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Job Description
The Literacy Interventionist is the primary executor of literacy support on the campus, working with English Learners and students who have struggled to demonstrate mastery of the TEKS. The Literacy Interventionist is the campus EL Coordinator and a member of the student services team to ensure that our English Learners’ needs are met. The Literacy Interventionist works closely with the special education and RTI teams to support the growth of reading and writing skills for targeted students.
Key Responsibilities
- EL Coordinator
- Establish an effective LPAC by facilitating, preparing, and documentation of LPAC to make decisions/recommendations on identification, accommodations, progress, and reclassifying related to EL students
- Lead the campus to ensure ELs are accurately identified upon entry
- Ensure the school maintains accurate and up to date rosters of ELs in classrooms and ensure regional systems are implemented with fidelity and in a timely manner.
- Lead the implementation of state assessments and ensure that the school completes assessments of ELs with validity as required during the year (LAS LINKS, TELPAS, STAAR with linguistic accommodations)
- With operation staff participation, compile demographic data and all data needed for PEIMS submissions, on the schedule that allows compliance with state requirements (parent permissions, parent denials, migrant or refugee status, etc.), and for TELPAS data submission
- Collaborate with the Regional ESL Coordinator in compiling and updating second language acquisition procedures, program needs, data, and recommendations for the EL Program Evaluation
- Build and maintain strong relationships with EL families and serve as an advocate for students and their learning
- Excellent Literacy Instruction
- Develop, execute, and reflect upon long-term plans, unit plans, unit assessments, and weekly lesson plans for beginner EL / newcomer literacy course
- Develop, execute, and reflect upon long-term plans, unit plans, unit assessments, and weekly lesson plans for reading intervention
- Collaborate with lead teachers to support intermediate EL students in the general education classroom through a variety of methods, including: co-teaching, push-in, pull-out, etc.
- Develop and maintain strong data-tracking systems to progress monitor student growth and achievement in critical literacy skills
- Collaboration with Student Services Team
- Work closely with the ARD Committee, RTI committees, SPED teachers, 504 committee, dyslexia program, etc. to coordinate services to dually serve EL students
- Work close with RTI committees, SPED teachers, 504 committee, dyslexia program, etc. to identify the learning needs of targeted students enrolled in reading intervention
- Participate in regional Sheltered Instruction training and then lead ongoing campus professional development on SI. The sessions will cover ELPS, sheltered instruction for ESL, interventions/accommodations/scaffolds for struggling ELs, Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs), and TELPAS training.
Qualifications
Skills and Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university required
- Valid Texas Teaching Certificate with required certification for subject and level assigned; including valid ESL supplemental certification, required.
- Spanish-speaking proficiency required
- Two or more years of teaching experience required
- Experience as an English Language teacher in secondary classrooms or in a related capacity in a traditionally underserved community for two or more years, preferred
- Strong achievement results and documented growth with EL students on goals, benchmarks, standardized tests, fluency measures and reading assessments, preferred
- Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $50.00)
Applicants currently pursuing a certification may apply before certification is received. All certifications must be acquired and on file with KIPP Texas before the end of the first year of employment. For more information about obtaining certification click here.
Competencies:- Unwavering commitment to KIPP Texas mission, students, families, and community
- Strong record of helping students achieve academic success, primarily with students in educationally underserved communities
- Strong desire to teach an academically rigorous curriculum and commit to an extended school day, week, and year
- Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback
- Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas student
Additional Information
Compensation and Benefits:
In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 health insurance plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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