Reading Teacher at Havencroft Elementary

POSITION TITLE: Title 1 Reading Teacher

LOCATION: District Wide

STATUS: Certified- Contract

HOURS OF WORK: 8 hours a day / 187- day calendar

Responsibilities:

• Strategically teach reading to students in the Title I/ Reading program

• Support reading and writing staff development at the building level

• Support Building Level Teams related to the improvement of reading and writing achievement

• Interpret assessment data to identify students' strengths and weaknesses to drive instruction

• Prepare and deliver focused reading intervention instruction in a small group Title 1 Reading setting

• Collaborate and confer with classroom teachers in a variety of ways (i.e., PLCs, model lessons, planning, standards discussion, analysis of student work)

• Serve as a resource for teachers with selection of materials, teaching techniques/strategies, and how to relate instruction to support student needs

• Provide reading resources for classroom teachers, aides, and parents

• Communicate and partner with parents to improve student reading, including implementing

Title 1/At Risk Reading compacts

• Collaborate with district staff on initiatives to improve reading and writing achievement

• Assist with planning and teaching extended learning opportunities

Qualifications:

• Valid Kansas Teacher License/Certification

• Content knowledge and expertise in teaching elementary reading

• Ability to facilitate building reading professional staff training

• Ability to facilitate family reading training evenings and extended learning for students

• Ability to communicate and work collaboratively with colleagues/parents

• Ability to analyze and interpret assessment data to identify students' strengths and weaknesses

• Knowledge of curriculum development, and effective reading and writing interventions/strategies

Experience:

• Preference for minimum of 3 years of successful experience

• Preference for Master's degree in Reading and/or Reading Specialist Endorsement

• Successful leadership and or experience in providing parent and staff training

CLEARANCES REQUIRED: Background Check, TB Test