Media Specialist

Job Title: Media Specialist 

Contract Days: 200 

The media specialist is directly supervised and evaluated by the Building Administration Team 

Qualifications of Employment:

• Have the qualifications of a teacher and a media specialist as prescribed by the state Department of Education under the school laws of the state of Arkansas.
  • Have at least three years of successful teaching experience. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Function under policies established by the Board of Education.
• Be directly responsible to his/her building principal.
• Teach lessons to students, aligned to the media specialist Arkansas Frameworks
• Work closely with the principal and teachers in determining the literacy needs and problems of the school.
• Collaborate with the principal regularly with the primary focus being the implementation of a comprehensive literacy plan for their building.
• Collaborate and consult with teachers regarding student needs in literacy to improve student outcomes.
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of students and school personnel information.
• Help teachers with activities that continue the development of strong literacy strategies with students in order to create literate global citizens
• Emphasize the internet safety, social media, and other online Arkansas frameworks regarding digital citizenship
• Communicate with parents both at school and in the home in working through problems.
• Recommend appropriate, high interest books for students based on their reading levels and interests
• Develop a reading incentive program that involves all students, as requested by the building principal
• Participate as part of building committees, such as RTI, PLC, behavior, and any others as requested by the building principal.
• Help with graduation, award assemblies, and testing as requested.
• Help coordinate building events as requested by the principal.
• Follow all TESS rubric "proficient" level expectations for their role
• Liaison for community resources to support families in literacy development
• Other duties as assigned.