Library Media Technology Specialist​/REACH Teacher Mendota - FTE - SY

Library Media Technology Specialist (0.7)/REACH Teacher (0.3) - Mendota - 1.0 FTE - 26-27 SY

Elementary School Operations

Mendota Elementary

Annual Salary

Minimum Annual Compensation: $52,154 (25-26 TE Salary Schedule)

Length of

Contract:

192 days

Employment Type:

Exempt

MMSD is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants! Applicants should have a good attitude, willingness to learn, and passion for impactful work and learning.

Why You Should Work with MMSD!

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is the second-largest school district in Wisconsin. We have a simple but bold vision - to ensure that every school is a thriving school, that prepares every student to graduate from high school ready for college, career, and community. We welcome applicants who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families, and staff.

In addition, we have a great compensation package. Visit our benefits page and compensation page for more information.

Becoming a Model School District

The Madison Metropolitan School District is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. We have a simple but bold vision - to ensure that every school is a thriving school, fostering the growth of every student so they graduate from high school ready for college, career and community.

Our strategy is captured in our strategic framework, and centers on three major goals: that all children achieve academically, that our schools are places where children and adults thrive, and that our Black youth excel  achieve this vision, we seek to retain staff in all positions, who are committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive. Staff who will actively contribute to our ongoing commitment to making MMSD a thriving, welcoming environment for all students, families and staff.

We firmly believe in and are here to create a work environment that is challenging and rewarding, while supporting employees in their career path. We strive to provide, encourage, grow, and develop a talented workforce that better supports and represents the diversity of our student population. We know this vision doesn't come to life without dynamic leaders and support staff in every school.

About Our District

The Madison Metropolitan School District is the second largest school district in Wisconsin. The district serves a beautifully diverse population of more than 25,000 students. More than half are students of color. Almost half come from low income households. Nearly one third are English Language Learners, and more than 100 languages are represented in our schools. Madison schools are committed to making this district a place where every child thrives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning and Preparation The Environment:
  Building the Learning Environment
  • Learning Space
    • Work with school leadership to ensure that library hours, space, and seating provides flexible and optimal access for all learners and allows for creativity and collaboration
    • Creates a welcoming and accessible library space for all staff, students, and families
  • Collection Selection, Development, and Information Access
    • Builds, maintains and organizes a comprehensive, current collection supporting different levels, languages, cultures for maximum use
    • Anticipates resource needs, both print and digital, through collaborative partnerships and regularly borrows, lends, and responds to requests from other libraries
    • Collaborates with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate appropriate materials, both digital tools and print resources that enhance teaching and learning
  • Resource Management:
    Budget, Policies, and Staffing
    • Spends Common School Fund allocation in accordance with state guidelines
    • Communicates policies and procedures to the school community (students, staff and families)
    • Instructs and directs support staff, volunteers, and student assistants
    • Curate, track, and monitor both digital and print resources via resource manager
• Instruction and Assessment:
  Innovation Teaching for Learning
  • Collaborative Planning
    • Collaborates with teams of teachers to implement information literacy, research, and digital citizenship best practices while planning, teaching, reflecting and adjusting
    • Assists in developing collaborative projects and across the building
  • Information and Technology Skills Integration
    • Consults with teachers, staff, and school-based leadership and offers professional development to staff to integrate information and technology skills into all curricular areas
    • Models the use of online digital content and collaborative learning to support and extend student and staff learning opportunities anytime, anywhere
    • Models and facilitates safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies
  • Teaching and Learning
    • Supports reading and creates an environment where reading is valued for lifelong learning
    • Provides collaborative instruction that addresses multiple literacies such as written,…