TITLE:          READING SPECIALIST

PRIMARY FUNCTION: 

To positively impact student literacy achievement and professional learning by implementing and modeling best instructional practice in literacy development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certification and experience as an elementary teacher (three or more years).
• Endorsement as a Reading Specialist with Master's Degree.

REPORTS TO:         Principal

RESPONSIBLILITIES:

• Work collaboratively with the school administrators and staff to identify students in selected populations who most need additional instruction, intervention, or remediation in reading.
• Provide direct services to identified students or targeted groups of these students, as assigned by the Principal, in order to support student progress and literacy development.
• Deliveries instructional support services preferably, in an inclusive model.
• Implements effective instructional strategies that result in acceptable, measurable, and appropriate student academic progress.
• Identify literacy-related staff development needs of individual teachers and grade level teams within the school. Work with the Principal, School Improvement Team, and Office of Instruction to determine how to best meet student needs.
• Model and demonstrate best practices in literacy instruction, including those targeted by the school division. Work collaboratively with teachers to implement these strategies.
• Lead and support administration of literacy assessments and the analysis of related student data; school wide, grade level, and individual classrooms.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

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

While performing the duties of this job, vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle and feel.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

200-day contract.  Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

EVALUATION:

The performance of this job will be evaluated following provisions of the Board’s policy on the Evaluation of Professional Personnel.