FY27: Content Specialist, Science, Earle B. Wood MS, 1.0 FTE

About the Role

The Middle School Content Specialist is responsible for their department and builds the capacity of the department to analyze achievement data for improved instruction. The specialist ensures that accelerated and enriched instruction and intervention support is available for all students, contributes to building and sustaining a community of learners, and works directly with adults to support the implementation of the instructional program. This role involves observing teachers to assist them in improving teaching and learning, focusing on coordination of the instructional program, and collaboration among teachers within departments and across teams.

This position includes teaching 2 sections of Forensics and 2 sections of Grade 8 Science.

Responsibilities

• Analyze achievement data to improve instruction within the department.
• Ensure availability of accelerated, enriched instruction, and intervention support for all students.
• Support the implementation of the instructional program and observe teachers to provide feedback for improvement.
• Coordinate the instructional program and foster collaboration among teachers within departments and across teams.
• Attend school meetings, programs, and activities outside the instructional day as mandated by the MCEA agreement.
• Participate in required summer days, compensated at the regular rate of pay.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of the six performance standards established for the MCPS Teacher Professional Growth System (TPGS).

Requirements

• Certification in the relevant content area (Arts/PE content specialist must be certified in one of these areas).
• Master’s degree or equivalent in semester hours of credit from an accredited institution (or within one year of fulfilling this requirement).
• Completion of OAT 1 by the beginning of the second year of the assignment and OAT 2 by the end of the second year in assignment.
• Minimum of three years of outstanding teaching experience, with one year in MCPS preferred.
• Appropriate middle school teaching experience within the subject fields of the department.
• Meets Maryland State Department of Education certification requirements for the appropriate content area.

Qualifications & Skills

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

Pay

The wage range for this position is a salary between $66,690 and $135,745 based on education and experience.

Benefits

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Schedule

• Full-time, 10-month position.
• Day shift.
• Includes required summer days with compensation at the regular rate of pay.