Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Instruction & Intervention

• Collaborate with campus teacher to deliver research based ELA instruction
• Collaborate with campus administrators, teachers, and the Teaching and Learning division to plan and deliver targeted student interventions aligned with the Districts Response to Intervention plan
• Provide training and support for teachers through ongoing job embedded professional learning to support co-teaching, research based best practice in ELA instruction, and to facilitate best practices in student intervention strategies
• Utilize best practices for intervention including small group instruction using the push in model, co-teaching, and the use of ELA manipulatives and technology to build conceptual understanding
• Collaborate with district and campus administrators and teachers to evaluate student achievement for the purpose of placing students in the appropriate intervention and identifying/delivering support services
• Coordinate with campus administrators and teachers to organize ELA intervention and enrichment activities for students

• Analyze data using the cycle identified in the Local Assessment Plan from formative, interim, summative, and ELA screeners to monitor student progress, group students, and plan focused student interventions
• Implement a progress monitoring system for all students within intervention groups aligned with the District Response to Intervention plan for progress monitoring
• Collaborate to utilize the ELA screener data to develop an intervention schedule for identified students
• Regularly communicate with campus and district staff and parents regarding student progress
• Collaborate with teachers and students to set and track student performance goals

• Lead and/or participate in guided observations to promote reflective practice
• Maintain and report ELA interventionist services using the identified reporting tool
• Create and articulate a schedule with administrators of activities for instructional intervention, professional learning opportunities, and professional growth requirements that support ELA instruction
• Keep abreast of and research best practices for ELA instruction, intervention, and enrichment in the assigned grade levels
• Attend district level instructional, intervention, ELA content knowledge development sessions, and professional learning events to promote professional growth
• Coordinate the administration of the District ELA screener and use of corresponding data reports
• Provide support to teachers on the implementation of ELA instructional resources including manipulatives and technology
• Maintain and submit documentation to support intervention activities that address the Comprehensive Needs Assessment which is included in the Campus Improvement Plan
• Meet regularly with campus instructional leaders to communicate program needs and plan support structures

• Address complaints and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Support the implementation of the written curriculum with fidelity
• Coordinate scheduling of student interventions
• Facilitate the implementation of the ELA screener

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree preferred
• Valid Teaching Certification Issued by Texas Education Agency appropriate to subject and grade level of assignment
• Knowledge of and training on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), ELA curriculum, and best practices in ELA instruction
• Proven knowledge of Guided ELA instruction and use of manipulatives to develop conceptual understanding for ELA students
• Demonstrated evidence of professional growth, including leadership or participation in a wide range of professional learning experiences
• Demonstrated communication skills and interpersonal skills that promote collaboration and effective communication with adults
• Comprehensive knowledge of instructional strategies, data for decision making, intervention and enrichment strategies, student assessment, and use of instructional technology
• Strong organizational and classroom management skills