementary schools. All ISLs are expected to be instructional experts with proven content expertise in at least one core subject (i.e., Literacy, Mathematics, Science) and/or with priority student groups (i.e. Diverse Learners and English Language Learners), but specific content expertise and requirements for the ISL will vary based upon the needs of the schools in the network. This is a full-time exempt position that is paid for time worked on a salary basis.

The preferred area of content expertise for this position is either MTSS or Literacy.