Academic Specialist (K-2nd Reading) Taylor Exemplar Academy

Job Description

School Information

Located in Taylor, MI, Taylor Exemplar Academy opened in 2006 and serves students Young 5-8.

Why Choose Taylor Exemplar

• Winner of the Employee Engagement Award based on employee satisfaction at Taylor Exemplar Academy
• Winner of the School Safety Award
• Outperformed the district on the state test for 14 years
• Recognized as a Metro Detroit Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
• Competitive benefits
• Starting pay above market
• Implementation of a best-in-class curriculum with advanced instructional tools and resources
• Utilizes the Dean leadership model to ensure more support for staff
• World class professional development and instructional materials

Duties and Responsibilities

• Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels
• Supports, supplements and extends classroom teaching, and works collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students
• Uses specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual students
• Assesses the strengths and needs of students and provides that information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel such as psychologists, special educators, or speech teachers in order to provide effective instruction
• Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community
• Reviews test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services
• Makes sure students are making progress by monitoring their progress for the purpose of providing feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determining intervention effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate
• Groups and schedules students according to student needs
• Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment
• Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement
• Completes necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school
• Captures, analyzes, and prepares data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid teacher license in the subject and/or grade level or meet alternative requirements in the state you are applying
• 3+ years of teaching experience, preferred

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