Reading Interventionist / Lamar-Spaulding Elementary School

Description:  Reading Interventionist
190-day position
Salary: Teacher Salary Schedule 

Qualifications:

- Certified teacher with at least three (3) years experience at the primary level or in specialized reading with primary students
- Professional development experiences including courses or workshops on language development
- Have knowledge of process writing and approaches to early reading instruction
- Be able to establish a collaborative relationship with other teachers, parents and administrators
- Organized and skilled at record keeping

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Principal

Job Goal: To work with small groups of children with in-depth reading instruction; to communicate with parents, teachers and principals regarding each child's needs and progress.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Complete a training program on the Fountas and Pinnel Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI) and the Fountas and Pinnel Benchmark Assessment System (BAS).
• Administers an initial reading assessment to children at the start of the school year to identify those most in need of LLI instruction.
• Administers running records, LLI assessments, and BAS assessments to make recommendations for the discontinuation of children from the program.
• Monitors the progress of children discontinued from the program. Observes children during classroom reading instruction to ensure transfer.
• Communicates with teachers regarding LLI children through regular conferences.
• Communicates with school personnel, including the principal, on the progress of LLI.
• Keeps complete records on each child as a basis for instruction (running records, LLI assessments, BAS assessments, predictions of progress, lesson records, record of writing vocabulary, record of book level).
• Demonstrates effective teaching of LLI children.
• Serves a minimum of twenty children per year.
• Performs other duties as assigned.*

*Principal will define specifics of essential job responsibilities.

A complete application packet must be submitted through the online application system prior to the closing date in order to be considered for this position. ALL of the following requirements must be submitted before the posted deadline:

1. Certified Employment Application
2. Three (3) Certified Employment References (Included in Application)
3. Copy of current teaching certificate

CLOSING DATE: UNTIL FILLED

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all required application documents are submitted prior to the posted deadline. An incomplete application will render the applicant ineligible.

For DCSD Employees: In addition to the application packet, a "Request to Interview for Transfer" form must be submitted for approval (available on the website, in the schools, and at Department of Human Resources).

The District reserves the right at any time to extend the deadline without notice and without final consideration of any pending application.