Specialist, Mathematics Middle School Intervention

Provide expertise, service, and support in mathematics teaching and learning with a focus on instructional planning, instructional delivery, and measuring and analyzing student outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Models research-based instructional practices, co-teaches lessons, and facilitates professional learning to demonstrate effective planning and instructional pedagogy for teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators.
• Utilizes data to inform instructional planning, interventions, and monitors the effectiveness of mathematics instruction at the core, supplemental, and intensive instruction/intervention levels.
• Plans and provides professional learning and coaching on the implementation of effective, research-based curriculum and interventions, monitoring and analysis of student data, and using identified student learning needs to make responsive instructional decisions.
• Provides support to individual teachers and/or grade level teams through the provision of daily, consistent, ongoing support to schools to guide the implementation of the curriculum and interventions.
• Collaborates with the Office of Special Education and the Office of Multilingual Achievement to provide a comprehensive system of support for mathematics interventions, including clearly defined placement and exit criteria and coordinated professional learning opportunities.
• Collaborates with school leaders and school-based teams to identify, design, and monitor the implementation of mathematics instructional supports, including prevention, intervention, and enrichment opportunities that meet students' diverse learning needs.
• Maintains a collaborative relationship with MSDE, community agencies, institutions of higher learning, and other leaders in mathematics education that benefits schools and supports system priorities.
• Provides parents, guardians, and community stakeholder groups with information and strategies that can be implemented with children to enhance student learning.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree or master’s equivalent.
• Five years of successful teaching experience in elementary and/or secondary education, with progressive leadership responsibilities.
• Possession of a Maryland Educator Advanced Professional Certificate appropriate to the area of assignment, or eligibility for such.
• Possession of a Maryland Educator Administrator I endorsement or Administrator I Licensure or Supervisors of Instruction, Assistant Principals, and Principal is preferred.

Skills

• Demonstration of skill, experience, content knowledge, and pedagogy in mathematics.
• Demonstration of skill and experience in data analysis for identification of instructional implications.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstration of experience in curriculum development and professional development.
• Demonstration of strong leadership, organization, and human relations skills.
• Demonstration of technology competencies (e.g., database creation, spreadsheets, word processing, and applications related to the content).
• Knowledge of current research-based instructional practices.

Working Conditions

• The work of this class is interactive and performed primarily in a school environment.
• Work hours will include after school and evenings.
• Work includes the operation of office equipment, including personal computers, and occasional limited physical activities.
• Employees may be required to work beyond their normally scheduled hours with little or no advanced notice. Work schedules may include nights, weekends, and travel.

Pay

$94,734 - $143,545

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans.
• Paid holidays, sick, personal business, and bereavement days.
• Flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board approved leaves.
• Position may be eligible for relocation bonus, extra duty activities pay, or other student activities pay as defined in the applicable Bargaining Unit Agreement.