Regional Literacy Specialist

Position: SST Regional Literacy Specialist

Reports to:

SST Director

Employment Status:
Full-time

Contract:

215 days

Salary Range: $80,000 to $84,000 (Based on Qualifications and Experience)

Location:

State Support Team – Region 7 Service Area

Start Date:

July 1, 2026
Open Date:
June 9, 2026
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

Please send a letter of interest and a current resume to Dr. George Csanyi at gcsanyi or mail to State Support Team – Region 7, 1495 W. Longview

Ohio’s State Support Teams ("SST") are regional extensions of the work of the Department of Education and Workforce ("the Department") that were established under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3312. SSTs partner with prioritized schools and districts identified through decision rules grounded in IDEA, ESSA, and Ohio law. SST Consultants support these schools and districts in establishing the foundations of their own Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Integrated MTSS), aligned to Ohio’s framework.

This means building coherent systems that strengthen instruction, improve adult practices, and ensure compliance with federal and state requirements. While sustaining a particular emphasis on students with disabilities in alignment with IDEA, SST Consultants help advance statewide priorities (e.g., Science of Reading and the K-12 Math Plan), integrate academic and non-academic systems, and ensure that services for both compliance and high-quality instruction reinforce on another to improve student outcomes in literacy, math, and chronic absenteeism.

• A master’s degree in reading or literacy education, or a master’s degree in a related area with either reading or literacy endorsements on a state license.
• Expertise in how to improve student learning through the implementation of high-quality evidence-based reading/literacy strategies.
• Completion of a professional development program accredited by the International Dyslexia Association (accreditation or accreditation plus level).
• Three to five years of successful classroom teaching that includes reading/literacy instruction in kindergarten through grade twelve.
• Experience as a provider of professional development and technical assistance specific to evidence-based language and literacy development.
• Experience with coaching and consulting educators or leaders.
• Experience designing and implementing district-wide or school-wide integrated multi-tiered system of supports.
• Knowledge of how to analyze and use student data and adult implementation data.
• Experience working with administrators.
• Experience facilitating or participating in the collaborative problem-solving model.

• Experience providing instruction in special education with a master’s degree in special education and/or an intervention specialist license.
• Experience providing instruction to individuals with dyslexia or individuals with risk factors for dyslexia.
• Experience providing and coaching structured literacy instruction.
• Experience facilitating and interpreting screening measures for identifying students at risk for reading failure.

Regional Literacy Specialists shall submit a professional development plan to the Department of Education and Workforce each year to ensure training is completed. The specialist will also be invited to any statewide training offered to members of the Read Ohio Network and should expect to set aside 5–7 days of their development as a literacy content expert each year for these opportunities.

All Regional Literacy Specialists are expected to complete the following foundational training in the first two years in the role. If a specialist has already completed a training, they will not repeat this training unless required by the SST Director, Department staff, or requested by the specialist.

• Provide intensive support, aligned with Ohio's Coaching Model for targeted building(s) through the development of an…