21-22 Middle School Reading Interventionist

Job Description

- KIPP Truth Academy

• Lead KIPP Texas-DFW team in strategic student data analysis, progress monitoring, and collaborative action planning.
• Be goal-driven in instruction and focused on producing measurable results that close the achievement gap for ALL students.
• Interact respectfully with students, parents and faculty members, even in challenging circumstances.
• Create, utilize and reflect upon long-term plans, unit plans, unit assessments, and weekly lesson plans in instructional practice.
• Planning, preparing and delivering appropriate lessons using a variety of presentation methods in order to keep students engaged and meet their individual needs.
• Utilizing methods that make learning relevant to ALL students.
• Communicating higher level thinking strategies and problem solving techniques appropriate for challenging and building these skills in learners.
• Creating and maintaining a positive environment that promotes good behavior and reflects IMPACT values.
• Managing student behavior in the classroom and on school premises, and applying appropriate and effective measures in cases of misbehavior.
• Informing and counseling students and parents when social issues arise, demonstrating a nurturing and concerned nature.
• Collaborate with lead teachers to support students in the general education classroom through a variety of methods, including: co-teaching, push-in, pull-out, teacher professional development, etc.
• Develop a strong knowledge of special education law, the Response to Intervention model, and IEP management.
• Maintain compliance with any and all school, local, state, and federal legislation.
• Maintain effective referral and Response to Intervention process for students considered at risk who have not been designated as having a disability.
• Collaborate with special education teachers at KIPP DFW’s partner schools to streamline processes and service provision.
• Communicate effectively with families, service providers, psychologists, school leader, and general education teachers to support the needs of students with special needs.
• Set clear and measurable goals for students and consistently document progress towards meeting these goals.
• Building relationships with parents by communicating frequently to inform them of student academic and personal growth.
• Supporting and encouraging students on an individual basis through academic or personal difficulties.
• Correcting work and giving appropriate encouraging feedback.
• Assessing student progress to inform students of growth and to modify instruction.
• Recording, sharing, and posting grades.
• Maintaining up-to-date records of students' progress and development.
• Researching new topic areas and maintaining up-to-date subject knowledge.
• Selecting and using a range of different learning resources and equipment to challenge and motivate students.
• Preparing students for state and district mandated testing.
• Participating in and organizing extracurricular activities.
• Working honestly, enthusiastically, and collaboratively with peers in vertical and horizontal planning configurations.
• Active and positive participation in departmental meetings, parent conferences, and whole school professional development.
• Enthusiastically seeking regular observation and feedback, participating in regular professional development, and enthusiastically implementing action steps for continued growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, required
• Two years or more of teaching experience, required
• History of demonstrated significant student achievement results, required
• Meet the State of Texas’ qualifications for highly qualified teacher, required
• Experience as a special educator in secondaryclassrooms or in a related capacity in a traditionally underserved community for two or more years, preferred
• Demonstrated strong achievement results and documented growth with students on IEP goals, benchmarks, standardized tests, fluency measures, and reading assessments (STEP, DRA, Fountas & Pinnell, etc.), preferred
• State of Texas Special Education teaching certification, preferred
• Leadership experience, preferred
• Spanish-speaking proficiency, preferred

Additional Information

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