ISN Literacy Specialist - Waterboro Elementary 24-25 SY (JobID 988)

Regional School Unit 57

Title: Literacy Specialist

Qualifications:

1. Master’s degree in Literacy preferred

2. Maintains or is eligible for MDOE certification 092 K-12 Literacy Specialist 

3. At least 5 years successful teaching experience; experience in literacy and experience collaborating with adults to ensure student success preferred 

4. Thorough knowledge of literacy development for the elementary student; excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to interact positively and collaboratively with a variety of people, including children and adults; ability to keep paperwork organized; and keep information confidential 

5. Successful background, criminal records, fingerprinting and reference check 

Reports to: Building Principal/Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Coordinates with: Literacy Coach, Classroom Teachers, Resource Teachers, Support Staff

Job Goal: 

1.    To directly serve learners in academic intervention settings 

2.    To directly support educators in the classroom setting

3.    To to advise District on compliance as it relates to academic intervention services

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Works with and engages individual students or small groups of students to serve as a resource in academic intervention services helping students achieve academically in the classroom

Such duties include but are not limited to:

•  Provides instructional leadership for the Literacy program  

• Designs and/or initiates effective literacy programs for the Literacy caseload, including delivery of educational services to students and overseeing the delivery of educational services by educational technicians

• Responsible for evaluating and progress monitoring students, sharing RTI/L meetings, and collaborating with classroom teachers, educational technicians, and other educational providers to create successful student literacy interventions

• Uses both formative and summative assessments to help implement literacy strategies with students to support their increased academic achievement

• Responsible for following guidelines to determine student program eligibility in their buildings, including data collection, creating grade level lists, and reviewing student data with the Director, building administrator, other specialists, and educational technicians

• Works with Literacy Coaches to create schedules in their building; including student intervention time, educational technician planning time and lunch breaks, and use of space  

• Participates in monthly staff meetings, follows through on tasks discussed, and readily shares information with other staff members 

• Works with the Director and other specialists to research assessment tools that help identify our population of students, and/or gain further diagnostic information about students  

• Is educated on the requirements of any district adopted literacy program  

• Monitors school-by-school supplies and instructional materials to ensure students’ needs are met  

• Completes all required paperwork in an accurate and timely manner.  Writes student progress reports, and reviews those done by educational technicians, and places them in student files in an accurate and timely manner  

• Supports family engagement activities; organizes and helps facilitate events, distributes district wide Title I parent-student communications, i.e. newsletter, event notices, and other communications

• Writes and distributes school based parent-student notices; and distributes district wide parent-student communications written by the Director, i.e. newsletters, event notices, and other communications 

• Participates in new employee orientation and trainings for ed. techs assigned to his/her building, and assists new literacy specialists as requested 

• Maintains good rapport with colleagues and other staff  

• Keeps informed and collaborates with the Director on regulatory matters  

• Participates in ongoing professional development to stay current on literacy research and practices 

• Maintains confidentiality regarding records, conversations, test results, and classroom work

• Performs all other related duties as assigned

     2.      Always works in a manner that meets professional responsibilities regarding regular and special education requirements, including attending meetings and related consultations as directed, maintaining knowledge of students’ goals, progress, and accommodations attending and documenting professional development as directed, maintaining confidentiality (FERPA) of student information, and following school board policies and procedures at all times. 

      3.     Completes other duties as assigned. 

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, climb stairs, lift (ranging from 25-75 lbs depending on student size), bend, pull, push, walk, kneel, crouch, and perform other physical tasks that may be required from time to time. 

Terms of Employment: Salary, work year and working conditions to be established by the RSU 57 School Board. 

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the School Board’s policy on evaluation. 

Note: The above job description reflects the general requirements necessary to describe the principle functions or responsibilities of the job identified and shall not be interpreted as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job, either at present or in the future.