Educational Technology Specialist, Alpha USD

Key Details

• On-site position at an Alpha campus in Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA (relocation assistance available).
• Annual salary of $120,000, disbursed weekly. Health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one.
• Daily instruction supported by AI-driven tools and adaptive learning platforms.

In this role, you will apply 20 minutes of diagnostic-driven reading instruction to target student needs precisely, producing measurable weekly advancement. You will evaluate reading proficiency, organize focused groups, and provide high-impact structured literacy teaching (phonics, fluency, comprehension) to children ages 4–7, while leveraging AI-driven adaptive platforms to refine instruction in real time.

• Creating and facilitating 20‑minute reading workshops informed by your own diagnostic evaluation of each student's reading proficiency and specific needs.
• Leveraging AI‑generated performance analytics to modify groupings and instructional priorities between sessions, not exclusively during quarterly evaluations.
• Conducting motivational sessions that cultivate intrinsic reading motivation, incorporating age‑appropriate gamification and personalized goal‑setting with K‑2 learners.
• Field‑testing AI literacy platforms during live workshops, then delivering structured technical feedback to the development team on functionality and effectiveness.
• Monitoring quantifiable progress markers (fluency improvements, decoding advancement, accuracy gains) and applying these metrics to refine instructional methods weekly.

• Implementing a scripted or pre‑packaged reading curriculum; you assess student needs and create instruction independently.
• Conducting 60‑90 minute lecture‑format literacy sessions; instruction is brief, targeted, and high‑energy.
• Working exclusively with below‑level readers; you teach all K‑2 students regardless of current reading ability.
• Functioning separately from technology systems; AI adaptive platforms are integrated into your daily instruction, not supplemental.
• Postponing instructional adjustments until quarterly data cycles; you respond immediately based on current performance data.

• Bachelor’s degree (any field).
• Master’s degree in reading instruction or structured literacy certification (Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent).
• At least 2 years of full‑time K‑2 structured reading instruction within a school or clinical environment during the past 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy approaches.
• Capacity to independently design reading lessons and articulate your instructional content and methodology without dependence on published programs.
• Availability to work on‑site at an Alpha campus in Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA; relocation assistance provided.
• Commitment to daily use of AI and adaptive learning technologies and flexibility as these tools develop.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.

• Proficiency with diagnostic reading assessments (e.g., DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups.
• Documented history of measurable student reading progress with specific data examples (e.g., advancing 12 students from Level C to Level G within one semester).
• Experience partnering with edtech development teams, product groups, or instructional design professionals on platform creation.
• Background in startup, micro‑school, or alternative education settings where you established systems rather than executed existing ones.

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. Alpha creates a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands‑on, passion‑driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week), long‑term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. Compensation is $60 USD per hour, which equates to $120,000 USD per year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5632-US-Chantill-Educational Tec.
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