FY27: Content Specialist, English, Kingsview MS, 1.0 FTE

Summary Description

The Middle School Content Specialist has the responsibility for his/her department and builds the capacity of the department to analyze achievement data for improved instruction. The Middle School content specialist ensures that accelerated and enriched instruction and intervention support is available for all students. The Middle School content specialist contributes to building and sustaining a community of learners. The Middle School content specialist is an exemplary teacher and has demonstrated success in increasing student achievement. The content specialist works directly with adults to support the implementation of the instructional program and observe teachers to assist them in improving teaching and learning. He/she focuses on coordination of the instructional program and collaboration among teachers within departments and across teams.

Physical Demands

As required by the duties and responsibilities of the job.

Special Requirements

• Required to attend school meetings, programs and activities outside the instructional day as mandated by the MCEA agreement.

Job Specific Information

• MCEA 10 Month: The wage range for this position is a salary between $64,591 and $131,472 based on education & experience. For information about benefits, please follow this link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nCKtJEqy4w4SLTzmvmVXgE8hPfOBolkb/view
• MCEA 10 Month Leadership Positions: This job includes required summer days for which you will be compensated at your regular rate of pay.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of curriculum, assessment and instruction.
• Understanding of the middle school child.
• Ability to work well with students, teachers, and administrators.
• Exemplary teaching skills.
• Outstanding, facilitation, organizational and supervisory skills.
• Skill in providing professional development to teachers.
• Skill in providing feedback to teachers about their teaching.
• Strong technology skills.
• Strong skills in collecting and analyzing formative and summative data sources.
• Excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills.

Certification/License

• Meets the Maryland State Department of Education certification requirements for the appropriate content area.

Selection and Continuance of Service

• Shall be selected by the principal and a team that will include teachers from the content department. (When the career lattice is implemented, content specialists will have to achieve lead teacher status).

Evaluation

• Will be evaluated using the standards of Teacher Professional Growth System.