Literacy Acceleration Specialist (Grades: K-6) GRANT FUNDED

About the role

The Literacy Acceleration Specialist is responsible for implementing targeted interventions to accelerate reading proficiency levels for tier 2 and tier 3 students at Titche Elementary. This role includes assessing students' literacy skills, designing intervention plans, delivering evidence-based instruction, and collaborating with teachers, administrators, school leadership, and families to create educational equity through a comprehensive support system.

Responsibilities

• Assessing students' literacy skills
• Designing intervention plans
• Delivering evidence-based instruction to improve reading
• Advising and collaborating with teachers, administrators, School Leadership, and families to create educational equity through a comprehensive support system for students
• Supporting and providing guidance to campuses on the MTSS framework
• Administering literacy assessments to identify and monitor student progress and inform equitable instructional decisions
• Analyzing assessment data to determine specific literacy needs and develop individualized intervention plans
• Designing culturally responsive, relevant, and individualized intervention plans based on assessment data and students' literacy goals
• Providing individualized instruction to small groups using research-based intervention methods
• Advising campus administrators and staff on campus-wide systems and processes to improve student literacy
• Documenting, monitoring, and adjusting intervention strategies based on students' responses to instruction and assessment results
• Setting clear and measurable individualized goals aligned to academic standards and learning objectives
• Maintaining timely and accurate case management records of students' learning goals, academic growth, and intervention outcomes to track effectiveness and inform decision-making
• Participating in district professional development opportunities, workshops, and campus team meetings to enhance knowledge and skills related to literacy intervention
• Collaborating with classroom teachers to align intervention strategies with high quality instruction
• Collaborating with school leadership to design and deliver targeted professional development for campus teams including but not limited to: the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework, how to utilize MAP Universal Screening, analyze data to drive instruction, documenting interventions in PowerSchool, and iReady
• Consulting with Student Support Teams (SST) and campus staff to create and monitor intervention plans
• Participating in all scheduled parent conferences and discuss students' academic progress, strengths, and areas for improvement
• Communicating regularly with families to share information about literacy initiatives, student progress, and resources for supporting literacy development at home
• Organizing family literacy events, workshops, and activities to promote a culture of literacy within the school community

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s Degree preferred) from an accredited university
• Valid Texas Teacher Certificate with required endorsements for subject area
• 3-5 years of direct experience, including 3 years of classroom teaching and expertise in reading

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree from an accredited university (preferred)
• Successful completion of HB3 Reading Academy or Demonstrated Proficiency Option (DPO) ELAR certificate from TEA (preferred)

Skills

• Ability to analyze and interpret data
• Ability to communicate effectively with teachers, parents, and administrators
• Ability to work with various kinds of technology including Google Suite
• Ability to work independently and serve multiple grade levels as assigned
• Specialized training and/or experience teaching reading including foundational skills, phonological and phonemic awareness, and research-based reading intervention practices

Pay

Minimum Salary: $71,111.00; Median Salary: $85,332.00

Schedule

Full-time