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

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.

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.

Curates, tracks, and monitors both digital and print resources via resource manager.

Instruction and Assessment:
Innovation Teaching for Learning

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 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, audio, visual and digital.

Leads and models the use of emerging resources that allow students and staff to interact with, curate and present information.

Models and promotes diversity, cultural understanding, and global awareness.

Supports students and teachers in Gradual Release of Responsibility, moving students from dependent to independent learners.

Professional Responsibilities and Growth:
Empowering Learning Through Leadership

Staff Development

Collaborates with district and building leaders to conduct needs assessments, and to develop and implement technology-rich professional learning opportunities for staff members.

Advocacy

Advocates for, promotes and reports about the role and services of the school library media program, and its impact on student achievement.

Seeks administrative support to ensure that the library media program is a key component of student achievement.

Communicates with students, staff, parents, and community and district partners to create awareness and promote the library and available resources.

Serves on school-based decision-making teams.

Advocates for equity and is passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstances, receives an excellent education.

Professional Development

Seeks and participates in learning opportunities which support professional growth in areas aligned to SIP goals, and the Ignite Plan, and stays current on issues and trends to provide building level leadership and expertise.

Remains current…